New Orleans City Council, Mayor Cantrell

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.
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,
New Orleans City Council joins OPSB lawsuit after mayor backs out of funding deal
The New Orleans City Council voted unanimously Thursday to join OPSB's lawsuit against the city after tempers flared over the botched settlement.
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.
‘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 of a budget shortfall.
New Orleans City Council and OPSB to decide how to proceed with getting $20M settlement
OPSB has a hearing coming up to ask the court to enforce the settlement and expedite the consideration. The Council may join their legal battle as questions remain unanswered. The city attorney says the terms of the settlement have not been agreed upon, but council members say that's not true.
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.
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.
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Criticized for nixing $20 million deal, Mayor LaToya Cantrell shifts blame to school board
There has been a lack of transparency, accountability, and clear answers” from the Orleans Parish School Board, the mayor’s ...
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Mayor Cantrell faces backlash after withdrawing from $20 million school settlement
They argue that the Council unanimously approved the funding as part of the 2025 budget, and Cantrell herself signed off on it in November. However, the mayor’s office now claims that it is not ...
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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
That didn’t happen. Then, last week, word came that Cantrell planned to crawfish out of the deal. Criticism began from ...
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New Orleans Councilmembers threaten to freeze Cantrell administration travel over dropped school funding deal
Mayor Cantrell’s office put out a statement just after 6 p.m. “No one, especially me, wants to see our children and educators suffer. But at the same time, we cannot ignore the financial ...
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Louisiana lieutenant governor criticizes New Orleans mayor following terrorist attack
Louisiana Lieutenant Governor Billy Nungesser said New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell failed to do enough to protect city from terrorist attack.