The suit primarily seeks to recover fees from BP oil spill litigation. It is not clear how the dispute is connected to the 2020 agreement extending the Wisner Donation in perpetuity.
Public comment on the renaming of 20 facilities is open until Friday.
Councilwoman suggests reducing fines for possession to as little as $1.
The district is tracking 11 "active" cases, down from 14 last week.
The change won’t affect charter school names, which both advocates and opponents have criticized.
Low collections on short-term rental fines. Renaming New Orleans school buildings. And one year after split jury verdicts were found unconstitutional, a legal deadline in Louisiana.
The funding was in question after council members indicated they would like to use it for other priorities.
The offices will focus on engaging residents to work with the DA’s office and will house the DA’s diversion program.
The campuses are named after slave owners, Confederate sympathizers and segregationists. The list includes some of the city’s most well-regarded schools, and officials expect some pushback from alumni groups.
