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NOLA POLITICS
/ 5 months agoCity Council overrides Mayor LaToya Cantrell’s veto of $20M for Charity Hospital
The unanimous vote marked at least the second time the Council has overridden a veto during Cantrell’s second term.
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NOLA POLITICS
/ 5 months agoShould Louisiana make balloon releases illegal? See inside the environmental, political debate.
At the dismay of environmental and wildlife advocates, the Louisiana governor vetoed a bill to ban balloon releases, saying it would...
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NOLA POLITICS
/ 5 months agoTrump-appointed council to overhaul FEMA meets in New Orleans. ‘Not political theater.’
Trump’s FEMA council, led by Kristi Noem, met amid U.S. floods to discuss major changes, including possibly shifting disaster response to...
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NOLA POLITICS
/ 5 months agoGov. Jeff Landry’s appointments to New Orleans’ embattled levee board raise new questions
Gov. Jeff Landry has appointed two new members to New Orleans’ levee board after a wave of resignations. One, a Katrina...
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NOLA POLITICS
/ 5 months agoElection qualifying opens for New Orleans mayor, council, sheriff. Here are the candidates.
Here’s the latest as candidates seal their spot on the ballots.
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NOLA POLITICS
/ 5 months agoWho is running for New Orleans mayor, council, sheriff? See who qualified this week.
With state Sen. Royce Duplessis filing his paperwork Thursday to enter the New Orleans mayor’s race, all four leading candidates have...
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NOLA POLITICS
/ 5 months agoPresident Donald Trump’s budget bill cuts Medicaid. Here’s what it means for Louisiana.
Louisiana has of the nation’s highest percentage of residents on Medicaid.
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NOLA POLITICS
/ 5 months agoMayor LaToya Cantrell vetoes $20M deal with Tulane for Charity Hospital renovations
The veto extends a feud over the city’s right to cash that flows from a donated swath of oil-rich Louisiana coast.
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NOLA POLITICS
/ 5 months agoFrench Quarter board seeks emergency trash hauler for Vieux Carré under new state law
French Quarter leaders are seeking an emergency trash hauler to keep the historic neighborhood clean, flexing its newfound authority over sanitation...
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NOLA POLITICS
/ 5 months agoCantrell uses emergency power in effort to install trash contractor in French Quarter
Mayor LaToya Cantrell filed an emergency declaration in Civil District Court on Wednesday. Here’s what it means.


