The New Orleans City Council is intervening in the Orleans Parish School Board's long-running lawsuit against Mayor LaToya Cantrell's administration, the latest development in the controversy over Cantrell’s decision to back out of a settlement agreement announced three months ago.

New Orleans City Council members are expected to decide Thursday whether they will sue Mayor LaToya Cantrell in an effort to force her administration to pay NOLA Public Schools $20 million. Why it matters: Cantrell's administration appears to be backing out on an agreement that the council says was already a done deal to avoid staffing cuts.

The New Orleans City Council has voted to join the lawsuit brought by NOLA Public Schools against the Cantrell administration for backing out of an agreement to give the schools $20 million to fill a hole in the budget.

The New Orleans City Council and the Orleans Parish School Board are suing Mayor LaToya Cantrell's administration to force it to make good on the $20 million settlement it agreed to last year.

The New Orleans City Council has voted to join the Orleans Parish School Board’s lawsuit against the City, pushing to enforce a settlement providing critical student funding. At the heart of the legal battle is a $20 million agreement in 2024 to settle a years-long dispute over tax revenue collection.