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 proposal, sponsored by City Council President JP Morrell, was introduced Wednesday and will be considered Feb. 27. If approved, it would ban through April all travel to conventions, festivals, conferences and anything else that isn’t necessary for legal proceedings or required by a contract.

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.