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.
Byron C. Williams retains judicial retirement benefits despite being suspended for 18 months.
The Convention Center and development team now enter a year-long negotiating period for the massive new development.
The plan had previously been put on hold due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
The request for the audit came after the utility unnecessarily cut power to thousands of customers during a freezing Mardi Gras night.
Lawyers for the city say the move doesn’t conflict with the Home Rule Charter.
Reliability problems at the plant have cost New Orleans ratepayers more than $70 million over the past several years, according to City Councilwoman Helena Moreno.
The company revealed this week that it shut off three times more power than it had to during the cold weather streak on Mardi Gras evening.
