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NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

Notice is hereby given pursuant to Article VII, Section 23(C) of the Louisiana Constitution and La. R.S. 47:1705(B) that a public hearing of the New Orleans City Council, the governing authority of Orleans Parish, will be held at its regular meeting place, the New Orleans City Council Chamber, Room 1E07, City Hall, located at 1300 Perdido St, New Orleans, LA 70112 on November 5, 2026, at 10:00 A.M. to consider levying additional or increased millage rates without further voter approval, or adopting the adjusted millage rates after reassessment and rolling forward to rates not to exceed the prior year’s maximum authorized millage rates.

The estimated amount of tax revenues to be collected in the next tax year from the increased millage is $297,337,596.11, compared to $255,082,640.68 in tax revenues for the current year. The estimated amount of increase in taxes attributable to the millage increase is $42,254,955.43.

For Fiscal Year 2026, the City of New Orleans has adopted a total operating budget of approximately $1,592,417,236, including approximately $1,592,417,236 in budgeted revenues and $1,592,417,236 in budgeted expenditures.

The City’s complete Fiscal Year 2026 adopted budget, including detailed revenues and expenditures by fund, department, and revenue source, is available at https://nola.gov/next/mayors-office/topics/budget/.

March 5, 2024 | From City of New Orleans

City of New Orleans Announces Notice of Funding Availability for Programs to Support Survivors of Crime

NEW ORLEANS — The City of New Orleans today released a Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA) for organizations to develop and expand programs that support and provide direct aid to victims and survivors of violent and non-violent crimes.

The project, entitled Victims and Survivors Assistance, is funded by $225,000 of the City's American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) allocation. Through ARPA, the City of New Orleans has committed $194 million to fund priority projects that meet the needs of our community, strengthen our local social safety net and build a safer, healthier community for the future.  The deadline to apply for the available funding is Friday, April 5. A virtual information session will be held for interested applicants on Wednesday, March 20.

The future of our community well-being relies on survivor-centered, trauma-informed services being available and accessible to people who have been impacted by crime. This NOFA will distribute up to $225,000 with the goal of supporting organizations in developing programs that will improve access to services, promote well-being and support trauma-informed approaches to support victims and survivors of violent and non-violent crimes, which will then be sustained at the conclusion of the project period.

Areas targeted for investment include but are not limited to:

  • Programs that provide accessible and trauma-informed mental health counseling to New Orleans residents who have been impacted by crime
  • Programs that deploy crisis support teams to victims and survivors of violent and non-violent crimes
  • Programs that provide comprehensive supportive services, such as case management, transitional housing, transportation assistance, etc.

The City encourages innovative and impactful proposals beyond those enumerated above that enhance services and promote well-being for victims and survivors of violent and non-violent crime now and in the future.

For further information and updates on the City's ARPA investments and initiatives, please visit nola.gov/arpa/.

The Victims and Survivors Assistance application is available starting today, March 5, on the Office of Criminal Justice Coordination’s website at nola.gov/office-of-criminal-justice-coordination/.

 

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