Economic Development
Mayor LaToya Cantrell threatens layoffs if voters say no to proposed tax changes
By Jeff Adelson
Source: The Times-Picayune | The New Orleans Advocate
December 3, 2020
New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell threatened to lay off city employees unless voters extend three property taxes Saturday. If...EXPLAINER: Dec. 5 New Orleans tax propositions
By Jennifer Crockett
Source: WDSU
December 3, 2020
In Orleans Parish, multiple property tax measures are on the Dec. 5 ballot. Proposition 1 funds infrastructure, including roadwork....Mayor Cantrell calls for voter approval of restructured millages
By Rob Masson
Source: FOX 8
December 2, 2020
NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) – Mayor LaToya Cantrell says there is a lot riding on three millages this Saturday. Proposition...Library director says there is no written plan to adjust to 40% cut backed by Cantrell
By Michael Isaac Stein
Source: The Lens
December 2, 2020
Dr. Gabriel Morley, the director of the New Orleans Public Library, said at a Wednesday morning press conference that...Mayor Cantrell’s final push for 3 propositions on Saturday’s ballot
By LeBron "LBJ" Joseph
Source: WGNO
December 1, 2020
NEW ORLEANS— In addition to deciding the next district attorney, voters in Orleans Parish will decide issues that affect...Here’s What New Orleans’ Library Budget-Slashing Tax Proposal Means For Early Education
By Aubri Juhasz
Source: WWNO
November 25, 2020
The future of New Orleans’ publicly funded childcare program is now tied to a controversial tax proposal that slashes...Newell: Know your ballot! Dec 5 runoff edition
By Newell Normand
Source: WWL Radio
November 24, 2020
Newell talks to Research Director Stephen Stuart about what voters will see on their ballots in the Dec 5...City accused of misleading the public in campaign for property tax proposal
By Michael Isaac Stein
Source: The Lens
November 23, 2020
In recent weeks, New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell has ramped up her campaign to convince voters to approve a...How New Orleans could reconfigure taxes if plan is passed: See propositions, funding changes, more
By Jeff Adelson
Source: The Times-Picayune | The New Orleans Advocate
November 21, 2020
New Orleans voters will be asked to reconfigure five soon-to-expire taxes into four new ones on the Dec. 5...Our Views: Vote no on New Orleans millages, city can come up with a better plan
By Staff Editorial
Source: The Times-Picayune | The New Orleans Advocate
November 20, 2020
Mayor LaToya Cantrell is asking New Orleans voters to approve three interrelated millages on Dec. 5 that wouldn’t increase...