NOLA City Beat

Landry's agenda advances: HB211 criminalizes public sleeping as a misdemeanor, enabling homelessness courts for treatment over jail.

• Shelter...

• Ends long dispute: After years of failed talks and $140M claim over 2% fees, both sides hail stability for schools and fiscal responsibility
• City...

Louisiana's Republican legislature is challenging New Orleans' criminal justice autonomy:

• Easier removals: Bills allow unseating judges/DA for...

New congressional maps could slash Louisiana's two majority-Black districts—one anchored in New Orleans—to just one or zero.

• Sen. Morris' SB 130:...

• Global oil tensions from U.S.-Iran Strait of Hormuz standoff have spiked LA gas to $3.92/gal, up 50% since Iran war.
• United Cabs' Kirtan Parmar:...

Key timeline in the Orleans Parish School Board vs. City Hall tax feud:

• 2018-2019 origins: Board flags city skimming millage revenue; sues over 2%...

New Orleans faces extreme flood risk nationally, topping relative exposure at 99% of population in high-risk zones under general and extreme...

NOPD searching New Orleans East for suspect who abandoned car during police chase. WDSU video captures the ongoing pursuit—key alert for locals.

Innovative edge from New Orleans events: LSU lab detected seven nitazene variants—50x stronger than fentanyl—in 28 samples from a plant serving 300k...

Quick cash pros: $102.6M upfront rebuilds reserves—from $344M to $35M now—sans taxes or debt amid $160M deficit.

Key pitfalls: Ordinance lacks...

• Key Hearing: Council Rules & Policy Committee discusses City Council District Voting System Structure.
• Full Video: Nearly 3-hour YouTube recording...

NOLA's giving spirit shines: Over $2.8M raised by midday Tuesday for 13-parish nonprofits.

• 12,500+ donors backing nearly 1,000 orgs like Market...

TikTok took over a food tour in New Orleans, hitting these viral gems:

• Cafe Beignet and Miss Shirley's for breakfast buzz
• Turkey & the Wolf,...

Fiscal Policy Advances

• 🔥 BGR Backs Caesars Casino Deal: BGR supports the $103 million Caesars casino revenue deal to rebuild city reserves from...

Baton Rouge braces for bitter battle over congressional maps after SCOTUS ruled current map unconstitutional:

• Dem pushback: NOLA Sen. Duplessis and...

Timeline of turmoil on Calvin Duncan's first day as Orleans Criminal Court Clerk May 4:

• Starts strong: Sworn in earlier, shows up morning...

NOLA's $103M casino revenue deal looks promising, but experts demand reserve protections first.

• Lacks safeguards for reserve fund; add before finalizing.
• BGR: Protect cash reserves now.
• Council: Adopt formal policy pre-2027 budget to avert crises.

NOPD's latest policing data reports deliver transparency on critical areas:

• Investigations and policies covering calls for service, field...

Louisiana Republicans escalate attacks on NOLA's blue voters via Gov. Landry's judicial "reforms":

• Easier removals: Bills allow Legislature to oust...

Orleans Parish School Board and city expected to settle long-running dispute over $11 million annual tax collection fees. Feud stems from 2019 lawsuit by the board.