New Orleans City Council

After months of complaints from residents about skyrocketing rates, Delta Utilities appeared before the New Orleans City Council to answer questions about its billing structure.

At a city council meeting, Jason Hughes asked Sewerage and Water Board officials why the utility did not address complaints made as far back as December until late last week.

The special meeting to consider the future of data center development projects in the city was called shortly after news broke about a proposed data center in New Orleans East.

Members of Mayor LaToya Cantrell’s administration said this week that the city may not be able to make payroll through November due to delays in federal funding, unless it brings in more cash quickly.

The city of New Orleans’ budget deficit for this year will be significantly larger than estimates previously provided by the New Orleans City Council.

A city of New Orleans panel overseeing a new multimillion-dollar affordable housing fund is calling for the city to dedicate the lion’s share of the fund, called the Housing Trust Fund, to small, multifamily affordable developments.

Due to a 2022 redistricting ordinance, some New Orleans residents will be voting in a new City Council district this fall — even if they don’t know it yet.

The New Orleans City Council pushed back Thursday (Aug. 7) against a New Orleans Police Department regulation that would have raised costs for second-line clubs over their use of trolleys in parades.

The New Orleans City Council will introduce an ordinance today to allot 40% of the city’s school-zone ticket revenue to the NOLA Public Schools district.

The New Orleans City Council approved an ordinance on Thursday (May 8) that will protect sex workers from arrest and prosecution for prostitution when they have reported crimes committed against them while working.