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Sophie Kasakove

Reporter · US

Indexed articles, last 90 days
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Oct 1, 2026
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Jul 10, 2026

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  1. Article · Oct 1, 2026 · Sophie Kasakove

    New Orleans reduces penalties for firms that don't build affordable homes downtown (opens the original)

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    New Orleans developers will no longer face a steep fee if they fail to build affordable apartments downtown, a partial rollback of the city's housing plans that officials say reflects a weak market. The City Council unanimously voted Thursday to reduce fees failing to comply with a 2019 affordable housing mandate, from $305,000 to $10,000 per unit. Fees the city collects will be dedicated to the city’s Housing Trust Fund, which is also aimed at building affordable projects. The change is in li

  2. Article · Sep 30, 2026 · Sophie Kasakove

    New Orleans could cut funding for traffic accident response and police body cameras (opens the original)

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    Without new property taxes, New Orleans' public safety agencies could cut funding for traffic accident response, emergency management personnel, and body-worn officer cameras, as Mayor Helena Moreno's administration seeks to close a $77 million budget gap. The proposals shared during the second day of presentations to the City Council about the city’s 2027 budget outlined details on a number of the more than 75 cuts that Moreno presented last week to the council. Public safety leaders said tha

  3. Article · Sep 26, 2026 · Sophie Kasakove

    Parking restrictions are in effect for New Orleans Saints home games. See where. (opens the original)

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    As the New Orleans Saints are set to kick off their home opener Sunday against the Las Vegas Raiders, parking restrictions are in place on the streets surrounding Caesars Superdome. The restrictions will be in effect during home games along the following streets, the New Orleans Police Department said on Saturday: 1200–1300 Girod Street — downtown side/lakebound 1200–2100 Poydras Street — both sides 1300–1700 Perdido Street — both sides 1200–1700 Tulane Avenue — downtown side/lak

  4. Article · Sep 25, 2026 · Sophie Kasakove

    New Orleans’ Section 8 housing has ‘life-threatening’ problems, HUD inspector finds (opens the original)

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    New Orleans' public housing authority failed last year to fix electrical hazards, inoperable windows, and other life-threatening problems in its subsidized apartments, federal regulators said in a recent report. All but one of 75 units in the Housing Authority of New Orleans' Section 8 program failed to meet federal safety standards, according to last week's report from the Office of Inspector General of the Department of Housing and Urban Development. That's despite reports from a HANO-commissi

  5. Article · Sep 23, 2026 · Sophie Kasakove

    Landry still isn’t speaking to Moreno, but governor has reached out to one NOLA council member (opens the original)

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    Gov. Jeff Landry is still giving Mayor Helena Moreno the cold shoulder nearly three months after a New Orleans grand jury indicted Attorney General Liz Murrill on charges that have since been tossed. In an interview on WBOK’s Good Morning show Wednesday, Landry reiterated that he would not speak with Moreno and the other five city leaders involved in the indictment until an investigation is complete. But he said he is still maintaining a relationship with District D Councilmember Eugene Green,

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