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Category: Government & Politics

‘A major paradigm shift’: New Orleans hires former short-term rental executive to lead land use regulation

Peter Bowen will run a brand new office, called the Office of Business and External Services, that will try to blend land use regulation with business development
by Michael Isaac Stein July 28, 2020 Updated July 28, 2020

Despite city law, New Orleans’ hasn’t had public contract database since 2019 cyber attack

Database is not expected to be fully functional until September.
by Michael Isaac Stein July 20, 2020 Updated July 20, 2020

Council members begin process to renew French Quarter sales tax for state trooper patrols

City officials are considering using the tax revenue for a patrol of off-duty NOPD officers instead of State Police troopers.
by Michael Isaac Stein July 16, 2020 Updated July 16, 2020

City Council considers ordinance to ban facial recognition and create a public review and approval process for surveillance technology

Council members were supportive of broad aspects of the ordinance, but some remain unconvinced on certain restrictions.
by Michael Isaac Stein July 8, 2020 Updated July 8, 2020

New Orleans lost over $50 million in potential federal relief funding due to move by legislature, official tells council

City sales tax collections lag 2019, but are not as low as projected earlier in the crisis, according to Cantrell official.
by Michael Isaac Stein July 8, 2020 Updated July 9, 2020

Council seeks to strengthen enforcement of city’s Living Wage Ordinance with new reporting requirements

Ordinance requires annual reporting, inflation adjustment provision in multiyear contracts.
by Michael Isaac Stein July 2, 2020 Updated July 2, 2020

‘Text me!’ Mayor’s new direct-text service is run by her campaign, raising questions about how data is being used

Cantrell recently urged residents to text about a city commission, but the texts are not going to the city government.
by Michael Isaac Stein July 1, 2020 Updated July 1, 2020

Evictions resume in New Orleans

In first day of eviction hearings at First City Court after three-month suspension, judge urges landlords to give their tenants some extra time.
by Michael Isaac Stein June 29, 2020 Updated June 29, 2020

City employees cannot ‘engage or respond to negative or disparaging posts’ about city government under new policy

Attorney says the policy appears to be overly broad.
by Michael Isaac Stein June 26, 2020 Updated June 26, 2020

Racial reckoning at the Ace Hotel, Krewe and other local businesses sparked by Black Lives Matter movement, coronavirus and social media

Former and current workers from the Ace accused the company of using the identities of its Black and LGBTQ employees to sell their brand, while standing idle as employees were harassed and held back over those very same identities.
by Michael Isaac Stein June 23, 2020 Updated June 24, 2020

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