New Orleans adopts a $1.6B budget for 2026, closing a $222M deficit with cuts, new revenue and funding boosts for key public ...

One of the biggest names being mentioned is that of District A Councilman Joe Giarrusso. He could be named Chief Administrative Officer. As chair of the council’s budget committee, Giarrusso is no ...

New Orleans mayor-elect Helena Moreno is set to make a major announcement about her administration, reportedly naming her ...

NEW ORLEANS ( WGNO) — The New Orleans City Council has approved next year’s budget. The approval process got off to a rocky ...

This city’s new mayor-elect prays many times a day, for big things and small ones and often, she says, to a holy guardian known for helping defy lost causes.

As Department of Homeland Security agents are expected to surge into New Orleans this week, the latest Democrat-led city targeted by a federal immigration enforcement crackdown, a common thread has ...

The budget includes increasing the city's spending power after discovering additional funds, despite Mayor LaToya Cantrell's objections to last-minute changes.

Despite Cantrell’s objections, the council moved forward on the 2026 budget, which recognizes new revenues including $16.5 million from the Wisner fund, as well as nearly $30 million from the Sewerage ...

EVERY DAY WE WILL HAVE TO WORK ON FINDING NEW EFFICIENCIES AND ULTIMATELY REVENUE ENHANCEMENTS AS WELL. SO WHETHER THAT’S ...

Cantrell blocks a $75 million proposal presentation she says wasn’t vetted; council says she ignored repeated briefings.

A federal immigration crackdown branded “Operation Swamp Sweep” is set to begin this week, with 250 Border Patrol agents ...