City Council to return to in-person meetings this month
The change comes as vaccine demand has started to wane.
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City presents short-term rental adjudication numbers and process
Convention Center board votes to sue RTA over millions in recurring tax revenue
The dispute involves millions of dollars in contested hotel taxes that the transit agency previously passed on to the tourism industry.
In suit over legal fees, attorneys ask to invalidate agreement between Cantrell and Edward Wisner trust
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.
Nearly $300,000 in short-term rental fines levied from early 2019 through early 2021, new records show
Louisiana pays $52K to woman who says former New Orleans judge groped her
Byron C. Williams retains judicial retirement benefits despite being suspended for 18 months.
New Orleans Convention Center selects developer to build new riverfront neighborhood
The Convention Center and development team now enter a year-long negotiating period for the massive new development.
Convention Center moving forward with ambitious plan to build new neighborhood on vacant riverfront land
The plan had previously been put on hold due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
City Council president wants to launch independent audit into Entergy New Orleans after ‘cascade of failures’
The request for the audit came after the utility unnecessarily cut power to thousands of customers during a freezing Mardi Gras night.
Taxi regulation moved from Dept. of Safety and Permits to Dept. of Public Works
Lawyers for the city say the move doesn’t conflict with the Home Rule Charter.
