Civil Service Commission approves citywide furloughs
The furloughs amount to a 10 percent pay cut for the rest of the year.
Category: Government & Politics
City officials prepare for effects of Hurricane Delta
The latest projections on Tuesday afternoon showed the storm shifting West, away from New Orleans. But officials warned that the path was far from certain.
Mayor Cantrell plans to partially furlough all city employees through end of the year
New Orleans to move into ‘phase 3.1’
Seventy-five percent capacity at restaurants, other businesses beginning Saturday. Bars will be able to reopen for to-go service.
Tourism industry groups cut funding for French Quarter security and improvements
New Orleans and Company wants a refund of unspent money. But the city isn’t handing it over.
New Orleans bar owner: It’s time to lift the ban on to-go drinks
The city's ban is not stopping people from congregating. But it is putting hundreds of businesses and even more jobs in jeopardy.
Two competing visions for French Quarter security as tax shifts from state police patrols
Mayor LaToya Cantrell wants to use the money for a new grounds patrol division, while the French Quarter Management District wants use it solely for off-duty NOPD patrols.
Suspended $24M state rental assistance program has only disbursed $115,000 in New Orleans
State expected $5.6 million to go to the city. $7 million worth of applications are still being processed two months after state stopped taking new applicants.
‘I couldn’t sleep’: Unemployment recipients shocked by overpayment notices as LWC admits error
Convention Center has spent nearly $50 million from reserves to keep operations going
Tax revenues for 2020 now expected to be less than half what officials estimated in 2019 due to collapsed tourism industry.
