New Orleans budget

When New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell backed out of a $90 million legal settlement with the Orleans Parish School Board earlier this year, her administration pointed to the city’s own troubled finances.

The New Orleans City Council is poised to pass Mayor LaToya Cantrell’s $1.78 billion budget for 2025 at its regular meeting on Thursday (Nov. 21) – but with some notable additions.

Many departments will see cuts, though employees will receive 2.5% raises.

In order to fix the staffing difficulties the department has faced throughout the pandemic, the NOPD chief met with the City Council Thursday to discuss a bigger budget for 2022.

New Orleans Mayor Mitch Landrieu has begun his annual round of community meetings to set budget priorities for the coming year. Some suggestions range…