Dispute between mayor, council delays homeless encampment sweep ordinance
"This ordinance would force the City to separate people from their belongings when there is no public health purpose to do so," a Cantrell administration official said.
Author: Michael Isaac Stein
- About Michael Isaac Stein
- Michael Isaac Stein covered New Orleans' cultural economy and local government for The Lens. Before joining the staff, he freelanced for The Lens as well as The Intercept, CityLab, The New Republic, and Pacific Standard. He was recently awarded a fellowship from the Heinrich Boll Foundation, which he used to report on water scarcity, division, and colonialism in Cyprus.
Cantrell unrepentant over unannounced traffic camera changes
Scant public details on the proposals from two firms vying for RTA contract
Both competing firms presented to the RTA board on Wednesday, but important details, like how much each would be paid, won't be released until after a firm is already chosen.
Hunger strikes at ICE detention centers spread as parole, bond denied
Recent hunger strike at detention facility in Louisiana was at least the sixth this year.
Moreno initiates process to overhaul how the City Council regulates Entergy
Moreno seeks to boost in-house staff, reduce council reliance on outside contractors.
Political connections, contributions helped utility consultants keep lucrative contracts for decades, former council members say
New Orleans City Council members have come and gone over the past three decades. But a group of consultants who help them regulate Entergy, and charge millions per year, have remained remarkably consistent.
New report says New Orleans eviction rate is nearly double national average
In some majority black neighborhoods, one in four renter households had an eviction order, the report found.
City Planning Commission recommends short-term rental changes
Proposal would limit residential short-term rentals to owners with a homestead exemption and place caps on commercial short-term rentals.
BGR comes out against proposed city elderly services tax
The two-mill tax will generate about $6.6 million its first year, but the group says the city has not identified how that money will be spent. The proposal will be on the March 30 ballot in New Orleans.
Entergy fined $5 million, can move forward with new power plant
The vote on a settlement with company automatically cancels proposed resolutions to repeal the City Council's March 2018 power plant approval. Plant opponents criticized council members for taking contributions from the company.
