Cantrell, New Orleans and School Board

Opposing LaToya Cantrell, New Orleans City Council joins School Board lawsuit
The New Orleans City Council has joined the Orleans Parish School Board's lawsuit against Mayor LaToya Cantrell's administration, arguing that the School Board is owed millions and that Cantrell cannot back out of a deal to pay it that her administration agreed to three months ago.
New Orleans City Council to consider suing Mayor Cantrell
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.
Cantrell administration stuns city council after refusing payments to school board
NOLA Public Schools leaders say Mayor LaToya Cantrell is withholding $20 million dollars to fill a hole in the schools' budget.
New Orleans City Council takes steps to end Mayor LaToya Cantrell's travel plans
The New Orleans City Council has taken the first steps towards zeroing out Mayor LaToya Cantrell’s travel and entertainment budget after her administration claimed city finances are so dire it must impose a new period of austerity and budget cuts,
City Council spars with Mayor Cantrell over school funding
City Council members are expected to tighten the city's purse strings Tuesday after Mayor LaToya Cantrell backed out on a $20 million funding deal with the Orleans Parish School Board. Why it matters: Things are about to be tit-for-tat in the long-running spat between Cantrell and the council.
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Editorial: Cantrell’s backtrack on schools settlement just one more disappointment
Mayor LaToya Cantrell's refusal to honor a city settlement for Orleans Parish schools hurts kids and teachers, our editorial ...
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New Orleans school board asks court to force Cantrell to uphold multimillion settlement deal
After Mayor Cantrell backed out of a multimillion settlement deal that would put an end to an Orleans Parish School Board ...
Dropped school funding deal exposes communication gaps in Cantrell administration
Mayor LaToya Cantrell backed out of a school funding deal despite her Chief Administrative Officer approving it.