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New Orleans City Council and School Board call for Mayor Cantrell to uphold $20M settlement for schools
NEW ORLEANS — In a show of unity Monday, New Orleans City Council and Orleans Parish School Board members had a message for ...
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Editorial: Cantrell’s backtrack on schools settlement just one more disappointment
It’s unfortunate that Mayor LaToya Cantrell suddenly found a thrifty bone in her body when it comes to New Orleans schoolchildren. After all, this is the mayor who has charged the city thousands ...
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New Orleans school board asks court to force Cantrell to uphold multimillion settlement deal
Days after Mayor LaToya Cantrell reneged on a multimillion dollar settlement agreement with the city's public schools, the Orleans Parish School Board has gone to court to force the mayor to ...
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Criticized for nixing $20 million deal, Mayor LaToya Cantrell shifts blame to school board
As Mayor LaToya Cantrell took heat this week after holding up a deal to give New Orleans schools $20 million, she sought to redirect focus to the school district's financial crisis that has made ...
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Does the New Orleans council have final say over city contracts? No, a second judge has ruled
A second judge has ruled that the New Orleans City Council cannot block Mayor LaToya Cantrell’s professional services contracts, a new authority the council gave itself in recent years as part ...
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Mayor LaToya Cantrell backs out of $20 million deal with school system as lawmakers cry foul
Two months after New Orleans city leaders promised to give schools $20 million to settle a long-running legal fight, Mayor LaToya Cantrell’s administration has backed out of the deal ...
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New Orleans Mayor Cantrell backs out of school funding deal as part of austerity push
Mayor LaToya Cantrell claps next to New Orleans Aviation Board Chairman Judge Michael G. Bagneris after the reveal of the airport's new logo during a "pep rally" for airport employees New Orleans ...