Cash-Strapped New Orleans Bets on $110 Million Loan to Stay Afloat
New Orleans is lining up a $110 million stabilization loan backed by future tax revenues, a move city officials...
New Orleans Mayor Helena Moreno convenes group to seek changes to S&WB
Mayor Helena Moreno on Tuesday took a step toward folding the Sewerage & Water Board into city government by setting up...
With 45-year tax breaks in limbo, what’s next for massive planned Omni New Orleans hotel?
For the second time in two months, state lawmakers have balked at approving a major tax incentive for the Omni...
S&WB pump station parts are rusting away underwater. No one knows how bad the problem is.
It’s the photo that keeps Sewerage & Water Board officials up at night. Taken at Drainage Pump Station 7...
Baton Rouge Power Play Aims To Cut Two New Orleans Appeals Seats
Louisiana lawmakers have teed up a major shakeup for the New Orleans-based appeals court, advancing a bill that would...
A property tax trap for senior and disabled homeowners will soon be fixed
Housing affordability is a serious and persistent issue across neighborhoods, incomes, and age groups in Orleans Parish and across...
APPEL: Is New Orleans Mortgaging Its Future? It Depends On Your Level Of Faith In Current Leadership.
The City of New Orleans wants to monetize a cashflow stream of lease payments in order to refund a...
City Hall Plays High Stakes: New Orleans Cashes In Caesars Rent To Refill Rainy-Day Fund
New Orleans officials are getting ready to trade nearly nine years of Caesars casino lease payments for a lump...
New Orleans plan to sell casino lease payments needs guardrails, report says
(The Center Square) — New Orleans’ proposed deal to raise more than $100 million by selling rights to future...
$100M sale of Caesars leases is good, but New Orleans must protect its reserves, BGR says
New Orleans has raided its reserve fund too often, and before city officials boost the fund by $103 million,...
