Today marks the first day of the hearings on the Council budget:

9:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.

– Budget Overview by Chief Administrative Officer
– Tax Levy
– Capital Budget
– Revenue Budget

– Panel Discussion: Judicial & Parochial Offices, Part 1:
Municipal Court
Traffic Court

2 p.m. – 5 p.m.

– Panel Discussion: Judicial & Parochial Offices, Part 2:
Criminal Sheriff
Criminal District Court
Criminal District Court, Clerk’s Office
District Attorney
Coroner

– N.O. Museum of Art

Let’s hope Ida does not steal the show.

Karen Gadbois

Karen Gadbois co-founded The Lens. She now covers New Orleans government issues and writes about land use. With television reporter Lee Zurik she exposed widespread misuse of city recovery funds and led...