Her father, James H. Magee Sr., was a deacon at Oak Grove Missionary Baptist Church and passed away on September 18, 2002.
[citation needed] Peychaud serves as the executive director of the New Orleans Neighborhood Development Foundation (NDF).
[5] On June 20, 2009, when the Neighborhood Conservation District Committee (NCDC) deliberated on two properties owned by Joseph Cao, Peychaud recused herself from the vote due to ethical considerations.
The Hoffman Triangle was, in Peychaud's own words, an area of intense "trash, drugs, and blight" in the inner city of New Orleans.
[7] and they continued to concern Peychaud when she served as a panelist for the Third National Summit on Equitable Development, Social Justice, and Smart Growth in 2008.
In the 2006 Democratic primary for Louisiana’s 2nd congressional district, Peychaud backed Karen Carter Peterson against Jefferson.