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New Orleans City Council passes new guardrails and study of travel during paused travel ban
The New Orleans City Council instructed Mayor LaToya Cantrell’s administration to study city-funded travel and potentially ...
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5 pumps and turbine were out, but officials say New Orleans' drainage worked during floods
The flood on Monday was at least the fifth affecting several New Orleans neighborhoods since December 2023, and it was unlike ...
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New Orleans commission orders rehiring of fired city council clerk after finding her alleged sexual harassment didn’t harm productivity
A New Orleans commission has ordered the city council to rehire a clerk who had been fired over alleged sexual harassment in the workplace because it determined her actions didn’t harm the ...
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What to do in the event of a flood in New Orleans
The city of New Orleans is experiencing flash flooding Monday. A Flash Flood Warning is in effect until 5:45 p.m. for Orleans and St. Bernard parishes. During major street flooding, the city of ...
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Editorial: Bureau of Governmental Research is right: New Orleans needs better budgeting practices
Editorial: A new report by the Bureau of Governmental Research makes several key recommendations to improve the budgeting system for New Orleans. The mayor and City Council should adopt those ...
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New Orleans not providing adequate oversight for homeless shelters, audit finds
The audit period stretched from January 2019 to June 2024. Over that stretch, the city and Unity of Greater New Orleans, a nonprofit organization that coordinates homeless initiatives, spent $216.3 ...
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New Orleans hosts event to help landlords meet Healthy Homes rules, Here is where to go
NEW ORLEANS — With less than a month remaining before a key housing deadline, the City of New Orleans is holding an event Monday to help rental property owners comply with new safety ...