Jared Brossett

Residents of Gordon Plaza will continue their decades-long fight for relocation from their homes that sit on top of a former landfill known to cause cancer after city officials moved forward with a plan to assess the site rather than fund the residents’ move.

Recycling collection services in New Orleans should be up and running within the coming months, city officials said Tuesday, but once-a-week garbage pickups are here for longer.

Councilmember Jared Brossett announced Thursday that he will suspend his campaign activities for his bid for the second At-Large position, but will complete his term for District D following his second drunk driving arrest in 16 months.

City Councilmember Jared Brossett has dropped out of a At-Large City Council campaign debate following his drunk driving arrest Monday, according to a report from WWL-TV.

Councilmember Jared Brossett did not show up for a City Council meeting Tuesday morning, a day after the news broke that he was arrested again for drunk driving.

Councilmember Jared Brossett will likely face his second DWI charge in the past 16 months after being booked into Orleans Parish Sheriff's Office early Monday morning.

Two candidates running for a hotly contested City Council seat have unusual endorsements for their campaigns: each other.

After months of debate and bureaucratic tape, the New Orleans City Council approved a measure Thursday to raise the minimum wage pay for city workers to $15 an hour.