After months of uncertainty and years of negotiations, the Mid-City Bayou Boogaloo festival is back on track for 2025. On May 9, New Orleans City Councilmember Joseph I. Giarrusso announced that the city will be lifting the hold on the festival’s special event permit, clearing the way for its return to Bayou St. John. “No […]
On Thursday, August 22 the New Orleans City Council voted to pay tens of millions owed to plaintiffs whose decades-old judgments against the city have never been collected. Among the types of cases lining up for payments include disputes over city contracts, accidents involving police vehicles, Uber lawsuits, and wrongful death judgments. The estimated amount […]
The City Council's Community Development Committee will meet Monday, June 26 and receive input from citizens regarding permitting and unlicensed street vendors. Unpermitted vendors pop up throughout the city and often take customers away from small businesses which follow the city's rules. It's never easy or quick to get a permit for renovation, signage or […]
Though officials pledged that the audio tapes from the investigation of NOPD officer Jeffrey Vappie were secure, a city employee in the Law Department mistakenly handed a flash drive containing 11 interviews of Vappie and other officers to an unidentified member of HANO's board of directors earlier on Monday, March 13. Though the investigation is […]
The Honorable Robin M. Giarrusso - the Judge of Orleans Parish Civil District Court Division G - announced her intention to retire, effective May 1, 2023, following the completion of her landmark 35th year on the bench. Judge Giarrusso first took office on April 29, 1988 and served as Civil District CourtÂ’s Chief Judge from 1998-2000. She will retire as the second most senior state court judge in Louisiana.
Representatives of the city's two major trash collection contractors – Richards Disposal and Metro Services – said Tuesday that citizens can expect accelerated pick-up of household garbage to begin within the next few days. According to testimony at Tuesday's City Council Public Works Committee meeting, creative solutions and new sources of labor and equipment are […]
The debate over the Orleans Justice Center highlights the city’s struggle to balance constitutional standards of care with costly expansion plans. While some push for the Phase III facility, many community advocates and experts argue that retrofitting the current Orleans Justice Center offers a more practical and cost-effective solution to address mental health needs without […]
Most times Entergy and the Sewerage and Water Board are in the news, it’s because they did something that was nefarious, unscrupulous, or that showcased their incompetence. For once, we present to you something incredible that they did. Mayor LaToya Cantrell announced a $74 million deal that will make Entergy New Orleans the primary power […]
The Orleans Parish Prison Reform Coalition (OPPRC) today moved one step closer to their goal of creating a non-police crisis response unit. By unanimous vote, the New Orleans City Council established an advisory task force that will create a model for crisis response. Council President Helena Moreno authored the resolution to create the task force. […]
Rally & March Set for Thursday, June 17 Several hundred people who oppose the proposed relocation of City Hall to Armstrong Park are expected to crowd the Broadmoor Community Church tonight. The meeting, "Rethink The Relocation of City Hall," will start at 6 p.m. at 2021 S Dupre Street and continue until 8 p.m. "Citizens […]
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