New Orleans City Council joins School Board lawsuit

New Orleans City Council sues Mayor Cantrell over $20M school funding
New Orleans City Council members voted Thursday to sue Mayor LaToya Cantrell in an effort to force her administration to pay NOLA Public Schools $20 million. Why it matters: The Council's action ups the ante in a dispute between its members and Cantrell's administration.
New Orleans City Council moves to ban city employee travel
The proposal, sponsored by City Council President JP Morrell, was introduced Wednesday and will be considered Feb. 27. If approved, it would ban through April all travel to conventions, festivals, conferences and anything else that isn’t necessary for legal proceedings or required by a contract.
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.
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.
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 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 ...
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.