Join us in celebrating Twin Sisters Reunited.
Sister City Agreement
About Twin Sisters Reunited
Sister City Agreement
We're dedicated to the strengthening of ties between both cities Cap Haitien and New Orleans. We encourage the cultural exchange and relations of our people.
Sister City Agreement
Memorandum of understanding
Who we are
Exploring our purpose and objectives in-depth
Encourage people to experience both the City of Cap-Haitien and New Orleans fosters a deeper understanding and appreciation of the shared heritage between the two cities, aligning with TSR's values of preserving history, promoting culture, and providing opportunities for exploration.
Learn more About usPurpose
TSR celebrates the common heritage between Cap-Haitien, Haiti and New Orleans, Louisiana while seeking to reinforce strong ties and secure relationships that will positively impact our futures.
Mission
TSR's mission is to promote prosperity of the people of Cap-Haitien and New Orleans, cultivate closer relations through public and private sector cooperative activities, and encourage understanding of its people through cultural exchanges.
Vision
TSR’s vision is to form partnerships between multiple organizations throughout Cap-Haitien and New Orleans that act as a catalyst
Values
Knowing of TSR's interest in the connection between the City of Cap-Haitien and New Orleans, our values are to preserve our history, promote our culture, and provide a path for those wanting to experience both places themselves.
Who we are
Exploring our purpose and objectives in-depth
encourage people to experience both the City of Cap-Haitien and New Orleans fosters a deeper understanding and appreciation of the shared heritage between the two cities, aligning with TSR's values of preserving history, promoting culture, and providing opportunities for exploration.
Learn more About usPurpose
TSR celebrates the common heritage between Cap-Haitien, Haiti and New Orleans, Louisiana while seeking to reinforce strong ties and secure relationships that will positively impact our futures.
Mission
TSR's mission is to promote prosperity of the people of Cap-Haitien and New Orleans, cultivate closer relations through public and private sector cooperative activities, and encourage understanding of its people through cultural exchanges.
Vision
TSR’s vision is to form partnerships between multiple organizations throughout Cap-Haitien and New Orleans that act as a catalyst
Values
Knowing of TSR's interest in the connection between the City of Cap-Haitien and New Orleans, our values are to preserve our history, promote our culture, and provide a path for those wanting to experience both places themselves.
Our Mayor's
Twin Sisters Reunited
Mayors
Yvrose Pierre
Mayor of the City of Cap-Haïtien
LatToya Cantrell
Mayor of the City of New-Orleans
TSR Parent Organisation
Haiti New Orleans Task Force
Haiti New Orleans Task Force
Joh C. Williams
Chair
Vladimir Laborde
Chief Executive Oficer of Twin Sisters Reunited
Dennis Kelly Esq.
Secretary
Jean Guy Celestin
Treasurer
TSR Board
Advisor Board of Directors
Advisor Board of Directors
Vladimir Laborde
Chief Executive Oficer of Twin Sisters Reunited
Joh C. Williams
Chair
Rosine Pema Sanga
Director of International Relation of Mayor Catrell
Dr. Reynald Verret
Xavier University
Jean Gui Celestin
Treasurer
Gladyz Soto
Liaison Externe TSR
Gaelle Delaquis
Unknow yet
Tulane School of Architecture
Unknow yet
Marc Georges
Haiti Northern Chamber of Commerce
Jay Smith
Sails for Suste
TSR Honorary Board Members
Honorary Board Members
Yvrose Pierre
Mayor of the City of Cap-Haïtien
LatToya Cantrell
Mayor of the City of New-Orleans
TSR Digital Strategy Committee
Digital Strategy Executive Committe
Digital Strategy Executive Committe
Vladimir Laborde
Chief Executive Oficer of Twin Sisters Reunited
Alan Joseph
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Glinca Pierre-Louis
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Anabelle
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Rodolphe
Unknow
Gaelle
Unknow
Vladimir Laborde
Chief Executive Oficer of Twin Sisters Reunited
My family lived in New Orleans a few generations removed, long lost cousins. Needless to say as a family we did well. We integrated well into the schools system although with some growing pains. Our parents opened two Haitian Art stores, one on Decatur and on (of all places), Bourbon Street! I spent a lot of nights on Bourbon and the things I saw…and as is the case with the USA, opportunity abounds…my Dad, Yves Laborde became the director of international trade and relations for the City of New Orleans.
All this to show that NOLA and Haiti truly are two sides of the same coin. Our war of independence against the French that led to the Louisiana purchase– allowing for the U.S. to double its landmass west of the Mississippi. Our First Diaspora came to NOLA before the revolution and “en masse” after; doubling the population of the City of New Orleans. Artisans, Masons and Teachers, Freemen of Color planting their stock in Louisiana, or as said in those days La Louisiane. From Jean Paul Audubon to Marie Lavaud. All you have to do is scratch the surface and you’ll find pieces of Haiti. It is no wonder that my family and countless others who made their way from Haiti to NOLA have met success on this journey to their home away from home.
This initiative has been titled Twin Sister Reunited (TSR) for a reason, within this appellation you find the definitive expression of the rich historical ties and the vast wealth of culture shared that bind these two places all the way back from their foundation. I want to take this occasion to thank and salute the Leadership and Vision of the Honorable Mayor of Cape Haitian, Mme Yvrose Pierre and the Honorable Mayor of the City of New Orleans, Mrs. Latoya Cantrell. They are the force that has driven the initiative towards the formation of the TSR Advisory Board and Executive Committee ensuring the promise for tangible and mutual impactful benefits of development for both Cities. I also want to express my utmost appreciation to the Founders, the Board of Directors and the members of the Haiti New Orleans Heritage Task Force (HNOTF) for all of its work over the last decade and foreseeable future, always fulfilling the role and function of facilitator of development between Haiti and New Orleans, Louisiana and the United States.
