The mayor of New Orleans announces new bar restrictions. Public schools won't open to students for in-class learning right away. And the long-time district attorney of Orleans Parish announces his retirement.
The HousingNOLA report found that the city has only added 1,274 affordable units since 2016, well short of it’s five-year goal of 7,500 units
"The City of New Orleans may help 1031 Canal Street Development LLC, the developers of the ill-fated Hard Rock Hotel, make lemonade out of lemons after the disastrous October 2019 collapse of their unfinished building. The city’s insistence on implosion, which jeopardizes three adjacent buildings, could allow the developers to profit tremendously from the fatal collapse of their hotel."
The interpretation is ‘effectively prohibiting outdoor live entertainment,” according to the City Planning Commission.
Sandra Stokes remembers her friend Bill Borah, whose classic book on preservationists' fight to stop the expressway project was recently republished.
Our riverfront is for all, not just for tourists queued up to ride a riverboat and for one company’s profits.
The department says the city's zoning laws require businesses to close their doors and windows during live performances, meaning outdoor shows are not allowed. The planning commission and Music and Culture Coalition question this interpretation.
Some advocates worry that prospectors will use the nearly four-month gap between today’s vote and when the new rules go into effect to skirt restrictions on commercial permits.
Owner is fined $2,500 and ordered to provide proof of booking cancellations.
The New Orleans City Council has worked toward more restrictive regulations on short-term rentals for the past year. Now council members want to tighten enforcement.
