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Tag: new orleans city council

Posted inNews

Entergy to finalize gas business handoff in next several weeks

Katie Jane Fernelius by Katie Jane Fernelius June 16, 2025June 16, 2025

New Orleans residents will start receiving separate gas bills from Delta Utilities, not Entergy, this summer.

Posted inGovernment

Proposed law would require Sheriff’s Office to use city accounting software

Katie Jane Fernelius by Katie Jane Fernelius May 28, 2025May 28, 2025
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Under council scrutiny, sheriff blames structural problems, ‘intentional wrongdoing’ for jailbreak

Katie Jane Fernelius by Katie Jane Fernelius May 20, 2025June 14, 2025
Attorney Lauren Hall (left), an attorney and co-founder of Below Sea Level Aid, and Natalie Rupp, the executive director of the Trans Income Project, sit in City Council chambers during a May 8, 2025 council meeting.
Posted inGovernment, Justice, News

City Council passes law to protect sex workers from arrest, prosecution at local level

Avatar photo by Safura Syed May 8, 2025May 8, 2025
Two students walk up the stairs to begin classes at the Leah Chase School on Tuesday, August 6, 2024.
Posted inEducation

School Board turns down $90M from city to settle long-running tax dispute

Katie Jane Fernelius by Katie Jane Fernelius May 6, 2025May 6, 2025
Posted inGovernment

New Orleans got $388 million in federal pandemic aid. Was that money well spent?

Katie Jane Fernelius by Katie Jane Fernelius May 2, 2025May 5, 2025
Deon Haywood, executive director of Women with a Vision, speaks at City Hall in favor of an ordinance that would protect sex workers from prosecution and arrest when reporting a crime and prevent admittance of condom possession as evidence for prostitution.
Posted inJustice

City ordinance would protect sex workers from arrest by NOPD, but not State Police

Avatar photo by Safura Syed April 29, 2025April 30, 2025
Posted inGovernment

Reversing position, Cantrell admin says city is financially stable

Katie Jane Fernelius by Katie Jane Fernelius April 17, 2025April 17, 2025
Posted inEducation

Council plans to force city to pay another $10M to schools, despite resistance from Cantrell

Katie Jane Fernelius by Katie Jane Fernelius April 1, 2025April 1, 2025
Posted inEducation

Cantrell backs out of $20M payment to schools

Katie Jane Fernelius by Katie Jane Fernelius February 2, 2025February 2, 2025

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