‘We aren’t ready’: New Orleans Metropolis Council pushes Entergy on unreliable tools
Councilmember Aimee McCarron was spending a summer season day outdoors her dad and mom’ dwelling in Lakeview when she heard a wierd noise, adopted by a giant growth and a bathe of sparks. An Entergy New Orleans transformer had exploded…
New Orleans Metropolis Council approves River District housing tax incentive
KEY TAKEAWAYS: New Orleans Metropolis Council accredited a 40-year PILOT tax incentive for the $100 million, 220-unit Rivana Flats challenge. The mixed-income growth will provide inexpensive and workforce housing for households incomes 20% to 80% of space median revenue. The…
New Orleans council assembly discussing Mardi Gras incidents
The New Orleans Metropolis Council is addressing a number of controversial incidents from the current Carnival season, together with aggressive bead throwing and a racially insensitive picture. Riders on two krewes, the Krewe of Carrollton and the Krewe of Thoth,…
New Orleans Metropolis Council warns of year-end money crunch
KEY TAKEAWAYS: Metropolis officers warn of potential payroll shortfall earlier than yr’s finish. FEMA funding delays and weaker income pressure New Orleans’ finances. Additional time overruns in police, fireplace, and particular occasions worsened the deficit. Emergency spending cuts and hiring…
New Orleans Council calls emergency funds listening to
NEW ORLEANS (WGNO) — An emergency funds listening to was known as by the New Orleans Metropolis Council. As of now, there is no assure that metropolis staff will receives a commission by way of the tip of the 12 months….
New Orleans Metropolis Council considers modifications for future carnival seasons
NEW ORLEANS (WGNO) — As New Orleans begins getting ready for subsequent 12 months’s Mardi Gras season, metropolis leaders are reflecting on what labored in 2025, and what may want to alter shifting ahead. At Tuesday’s Governmental Affairs Committee assembly,…
Council pushes mayor to institute a 60-40 city-school cut up for school-zone ticket income
The New Orleans Metropolis Council will introduce an ordinance right this moment to allot 40% of the town’s school-zone ticket income to the NOLA Public Faculties district. The ordinance institutes a 60-40 cut up between the town and colleges, lastly…
New Orleans Metropolis Council presses Cantrell administration on trash pickup dispute
NEW ORLEANS (WGNO) — Throughout a public assembly on Monday, Council President JP Morrell spent a lot of the start sharing his ideas on the choice made by the Cantrell administration to position a discover of termination on IV Waste’s emergency…
New Orleans council votes to ship $10 million to metropolis faculties, once more defying mayor
Hearken to this text Defying New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell, the New Orleans Metropolis Council voted on Thursday to dedicate $10 million to New Orleans public faculties — partly fulfilling the phrases of a authorized settlement that Cantrell rejected. The…
Metropolis Council poised to ship $10 million to colleges, Cantrell may veto
With an upcoming funds modification, New Orleans Metropolis Councilmembers plan to ship an extra $10 million to NOLA Public Faculties, supporting the cash-strapped college district and honoring a purported November settlement torpedoed by Mayor LaToya Cantrell. All seven council members…