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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/.

September 13, 2024 | From City of New Orleans

TRAFFIC ADVISORY: Lane Closures on Poydras and Lasalle Streets for ADA Ramp Work Starting Sept. 16

NEW ORLEANS —The City of New Orleans today announced that starting at 7 a.m. on Monday, Sept. 16, the Department of Public Works (DPW) contractor Hard Rock Construction, LLC will close one lane in each direction at Poydras and Lasalle Streets for approximately one week to accommodate the restoration of Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)-compliant curb ramps in the median. 

Signage and traffic control measures, including barrels and fencing, will be in place to guide drivers and pedestrians.

This work will require the closure of the riverbound left-turning lane of Poydras Street at Lasalle Street, as well as the lakebound left travel lane on Poydras Street between S. Liberty Street and Lasalle Street. See attached map. 

These closures are part of the ongoing Poydras Street Improvements Project (S. Claiborne Avenue – S. Liberty Street), which began on May 20 and will continue through the end of October 2024. The project includes roadway removal and replacement, re-striping, sidewalk repairs, installation of ADA-compliant ramps and driveway apron repairs.

For more information, contact the Department of Public Works at 504-658-8000 or email dpw@nola.gov.