Council members say they are trying to use the power of the purse to force Cantrell to improve city services and communication. The measures are expected to go to a final vote next month.
City now says FEMA is causing delays.
All of Treme going to District C, Broadmoor to B. Lower 9th Ward to remain in District E.
Wellpath has held the contract, worth millions per year, since 2014.
The candidates will undergo a more thorough background and reference check and finalists will be interviewed again in the coming weeks.
District reports 36 active cases, 93 quarantines.
The council’s complaints were related to the Phase III jail expansion, the lack of enforcement of certain laws and the city’s decision to start enforcing a law limiting the size of second lines
After vacating 22 cases at once a month into Williams’ tenure, the reviews are now more individualized. The head of the Civil Rights Division now says the office can’t commit to vacating all non-unanimous cases.
The Orleans Parish School Board will interview the candidates on Thursday and Friday.
Group urges legislature to amend the state’s Open Meetings Law to add livestreaming and archiving requirements
