Joni Hess
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How would New Orleans’ proposed property tax hike affect you? City launches online tool (opens the original)
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Mayor Helena Morenoâs administration on Thursday released a tool that lets residents see exactly how a proposed property tax increase would impact their monthly bills. The City Council will weigh the administrationâs millage roll forward proposal as part of a plan to help thwart a $100 million general fund deficit in 2027. The alternative, officials say, is to cut about $77 million in city programs and services. Some cuts would still be likely if even if all eligible millages are ârolled f
These 2 New Orleans natives are in the running to be NORD's next CEO (opens the original)
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The chief administrative officer of a major maritime port and the former head of the East Baton Rouge Parish Recreation and Park Commission are vying for the top leadership role at New Orleansâ embattled recreation department. New Orleans natives Patrice Bell and Corey Wilson are finalists in the two-month national search to replace former New Orleans Recreation and Development Commission CEO Larry Barabino Jr, according to NORD Commission Chair Kyle Walker. The public will have a chance to he
New $78M veterans healthcare facility planned for New Orleans East (opens the original)
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A sprawling $78 million healthcare facility for veterans is headed to New Orleans East, a critical resource for veterans that city leaders hope will catalyze economic development in an underresourced area. The 60-bed residential U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs facility will connect veterans with behavioral health services, rehabilitation, substance use treatment and transitional support when construction is complete at the Levy Drive site off of Bullard Avenue. It will also feature dining am
New Orleans OIG report finds weak oversight of NORD booster clubs (opens the original)
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New Orleansâ public recreation department failed to collect money for youth sports programs and foster new booster clubs across the majority of its active parks, New Orleans Inspector General Ed Michelâs office wrote in a recent report. The OIG report released Tuesday found that the New Orleans Recreation and Development Commission failed to follow its own booster club policies for collecting money and recruiting a strong network of clubs to support the underfunded agencyâs athletic progra
Moreno proposes bare-bones New Orleans budget with steep cuts. See what’s on the chopping block. (opens the original)
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New Orleansâ low-barrier homeless shelter, dozens of municipal positions and post-Carnival parade cleanup are among extensive cuts Mayor Helena Moreno has proposed in a $763 million, bare-bones budget that attempts to close a deficit without a tax increase. Moreno on Tuesday pitched the City Council on closing next yearâs roughly $100 million deficit by cutting $77 million in city programs and services and by using nearly $22 million in one-time funds to bridge the remaining gap. She and her
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