New Orleans City Council, Cantrell and School Board

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.
Opposing LaToya Cantrell, New Orleans City Council joins School Board lawsuit
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 joins lawsuit over disputed school funds
The council voted unanimously Thursday to intervene in the lawsuit over the failed $20 million settlement agreement.
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.
New Orleans City Council joins school board in suing Cantrell admin over deal backout
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.
New Orleans mayor backs out of $20M payment to schools
New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell appears to have decided against honoring a $20 million settlement agreement with the Orleans Parish School Board that was authorized by the City Council.
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 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,
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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 ...
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‘This is the children’s money’: Mayor, council at impasse over $20M schools settlement
Council members and school officials blasted Mayor LaToya Cantrell for backing out of a deal meant to help city schools out ...
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SADOW: Cantrell Doesn’t Enjoy Last Laugh as New Orleans Declines
Between the two of them, singer Lauren Daigle is laughing last and loudest compared to Democrat New Orleans Mayor LaToya ...
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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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New Orleans City Council condemns Cantrell's threat to scuttle schools settlement
On Monday morning, a crowd of 30 officials — including state legislators, City Councilmembers, Orleans Parish School Board ...