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New Orleans city officials ask SCOTUS to review state law abolishing clerk of court (opens the original)
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New Orleans officials filed a petition Wednesday (Sept. 30), asking the U.S. Supreme Court to review the Louisiana Supreme Court's decision to uphold a law abolishing the Orleans Parish clerk of criminal court position. Officials are asking the highest court to decide whether the state legislature can abolish an elected position after someone has already been elected. Mayor Helena Moreno, City Council President JP Morrell and retired criminal court judge Calvin Johnson are named as petitioners.
Layoffs, major homeless shelter closure on the table in Mayor Moreno’s proposed 2027 budget (opens the original)
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New Orleans Mayor Helena Moreno’s administration says almost $80 million in cuts are needed to help fill a $100 million deficit in the city’s budget for next year if city officials don’t increase taxes. At a New Orleans City Council meeting on Tuesday (Sept. 22), Moreno and Joe Giarrusso, the city’s chief administrative officer, said that the city could make up around $77 million from a 2027 budget proposal Moreno called “lean,” and an additional $22 million from one-time funding sources like gr
State Bond Commission approves $1.3B in tax-free bonds for Ascension Hyundai Steel plant (opens the original)
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The Louisiana Bond Commission approved more than $1 billion in new tax-free bonds for a planned Hyundai-POSCO steel plant in Ascension Parish, on Tuesday (Sept. 17). The commission approved two bond requests to help the company finance the plant: $900 million requested by the Louisiana Public Facilities Authority and $400 million requested by the Port of South Louisiana. The plant was announced in March 2025 as part of Hyundai’s commitment to investing $25 billion in the United States at a press
Louisiana National Guard to leave New Orleans after 8 months (opens the original)
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The Louisiana National Guard is ending its eight-month deployment in New Orleans, with plans to withdraw troops next week. Mayor Helena Moreno confirmed the Guard’s last day of operations in New Orleans is Monday, August 24, and its last day in the city is Monday, August 31. “The Guard has always been an integral part of major events like Mardi Gras, working alongside our public safety agencies to keep our city safe,” Moreno said in a statement. “We thank every Guard member and their families fo
Calvin Duncan revives federal lawsuit against state officials, alleges personal targeting (opens the original)
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Calvin Duncan, who was elected to New Orleans’ clerk of criminal court position, has resumed his federal lawsuit against Gov. Jeff Landry, Attorney General Liz Murrill and the law that abolished his position. Act 15 — also called the Landry Act — combines the Orleans Parish criminal and civil clerks of court and gives the position to the civil clerk. It was part of a 2026 legislative package aimed at cutting what supporters called waste in the Orleans Parish court system. Orleans is the only par
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