City Council to consider $1 million fine on Entergy for frequent power outages
Outages in New Orleans became more frequent in the years following Entergy's disinvestment in maintenance and system upgrades.
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Government & Politics
Safety and Permits employee appeals suspension in connection with a federal corruption investigation
Richella Maxwell's lawyer argued that her suspension letter only mentions the investigation into the Department of Safety and Permits, not any specific misconduct by Maxwell.
Cantrell releases her 2020 budget proposal, while disagreements over property tax rate continues
Cantrell proposes compromise on property tax rates in new revenue forecast
Also on Wednesday, the City Council voted to lower assessed property values for thousands of property owners appealing this summer’s controversial reassessments.
Gubernatorial primary results: Edwards to face Rispone in November runoff
Gov. John Bel Edwards fell short of winning a second term outright. He will now face Republican businessman Eddie Rispone in the runoff. New Orleans property tax amendment, a priority for Mayor Cantrell, fails by a wide margin. Cynthia Lee Sheng to be the first woman president of Jefferson Parish. See Saturday's results on our maps.
Assessor defends costly policy on business taxes for weeks; later, his staff says the policy doesn’t exist
The policy Williams described likely would have cost the city and other Orleans Parish agencies millions of dollars.
Top Cantrell deputy warns of dire consequences without increased property tax revenue, but council member calls it a ‘scare tactic’
Montaño says city could face $25 million budget hole without roll forward.
Convention center board rejects contract for fence made by prison labor, but it might go forward anyway
The contract was for an iron fence that's already been built. The convention center's general counsel said at this point, the board either has to buy it or "bear the consequences for breaching the contract."
Cantrell administration to make case for increasing property taxes on Thursday
Weighing options, city officials wrote in meeting notes that rolling forward is "good for budget" but "screws people over."
Council passes resolution calling for reviews, new policies on industrial tax exemptions, but assessor may not comply
Williams is currently conducting a review using his own process, one that he admits may not catch all invalid exemptions.
