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January 28, 2026 | From City of New Orleans

City of New Orleans Seeks DJs for 2026 Mardi Gras Season

NEW ORLEANS - The City of New Orleans is seeking qualified DJs to provide music services for the 2026 Mardi Gras parade season, bringing energy, culture, and coordination to the city’s official Mardi Gras stands at Gallier Hall. Through the Office of Cultural Economy, the City of New Orleans is now accepting submissions from DJs interested in providing music services for the city’s official Mardi Gras stands at Gallier Hall.

DJs will be compensated in accordance with the musician pay ordinance which guarantees at least $200 per hour. Due to the city’s fiscal crisis, DJs will be paid for through private donations. The Greater New Orleans Development Foundation (GNODF) is the fiscal agent receiving donations from businesses and organizations that stepped up to support the effort and will directly fund DJs to perform at Gallier Hall. To date, more than $40,000 has been pledged. Any funds not used for Mardi Gras will be directed to fund musicians at other city events. 

January 26, 2026 | From City of New Orleans

RecycleDAT! Mardi Gras Sustainability Initiative Returns for a Fourth Year

New Orleans, LA –  This Carnival Season, Grounds Krewe is again collaborating with New Orleans & Company and the City of New Orleans’ Office of Resilience & Sustainability, alongside presenting sponsors Entergy Corporation and Dr Pepper, for RecycleDAT! - an initiative to promote a more sustainable Mardi Gras.  Members of the public can expect to see recycling stations and bins along the Uptown parade route during the day for parades on February 7, 8, 14, and 15, as well as other programming throughout the city.  

January 25, 2026 | From City of New Orleans

City Hall To Open At 12 Noon Due To Inclement Weather

Due to inclement weather conditions, New Orleans City Hall and offices will open at 12:00 pm on Monday, January 26.  The later start time is to protect the safety of the public and city personnel. This additional time will allow for tending to cold-weather plans and for greater warmth.

All employees should report to work at 12:00 pm for their regularly scheduled hours. 

January 25, 2026 | From City of New Orleans

BILL PAYMENTS ARE AVAILABLE, TAXPAYERS HAVE UNTIL FEB. 28, 2026, TO SUBMIT PAYMENTS

NEW ORLEANS - The City of New Orleans Bureau of the Treasury 2026 property tax bills are now available. Homeowners in Orleans Parish can access their tax bills online via https://nola.gov/find-tax-bill/. Residents should receive mailed tax bills by the end of January 2026.

January 24, 2026 | From City of New Orleans

ORLEANS PARISH REGISTRAR OF VOTERS ANNOUNCES OFFICE CLOSURE IN ACCORDANCE WITH GOVERNOR’S STATE OF EMERGENCY ORDER

In accordance with Governor Landry’s Executive Order Number JML-26-010, issued on Friday, January 23, 2026, the Orleans Parish Registrar of Voters, Lisa Manning Bridges, is informing voters that Early Voting for the February 7, 2026, Special Election will be suspended on Monday, January 26, 2026, at all Orleans Parish Early Voting sites.  

Early Voting will resume on Tuesday, January 27, 2026, at 8:30 a.m. and will end on Saturday, January 31, 2026, at 6:00 p.m.

January 24, 2026 | From City of New Orleans

Cold  Weather Expected This Weekend; City Urges Residents to Stay Weather Aware and Expands Shelter Access

The New Orleans Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness (NOHSEP) along with partner agencies, is monitoring cold weather conditions expected overnight Sunday, Jan. 25, into the early morning hours on Monday, Jan. 26, and overnight Monday into the early morning hours of Tuesday, Jan. 27. Light, scattered showers are forecasted throughout the weekend and are expected to end by Sunday evening ahead of the cold front moving through our area.

Forecasts call for overnight low temperatures in the mid-20s late Sunday into early Monday, with potential “feels like” temperatures dropping into the teens. Similar conditions are expected overnight Monday into early Tuesday. 

January 21, 2026 | From City of New Orleans

Notice of Board Meeting of the Mayor's Mardi Gras Advisory Council

The Mayor’s Mardi Gras Advisory Council (MMGAC) will hold an Advisory Council meeting.

January 21, 2026 | From City of New Orleans

Traffic Advisory: New Stop Signs Installed at Poland Ave. & N. Galvez St.

January 21, 2026 | From City of New Orleans

Mayor Helena Moreno and City Leaders Provide Update on Capture of Suspect in Bywater Arsons

Today, Mayor Helena Moreno held a press conference with Deputy Mayor of Public Safety Michael Harrison, NOFD Superintendent Roman Nelson, NOPD Superintendent Anne Kirkpatrick, and ATF Assistant Special Agent Jason Denhan to announce the arrest of a suspect in the Bywater Arson Investigation.