Because the people of Louisiana did not support Proposition #4, to give New Orleans the chance to create tax relief programs to address the affordable housing crisis, we must ask the Mayor and City Council to #PutHousingFirst and roll back our millage rates.
Outages in New Orleans became more frequent in the years following Entergy's disinvestment in maintenance and system upgrades.
Council of Chief State School Officers’ National Teacher of the Year Rodney Robinson gave district staff an impassioned speech Monday morning.
Richella Maxwell's lawyer argued that her suspension letter only mentions the investigation into the Department of Safety and Permits, not any specific misconduct by Maxwell.
With a 2020 budget now in the hands of City Council, the big debate remains what to do about property taxes. Lawyers file a personal injury suit related to the Hard Rock Hotel collapse, as local businesses are feeling an impact while they try to maintain business as usual in the city restricted disaster zone.
Plan includes selling or trading off seven vacant buildings the district doesn't need.
Also on Wednesday, the City Council voted to lower assessed property values for thousands of property owners appealing this summer’s controversial reassessments.
If the board doesn’t approve a tax “roll forward,” city schools stand to lose about $9 million, CFO says.
Gov. John Bel Edwards fell short of winning a second term outright. He will now face Republican businessman Eddie Rispone in the runoff. New Orleans property tax amendment, a priority for Mayor Cantrell, fails by a wide margin. Cynthia Lee Sheng to be the first woman president of Jefferson Parish. See Saturday's results on our maps.
