Having in the past served as Chairman of the Board of Commissioners of the Port of New Orleans, the Bureau of Governmental Research, the Preservation Resource Center and having a love for the performing arts, culture, recreation, and tourism Edgar feels a strong affinity to the City of New Orleans and particularly to the Lafitte Corridor. His family owns Dooky Chase Restaurant, a cultural landmark in Treme, and his father's Big Jazz Band musicians mostly lived in or grew up around the Lafitte Housing Development. Today, Edgar and his wife, Alva, have three sons and four grandchildren. The Chase family would love to live to see their grandkids ride bikes in safety from their homes on Orleans Avenue all the way to Lake Pontchartrain along the Lafitte Greenway. Health and environmental safety is one of the most important aspects of "Great Cities." The Chases believe New Orleans is poised for greatness. As Vice President of Facilities
Planning at Dillard University, Mr. Chase attempts everyday to
make a "more livable and sustainable New Orleans and Dillard University" the watchwords of his commitment to a better New Orleans.
