It has also pledged police protection and zones where only NFL-sanctioned commercial activity will be allowed.
Category: Government & Politics
Posted inGovernment & Politics, Opinion
It’s not enough to ban fakery at Council hearings; we need a real Community Participation Program
A way to generate citizen involvement and grassroots power
Posted inGovernment & Politics, Land Use
Council freezes most common type of short-term rental licenses in residential neighborhoods
It’s the first major rollback of the year-old law that legalized and regulated rentals via services like Airbnb, VRBO and HomeAway.
Posted inGovernment & Politics, Investigations
New Orleans City Council opens investigation into campaign to pay actors to support power plant
The investigation will “dig as deep as humanly possible” into the astroturfing campaign, said Council President Jason Williams.
Posted inGovernment & Politics, Land Use
Expedia agrees to help city of New Orleans find violators of short-term rental laws
The company told the city it would provide names of more than 200 hosts next week.
Posted inGovernment & Politics, Land Use
New Orleans City Council to consider ban on most whole-home short-term rentals in historic neighborhoods
The council would drop a current study and replace it with one looking at cities with strict regulations.
Posted inGovernment & Politics
After astroturfing campaign, speakers at council meetings must disclose any compensation
The council has asked Entergy to preserve evidence of its astroturfing campaign.
Posted inGovernment & Politics, Schools
School board puts off decision to cancel tax exemptions that cost $3.7 million a year
The city uses the tax exemption to lure companies, so the boards wants to hear from New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell.
Posted inGovernment & Politics, Investigations
Entergy acknowledges astroturfing campaign for power plant, but says it didn’t know about it
The company said it has ended its relationship with The Hawthorn Group. It hired Crowds on Demand, which hired the actors.
Posted inGovernment & Politics
New Orleans may have improperly diverted millions in property taxes to pension funds
Those taxes can be used only for what voters approved.