Charter (New Orleans)
Should New Orleans create a trust fund for affordable housing? Voters to decide
By Matt Bloom
Source: WWNO New Orleans Public Radio
October 11, 2024
Affordable housing is getting harder to find in New Orleans, and city leaders want to put millions in taxpayer...New Orleans voters to decide on dedicating tax dollars to affordable housing
By Jordan Lippincott
Source: WGNO
October 10, 2024
NEW ORLEANS (WGNO) — New Orleans voters will decide whether to dedicate millions of local tax dollars to affordable...Councilmember Harris Refutes BGR’s Report on Housing Trust Fund & Underscores Its Need
By Biz New Orleans Staff
Source: Biz New Orleans
October 9, 2024
NEW ORLEANS (press release) — District ‘B’ Councilmember Lesli Harris, who chairs the Quality of Life Committee and has...New Orleans plans to turn a 100-year-old firehouse into affordable housing, childcare center
By Joni Hess
Source: The Times-Picayune | Nola.com
October 9, 2024
Construction is set to begin on a blighted, century-old firehouse on Louisiana Avenue that will become New Orleans’ first...BGR Reviews Housing Trust Fund Charter Amendment on Nov. 5 Ballot
By Biz New Orleans Staff
Source: Biz New Orleans
October 9, 2024
NEW ORLEANS (press release) — The Bureau of Governmental Research (BGR) has released an On the Ballot report analyzing...Should New Orleans voters OK millions for affordable housing? No, good government group says.
By Joni Hess
Source: The Times-Picayune | Nola.com
October 9, 2024
A good government group has come out in opposition to a plan that would dedicate millions in public funding...
BGR Analyzes New Orleans Housing Trust Fund Charter Proposal on Nov. 5 Ballot
October 9, 2024
Today, the Bureau of Governmental Research (BGR) releases an On the Ballot report analyzing a proposed charter amendment in the November 5...Will New Orleans dedicate millions of dollars a year to housing? It’s up to the voters.
By Sophie Kasakove
Source: The Times-Picayune | Nola.com
September 23, 2024
It’s a problem New Orleanians know all too well: Housing costs in the city have skyrocketed in recent years,...
(Opinion) Editorial: Homeless shelter disaster is one more example of LaToya Cantrell’s poor management
By Staff Editorial
Source: The Times-Picayune | Nola.com
March 12, 2024
New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell has faced criticism for taking too many trips around the globe on the taxpayer’s...
Will affordable housing get steady funding? New Orleans City Council asks voters to approve.
By Sophie Kasakove
Source: The Times-Picayune | Nola.com
March 9, 2024
New Orleans City Council members are pressing forward with plans to enshrine an unprecedented local investment in affordable housing...