You don’t need a city council report to know something’s wrong. The roads say it all. Torn up asphalt, fences around half-dug trenches, and crews that come and go without warning. Some blocks haven’t seen progress in months. Others get repaved, only to be torn up again. New Orleans put $2.4 billion on the table […]
New Orleans was built on a dream—and on a swamp. And in 2025, that dream is collapsing under the weight of cracked asphalt, sunken sewer lines, and a city government that keeps digging holes deeper than it knows how to fill. At the center of it all: an $800 million budget shortfall that has stalled […]
By prioritizing corporate hotel profits over the economic survival of working- and middle-class homeowners, New Orleans politicians have made a catastrophic mistake. The city’s draconian short-term rental (STR) laws, once intended to curb corporate greed, have instead become an economic stranglehold on residents who rely on STR income to stay afloat in an increasingly unaffordable […]
Parents, Students To Protest Thursday on City Hall Steps Concerned teachers, parents, students and their allies who are frustrated by the Cantrell administration’s ongoing refusal to make good on millions in payments owed to the Orleans Parish Public Schools will rally on the steps of City Hall Thursday, March 6 at 9 a.m. According to […]
Though qualifying for the 2025 city elections for mayor and council is still 10 months away, candidates led by New Orleans City Council President Helena Moreno are already raising funds for next year’s races. It’s no secret that Moreno- who is completing her second term as Councilmember-At-Large and cannot seek re-election for that position – […]
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, and wrongful death judgments. The estimated amount of funds […]
The New Orleans Ceasefire Resolution Committee has voiced strong opposition to a recent “Statement of Peace“ signed and distributed by the New Orleans City Council concerning the ongoing conflict in Gaza and Israel. The Committee claims that this statement was issued without consulting groups advocating for a ceasefire resolution, undermining their efforts to bring this […]
City Council leaders have begun the process of reviewing the guidelines currently in use to determine which businesses will be accepted into the highly coveted PILOT (payment in lieu of taxes) program which provides a multi-year, multi-million dollar property tax break for the lucky recipients. To qualify for the tax break, a developer must meet […]
On Thursday, New Orleans City Council President JP Morrell and Council Vice President Helena Moreno introduced legislation to ban all non-commercial short-term rentals (STRs) in New Orleans residential areas.
An investigation done by the New Orleans City Council found that Mayor LaToya Cantrell's Office of Communication deliberately ignored city procurement rules and violated state law when it sent out anti-recall fliers earlier this year.
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