GEO Group, the private prison corporation that runs the facility, denied the allegations.
Mayor LaToya Cantrell originally said that all the money from the fine should go to the Sewerage and Water Board.
The suit alleges that the officers were racially profiling the group when they stopped them.
In their annual report, watchdog group Court Watch NOLA called the practice "egregious."
“We have to be serious about stopping all types of violent crime, and that includes crimes committed by wealthy developers,” Councilwoman Kristin Palmer said.
Mayor LaToya Cantrell’s office said that renewing the tax isn’t Cantrell’s “preference,” and that she wanted to propose a new set of property taxes next year instead.
The vote was 42-18 in favor of unionization.
The president of the The New Orleans Tourism and Cultural Fund said the fund already had an “agreement” with the Host Committee to make the payments, but couldn’t say whether that agreement had been formalized or was legally binding.
The list was compiled by the NOPD’s Public Integrity Bureau. DA Jason Williams says he will be creating his own list as well.
Except for health-related accommodations, students and staff will be expected to be on campus this fall.