Council sides with Gordon Plaza residents in fight over property buyout appraisals
A motion passed on Thursday instructs the city to use ‘replacement cost’ rather than market value.
Category: Government & Politics
French Quarter could be blanketed in city surveillance cameras under new plan
The proposal would more than triple the number of city crime cameras in the neighborhood.
Gordon Plaza relocation hinges on what prices the city offers for homes
Under the law, the city must get a market appraisal in order to make an offer on the homes. But houses in Gordon Plaza are not worth much on the market.
Proposed ordinance would ban water shutoffs on disputed bills
The ordinance would bar the Sewerage and Water Board from shutting off service or sending underpaid bills to a collections agency if the customer is disputing the bill.
Council temporarily bans new short-term rentals as it rewrites regulations
The vote comes after a federal appeals court decision gutted the city’s short-term rental law.
Official at center of ‘smart cities’ investigation resigns from city
Jonathan Rhodes quit effective Friday, according to the Mayor's Office.
Grain elevator tax deal could cost St. John Parish more than $200 million over 30 years, analysis finds
Greenfield Louisiana inked a deal that allows it to pay a flat fee in lieu of taxes for decades.
City Council committee approves moratorium on Entergy shutdowns until November
The resolution, which the company has agreed to, now goes to the full council for final approval.
OPSB District 1 seat draws three candidates
The board is also seeking applicants to temporarily fill the district 4 seat recently vacated by J.C. Romero.
Publicly funded gas bill payments, authorized by council vote in April, have still not gone out to Entergy
City Chief Financial Officer Norman White says his office still has to determine whether 16,500 residents with overdue bills are legally eligible for the federal funds.
