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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 14, 2025 | From City of New Orleans

CITY OF NEW ORLEANS TO HOLD LOTTERY FOR JACKSON SQUARE ARTISTS

NEW ORLEANS — The City of New Orleans today announced an upcoming lottery on Saturday, April 5 for qualified artists to obtain permits necessary to sell art in Jackson Square, located in the French Quarter.

City code requires artists who sell art on or around Jackson Square to obtain an Occupational License and Mayoralty Permit from the Department of Finance's Bureau of Revenue. 

The Bureau of Revenue will conduct the public lottery for new "Artist A" permits on Saturday, April 5, at 10 a.m. at City Hall, 1300 Perdido St., Room 1W15. The lottery is only open to qualified applicants and must be attended in-person. Candidates must enter City Hall at the Perdido Street entrance. 

Those eligible to obtain a Jackson Square "Artist A" permit are qualified applicants who either have a current Pirates Alley "Artist B" permit or have an application on file for a Jackson Square Artist Permit on or before January 31.

Those who have met the qualifications and are interested in participating must apply in-person from Monday, March 24, through Thursday, April 3, between the hours of 9 a.m. and 4:45 p.m. at the Department of Finance's Bureau of Revenue office, located on the first floor of City Hall, 1300 Perdido St., Room 1W15. All applicants must present a valid photo ID. All Pirates Alley permit holders who seek to upgrade to a Jackson Square permit must also present their current "Artist B" permit.

For questions regarding the Annual Jackson Square Artist Lottery, email Todd Ecker, Revenue Agent at tmecker@nola.gov or Wendell McCall, Assistant Collector of Revenue at wemccall@nola.gov.

For more information, contact the Bureau of Revenue Application Unit by dialing (504) 658-1630, (504) 658-1621 or (504) 658-1694, or by email at revenue@nola.gov .