News and Events
Why did New Orleans property owners just get another tax bill?
By Greg LaRose
Source: NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune
April 29, 2017
New Orleans property owners are venting their frustration after finding a second property tax bill for 2017 in their...New River Ridge-area fire millage, parishwide library tax renewal on Saturday ballot
By Chad Calder
Source: The Advocate
April 27, 2017
Voters throughout Jefferson Parish will be asked Saturday to renew the 6.5-mill property tax that funds the parish’s public...Amid strong opposition from city employees, Stacy Head pulls plan to reform pension system
By Jessica Williams
Source: The Advocate
April 27, 2017
After a boisterous New Orleans City Council committee meeting Thursday at which dozens of city workers railed against a...Lawmaker proposes redirecting some Convention Center taxes to New Orleans roads
By Jeff Adelson
Source: The Advocate
April 23, 2017
A state representative is proposing to redirect about $16 million a year in taxes from the Ernest N. Morial...Stacy Head: Why we need municipal employee pension reform now
By Stacy Head
Source: The Advocate
April 20, 2017
We’re running out of time. That’s how I feel with a little less than a year left in office...Many old issues re-emerge as New Orleans prepares for upcoming legislative session
By Jeff Adelson
Source: The Advocate
April 7, 2017
As far as New Orleans is concerned, the session of the state Legislature starting Monday is likely to be...LaToya Cantrell’s understated announcement typical of slow-building mayoral race
By Stephanie Grace
Source: The Advocate
April 3, 2017
It wasn’t a traditional announcement. There was no hotel ballroom packed with supporters, and there were no rousing speeches....What kind of ‘change’ agendas might New Orleans mayoral candidates tout?
By Stephanie Grace
Source: The Advocate
April 3, 2017
In HBO’s biting political satire “Veep,” the show’s long-suffering vice president ran to replace the unnamed and never-seen president...New Orleans would get larger share of taxes on short-term rentals under bill filed this week
By Jeff Adelson
Source: The Advocate
March 30, 2017
A larger share taxes generated by short-term rentals on platforms such as Airbnb would go to New Orleans rather...
Mayor Landrieu’s 2017 Outlook
March 30, 2017
Mayor Landrieu spoke at a BGR Breakfast Briefing sponsored by IBERIABANK. Mayor Landrieu discussed the accomplishments of his administration...