The Secretary of State listed early voting for the Nov. 3 election as Oct. 20–27, excluding Sunday, Oct. 25. The forum therefore came during the final stretch for voters to act before Election Day, rather than at the start of a long campaign…
Mayor Helena Moreno and her team deliver their 2027 budget proposal to the New Orleans City Council in September. New Orleans Mayor Helena Moreno's administration Oct. 22 outlined their priorities for planned cuts to the city's 2027 budget the council should restore if…
In addition to electing a member into the Senate, Louisiana voters will decide on 10 proposed constitutional amendments on Nov. 3 ballots. Introduced during the Louisiana House of Representatives 2026 Regular Session, the amendments range in subject matter from tax exemptions and state…
BATON ROUGE, La. (Louisiana First) -- Voters across Louisiana can vote early for the Nov. 3 election starting this week. Early voting is Oct. 20-27, excluding Sunday, Oct. 25, from 8:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. Voters will cast ballots for a U.S. Senate race, U.S. House races, 10 constitutional amendments and…
New Orleans city planners are urging the City Council to extend a ban on data center construction within city limits for six additional months and called for council members to create a 1,000-foot buffer between any potential data center and…
The numbers driving Williams' objection are striking. HGI recommended a combined $17 million in assessment reductions this year, and Williams is disputing nearly $11 million of that total, per the same report. About two-thirds of the disputed properties are commercial, not residential.
The New Orleans Recreation and Development Commission selected a new chief executive Thursday, carving a fresh path forward for an agency beloved by residents and marred by criticism. The Commission voted to hire Patrice Bell as the agency’s new CEO,…
The New Orleans Public Works Department has doubled its workforce this year while spending just a fraction of its budget for operations, a trick it has pulled off with an unusual maneuver that could become the departmental norm for the…
NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - The man who oversees New Orleans’ low barrier homeless shelter said Monday that closing it would strip resources away from nearly 300 people who live there. At a budget meeting with the New Orleans City Council earlier this…
Three proposed amendments on the Nov. 3 ballot that would directly affect homestead exemption in Louisiana homeoowners. •Proposed Amendment 9 would increase the income limit from $102,000 to $150,000 for seniors to qualify for the special assessment property tax exemptions. "This exemption keeps property…
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