New Orleans City Council joins School Board lawsuit

New Orleans City Council joins school board in suing Cantrell admin over deal backout
The New Orleans City Council and the Orleans Parish School Board are suing Mayor LaToya Cantrell's administration to force it to make good on the $20 million settlement it agreed to last year.
NOLA City Council votes to join Public Schools in lawsuit against the City of New Orleans
The New Orleans City Council has voted to join the lawsuit brought by NOLA Public Schools against the Cantrell administration for backing out of an agreement to give the schools $20 million to fill a hole in the budget.
New Orleans City Council members frustrated over hold up of school board funds
City Council members tell WDSU that the city's attorney and chief financial officer will not sign off on the agreed-upon deal, saying there wasn't one.
Kansas City area middle school transforms hallways into homage to Super Bowl in New Orleans
Teachers at Frontier Trail Middle School in Olathe, Kansas, have gone all out, transforming the school's hallways into their very own New Orleans.
New Orleans City Council to consider suing Mayor Cantrell
New Orleans City Council members are expected to decide Thursday whether they will sue Mayor LaToya Cantrell in an effort to force her administration to pay NOLA Public Schools $20 million. Why it matters: Cantrell's administration appears to be backing out on an agreement that the council says was already a done deal to avoid staffing cuts.
New Orleans City Council joins lawsuit over school funding dispute
The New Orleans City Council has voted to join the Orleans Parish School Board’s lawsuit against the City, pushing to enforce a settlement providing critical student funding. At the heart of the legal battle is a $20 million agreement in 2024 to settle a years-long dispute over tax revenue collection.
NOLA Public Schools brace for layoffs & cuts unless Mayor LaToya Cantrell pays up
NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - The ongoing funding battle between New Orleans Public Schools (NOLA-PS) and Mayor LaToya Cantrell leaves ...
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Mayor Cantrell reneges on $20M promise to New Orleans schools
NEW ORLEANS — New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell is apparently backing out of a deal to pay New Orleans Public Schools $20 million as part of a legal settlement. In a letter to City ...
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New Orleans Mayor Backs Out of $20M Payment to Schools
New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell appears to have decided against honoring a $20 million settlement agreement with the Orleans Parish School Board that was authorized by the City Council ...