INFRASTRUCTURE
Our Views: Mayor Cantrell needs to grab at more than tourism dollars to solve New Orleans’ drainage woes
By The Advocate Editorial Board
Source: The Advocate
October 12, 2018
New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell built her political career by being a disruptor, and she won election with 60...
Hotel tax on the table in meetings with Mayor Cantrell, hospitality industry leaders
By Beau Evans
Source: NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune
October 10, 2018
New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell is poised to meet with hotel and tourism industry leaders this week to broach potential tweaks to the existing occupancy tax...There’s a roadblock for LaToya Cantrell’s latest tax revenue-shifting plan: John Alario
By Richard Thompson
Source: The Advocate
October 6, 2018
Louisiana state Senate President John Alario on Friday threw cold water on Mayor LaToya Cantrell’s tentative plan to try to...Mayor Cantrell: Tax money for tourism, sports industries, should help pay for drainage, infrastructure
By Jessica Williams
Source: The Advocate
October 4, 2018
Mayor LaToya Cantrell outlined tentative plans Thursday to shift some tax revenue away from various local tourism, sports and...
A phone call with S&WB shouldn’t replace a public meeting
By The Times-Picayune Editorial Board
Source: NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune
September 21, 2018
Mayor LaToya Cantrell says she held private conversations with Sewerage & Water Board members just to keep them informed after controversial...Cantrell defends phone ‘calls’ with Sewerage & Water Board members; lawyer says it violated the law
By Beau Evans
Source: NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune
September 18, 2018
New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell on Tuesday (Sept. 18) defended her decision to hold at least one private phone call with members of...
BGR Wins National Awards for Research
August 14, 2018
The Bureau of Governmental Research (BGR) won two awards from the Governmental Research Association (GRA) at its national conference...
Our levees and pumps aren’t enough to keep New Orleans dry | Editorial
By The Times-Picayune Editorial Board
Source: NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune
May 27, 2018
The start of hurricane season always raises our collective anxiety level a bit. South Louisianians have to be on...
People this Week: New hires, promotions, awards
By CityBusiness staff reports
Source: CityBusiness
May 23, 2018
Awards Insurance Business America has released its Top Producers 2018 report and Beth Carter-Drury, CIC, Zachary Fanberg and Marcus...Mayor LaToya Cantrell: New Orleans drainage projects have ‘been on hold far too long’
By Kevin Litten
Source: NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune
May 22, 2018
New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell held a news conference on Tuesday (May 22) to level with the public about the city’s...