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.
NOLA Public Schools begins its city-wide audit of student records, the City Planning Commission votes against a proposal to add beds at the New Orleans jail, technology is helping pinpoint the impacts of the Bonnet Carre spillway diversion, and coverage from The Lens on Saturday night for election results.
Rise St. James and Concerned Citizens of St. John plan a second march to raise awareness about the impact of the chemical industry in Louisiana's 'Death Alley.'
A former deputy superintendent says the audit is a good start, but the district needs to look at more than what is currently planned.
The request to increase the bed cap from 1,438 to 1,731 will now go to the New Orleans City Council.
