The ongoing coronavirus pandemic, a new president and Mayor Cantrell’s property tax proposal make it tough to predict how much money the city will have to work with next year.
Landrum led most of the night. The contest came down to whether Williams or former Judge Arthur Hunter would face her in December.
Days after a story about the Civil Service Commission, Cantrell sent a confidential Ethics Board letter to The Lens.
The biggest problem locally is mass power outages. Edwards said that while bringing everyone back online could take days, major transmission lines took little damage.
Wind, not rain, is expected to be the major threat during this fast-moving storm.
The 2021 budget proposal would cut nearly $100 million from the city’s adopted 2020 general fund. Cantrell has also proposed cutting personnel by about 300 positions.
More than 20 candidates are competing for seven Orleans Parish School Board seats. Find out who is financing their campaigns.
In a departure from prior appointments, the council only considered one of three nominees in a public meeting, apparently reaching a 'consensus' in private. That could violate state sunshine laws.
Torres loaned Jennifer Medley $100,000, shortly before she loaned her own campaign the same amount.
