New Orleans City Council, LaToya Cantrell

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.
New Orleans City Council moves to ban city employee travel
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.
New Orleans City Council sues Mayor Cantrell over $20M school funding
New Orleans City Council members voted Thursday to sue Mayor LaToya Cantrell in an effort to force her administration to pay NOLA Public Schools $20 million. Why it matters: The Council's action ups the ante in a dispute between its members and Cantrell's administration.
NOLA City Council votes to join Public Schools in lawsuit against the City of New Orleans
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.
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.
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Mayor LaToya Cantrell backs out of $20 million deal with school system as lawmakers cry foul
After New Orleans city leaders promised to give schools $20 million, Mayor LaToya Cantrell has backed out of the deal, a move that could further destabilize an already-reeling school system.
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Mayor Cantrell faces backlash after withdrawing from $20 million school settlement
NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - Mayor LaToya Cantrell faces backlash from the City Council after pulling out a $20 million settlement with NOLA Public Schools, an agreement her administration helped ...
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Mayor Cantrell reneges on $20M promise to New Orleans schools
NEW ORLEANS — New Orleans Mayor LaToya ... and the second installment by April 1, 2025. City Attorney Donesha Turner stated in an email obtained by WWL Louisiana that Mayor Cantrell had yet ...
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New Orleans mayor backs out of $20M payment to schools
New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell appears to have decided against honoring a $20 million, City Council-authorized settlement agreement with the Orleans Parish School Board, councilmembers ...
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Mayor Cantrell to attend DC winter mayor conference
NEW ORLEANS (WGNO) — New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell will be in Washington, D.C. for three days, attending the 93rd Conference of Mayors Winter Meeting. According to officials with the City of ...