Reversing a 4th Circuit Court of Appeal decision in June that blocked the case from going forward, the Louisiana Supreme Court voted 5-2 that the council is an independent body with special powers under the New Orleans Home Rule Charter, allowing it to sue the mayor, unlike legislative bodies in other Louisiana cities.
New Orleans Entrepreneur Week, the annual celebration of the city s startup scene, has grown steadily over its 13 years. But its promoters now want it to become part of a
Gov. Jeff Landry’s push to reform the New Orleans Sewerage and Water Board has landed with a thud among some City Council members, who, after tangling with S&WB over the last two years on their own reform efforts, are questioning their exclusion from a task force Landry announced this week.
Kanter was New Orleans' top health officer under former Mayor Mitch Landrieu and until recently served as the state's top health officer under former governor John Bel Edwards.
New Orleans has taken a big step toward replacing its aging City Hall, with city and state officials agreeing to the terms of a land swap that will make it