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New Orleans made a smart move to boost the budget. Here’s what to know.
Exterior of City Hall in New Orleans.

New Orleans made a smart move to boost the budget. Here’s what to know.

By Ian Hoch

Source: WWL-Radio

May 8, 2026

Ian Hoch in for Tommy. The City Council approved a deal to sell the rights to lease payments from Caesars that will give New Orleans a $103 million boost. We’ll go over the deal…and some tweaks the Council made with Becky Mowbray and Paul Rioux from BGR.

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