City Hall: climate/Heat Action Plan, Entergy outages/hires, utility rules, coastal resilience, drought/storms, traffic safety/DUI
Key Questions
What executive orders did Mayor Moreno sign?
Moreno signed EOs 26-16 and 26-18 to streamline hiring, reform emergency management, and NORDC amid outages and traffic issues.
What is the Heat Action Plan?
City Hall released a Heat Action Plan as post-Easter warming prompts alerts.
What weather risks are highlighted?
Ponding risks from stalled catch basins, windy coastal flooding, drought in nearby parishes, and storms are noted.
What is Entergy doing post-outages?
Entergy announced hires and a $400M rider after outages; city saved $8M in overtime via oversight.
What traffic safety measures are in place?
Council probes 15-year traffic safety and party buses after hit-and-runs; NOPD DUI enforcement April 9; major traffic light plan teased amid 450+ delays.
What coastal resilience funding?
CPRA awarded $1.54B for coastal projects; Corps $419M for River Parishes hurricane protection.
What NOPD actions on DUIs and recruits?
NOPD announced proactive DUI patrols and recruit updates.
What event is Bucket Brigade?
Bucket Brigade is scheduled for April 11 amid climate initiatives.
Moreno EOs (26-16/26-18) streamline hiring/emergency mgmt/NORDC, tease major traffic light plan amid 450+ delays/Claiborne outages. Post-Easter warming/ponding/windy coastal flooding alerts amid stalled basins. Corps $419M River Parishes hurr prot. Council 15-yr traffic safety/party bus probes post-hit-runs; NOPD DUI Apr 9/recruits. Entergy hires post-outages/$400M rider; Heat Plan; CPRA $1.54B coastal; Bucket Brigade Apr 11.