Council members appear supportive of the plan, proposed by the Vera Institute for Justice last month. But a prominent crime watchdog group and the Orleans DA have criticized jail population reduction efforts.
At first meeting of council taxing committee, Cantrell officials explain options for raising additional infrastructure funds.
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.
Advocates fear that the limited area of the suspension will discourage some immigrants from evacuating.
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.
The proposed judgment was submitted by the plaintiffs on Wednesday.
All four abortion restrictions were signed by the Governor, and could have a near-immediate impact on abortion access in Louisiana.
There are better uses for the money a curfew costs to enforce
