The Cantrell administration hopes to get council approval for both her 2023 operating budget and a plan to spend $444 million in one-time funds
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City’s first Gordon Plaza buyout offer roughly half the price residents initially proposed for relocation
The owner of the appraised home said she wouldn’t accept the offer. Other residents also said the offer was unacceptable.
Posted inCriminal Justice
Louisiana Supreme Court declines to grant new trials for people still in prison on non-unanimous jury convictions
The decision will impact around 1,500 cases.
Posted inGovernment & Politics
Controversial $70M BioDistrict tax diversion approved by City Council
The contract has been withdrawn several times over the last year to fix issues raised by residents.
Posted inCriminal Justice
Marijuana pardons passed last year should soon be reflected on criminal records, officials say
The pardons could affect roughly 10,000 cases in New Orleans.
Posted inEnvironment
Losing ground: How one New Orleans community is sinking
Years after Entergy closed a power plant shuts in eastern New Orleans, the community struggles with sinkage.
Posted inGovernment & Politics
Council approves funding to blanket French Quarter with surveillance cameras
The funding will more than triple the number of cameras in the French Quarter.
Posted inGovernment & Politics
Council to consider controversial $70M BioDistrict tax plan
The proposal would send new sales tax growth in the district to its unelected board, raising concerns from neighborhood groups.
Posted inEnvironment
‘Blue hydrogen’ project threatens fragile, valuable ecosystem of Lake Maurepas, residents fear
Carbon below, wellheads above the lake’s surface raise concerns about the project.
Posted inGovernment & Politics
Judge pauses Wisner Trust spending for remainder of lawsuit between Council and Cantrell administration
The council alleges that the city is unnecessarily ceding millions of dollars a year to nonprofits and private individuals.