Under Cantrell’s infrastructure deal, 25 percent of revenues will go to the city’s private tourism promotion group, leading some council members to call for controls on how the money will be spent. Affordable housing advocates worry about a dedicated city revenue stream tied to the STR market.
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City Council talks solar energy and short-term rentals at Wednesday committee meetings
The New Orleans City Council utility committee on Wednesday advanced a plan for Entergy New Orleans to add 90 megawatts of solar energy to its portfolio. “This has been a really drawn-out process that started all the way back in 2016,” Councilwoman and utility chair Helena Moreno said. “The council has had to come in […]
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The city’s plan for the homeless during Barry: more shelter beds, outreach, and encampment sweeps
As Tropical Storm Barry bears down on Louisiana, city of New Orleans officials are working to manage one of the city’s most vulnerable populations: unsheltered homeless people. The plan is to expand the capacity of the network of homeless shelters to accommodate anyone who needs room, then try to urge as many people inside as […]
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ICE suspends immigration enforcement in Southern Louisiana and Mississippi Gulf Coast, spokesman says
Advocates fear that the limited area of the suspension will discourage some immigrants from evacuating.
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Judge signs order voiding City Council Entergy plant votes
Attorneys for the city argued that the final vote, on March 8, 2018, should stand. But the judge ruled that the presence of paid actors at an earlier meeting tainted the process.
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Proposed legal judgment would void City Council votes on Entergy plant, but lawyers for the city say final vote should stand
The proposed judgment was submitted by the plaintiffs on Wednesday.
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Louisiana’s four other potential abortion restrictions that were eclipsed by the ‘six-week ban’
All four abortion restrictions were signed by the Governor, and could have a near-immediate impact on abortion access in Louisiana.
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City curfew marginalizes kids it pretends to ‘protect’
There are better uses for the money a curfew costs to enforce
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City Council announces steps to reduce reliance on outside consultants for Entergy regulation
The plan will double in-house staff and restructure advisers’ contracts.
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Judge says City Council’s votes on Entergy plant violated state law
The plaintiffs said the use of paid actors in meetings aggravated the violations. Judge Piper Griffin ruled for the city in a second, related lawsuit.