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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 3, 2026 | From City of New Orleans

City Council Approves Sanitation Fee Reset, Advancing Major System Reforms and Closing Deficit

NEW ORLEANS — The New Orleans City Council today passed an ordinance resetting the city’s sanitation fee for the first time since 2011 while implementing major reforms to create a more accurate, accountable and financially sustainable sanitation system.  

Under the approved fee structure, residential customers currently billed for sanitation service will see an $8.25 monthly increase. The new fees largely close the sanitation services deficit, which was $24 million in general fund dollars last year.  

The fee reset comes at the end of a six-month review ordered by Mayor Helena Moreno to audit and validate sanitation and parcel data, including a requested and ongoing audit of service locations conducted by the Louisiana Legislative Auditor. So far, as a result, the city has saved more than $3 million in costs and removed thousands of ineligible addresses.  

During this ongoing review, ratepayers will only pay costs of billed service locations. This approach avoids placing the cost of potentially inaccurate service records on residents while the City completes its reconciliation.  

The updated sanitation fee and law completes a number of major reforms:  

  • Creation of a new City Sanitation Strike Team to respond to and clean up illegal dumping on an expedited basis.   

  • Enhance litter-abatement enforcement to ensure eligible properties are properly billed.   

  • Retain the option to receive a free second trash cart if requested by any customer.   

  • End sanitation deficits by establishing an annual inflation adjustment so future fees better track the cost of sanitation services.   

  • Continue to support curbside solid waste collection, disposal and recycling.   

The City expects to complete its current reconciliation efforts and establish permanent new processes by March 2027, creating a more accurate, accountable and financially sustainable sanitation system.