New Orleans City Council Vice President JP Morrell says that "SWB billing relief is on the way" following the passage of HB 652, which gives the Council the ability to conduct financial audits and regulate the billing policies of the New Orleans Sewerage and Water Board (SWB).
During the COVID pandemic, much of society pulled together to take responsibility for protecting each other's health by embracing measures such as social distancing and wearing masks. Experts agree that a similar approach could work towards lessening gun violence.
On Tuesday, Mayor LaToya Cantrell sent a letter to the City Council attempting to discourage them from passing a measure that would require the Council to confirm or reject certain mayoral appointees.
Besieged with an ongoing series of natural disasters, New Orleans has always been a place where low-paying jobs were available for often undocumented men and women who were desperate for employment. These workers who helped rebuild after Hurricane Katrina and other storms and are currently providing outreach services during COVID-19 – are now known […]
Mayor LaToya Cantrell issued a statement today announcing the next steps in the planned relocation of Gordon Plaza residents as part of the city's partnership with the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). The city is opening a requisition for a third party to assess the value of properties of those residents who wish to move out of Gordon Plaza within the next two weeks.
In the last session of this term, the New Orleans City Council voted on Thursday to earmark $35 million in the capital budget for relocating Gordon Plaza residents. Whether that vote actually means anything, however, remains to be seen.
A week full of public health warnings on a possible Omicron wave didn't stop holiday revelers over the weekend. On Sunday, Mayor Latoya Cantrell joined hundreds of mostly-maskless residents and visitors for caroling in Jackson Square, in spite of some institutions across New Orleans signaling a return to mask mandates.
Change is in the air for New Orleans city government. Despite a low turnout, Mayor LaToya Cantrells easy victory yesterday was an indisputable sign that the majority of New Orleanians are pleased with her leadership and vision for the citys future. Though two hurricanes, a pandemic and a major hack of the citys computer system […]
Voters across Louisianas 64 parishes are headed to the polls today in what is predicted to be a low turnout election. While only the four constitutional amendments are on the ballot in many parishes, New Orleanians also have the opportunity to cast their vote for Mayor, Sheriff, Assessor, Clerk of Criminal District Court, City Council […]
The Save Our Soul Coalition (S0S) wants to thank Mayor Cantrell for listening to the voices of the citizens who are united in their desire that Congo Square, the Morris F.X. Jeff Municipal Auditorium and Louis Armstrong Park remain as the premiere historic cultural center for New Orleans. In the Administrations announcement today there was […]
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