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May 12, 2026 | From City Council
NEW ORLEANS, LA — New Orleans City Councilmembers Aimee McCarron, JP Morrell, and Matthew Willard joined together to author a letter in support of Senate Bill 407, authored by Senator Ed Price.
May 12, 2026 | From NOPD News
New Orleans - The New Orleans Police Department Fourth District is seeking the public’s assistance in identifying multiple subjects in connection with an ongoing residential burglary investigation.
May 12, 2026 | From City of New Orleans
The Board of Zoning Adjustments hearing scheduled for Monday, May 18 will be held at the Orleans Parish School Board buiding (2401 Westbend Pkwy., Suite 1050, New Orleans, LA 70114). Parking is available in the OPSB parking lot. Please park in spaces that are not designated as 30-minute parking or marked as reserved. The agenda is available here.
NEW ORLEANS, LA — Councilmember Lesli Harris issued the following statement in support of Senator Ed Price’s congressional redistricting map and the New Orleans legislative delegation’s fight to preserve two majority-Black districts.
NEW ORLEANS (May 12, 2026) – Today, Mayor Helena Moreno joined Congressman Troy Carter, Councilmember Freddie King III, InspireNOLA CEO Jamar McKneely and other community leaders to launch the campaign aimed at improving and revitalizing Morris F.X. Jeff Sr. Stadium for the youth and families of New Orleans.
“Residents in Algiers have a history of feeling unseen, unheard and forgotten,” said Mayor Helena Moreno. “With recent improvements in sanitation, turning on broken streetlights and filling potholes on Tullis Drive, the residents of Algiers are finally seeing and feeling results from their city. My administration hears you, we see you and we’re here to serve you.”
May 11, 2026 | From City Council
NEW ORLEANS, LA — Councilmember Lesli Harris released the following statement following the council’s vote on a new election for the now consolidated Clerk of Court for Orleans Parish position, and the appointment of an interim Clerk of Court for Orleans Parish.
NEW ORLEANS, LA - On Monday, May 11, 2026, the Criminal Justice Committee convened to hear three presentations from different organizations in the Greater New Orleans area. This included presentations from the New Orleans Recreation Development Committee (NORDC), Heroes of New Orleans, and the Mayor’s Office of Workforce Development (MOWD).
NEW ORLEANS, LA — The New Orleans City Council passed two resolutions today, the first to appoint the Honorable Calvin Johnson as interim Orleans Clerk of Court, and the second calling for a special election to fill the vacant Orleans Clerk of Court position.
May 8, 2026 | From City Council
NEW ORLEANS, LA — The New Orleans City Council today took decisive steps to strengthen financial oversight and accountability at City Hall, advancing a package of legislation, led by Budget, Audit, and Board of Review Committee Chair, Councilmember Lesli Harris, that will govern how the City manages proceeds from the sale of future lease payments from Jazz Casino Company, L.L.C. for the Caesars New Orleans Casino.
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