City of New Orleans Public Works crews today removed banners placed on the front of historic Gallier Hall in advance of the inaugural celebration for Mayor-elect Helena Moreno.
Moreno had the banners hung on the building ahead of next month's swearing in.
Her team says the mayor-elect secured approval from the city's Property Management Department on December 8th to erect the signage.
This morning the Cantrell administration sent public works to remove them.
Fire Chief Roman Nelson was at Gallier Hall just minutes before crews started removing the banners.
He did not speak to media on site, and his spokesman Gregory Davis said he "has no idea" why the chief was there.
There was no immediate comment from Mayor Cantrell or her administration.
The banners read: "ALL IN FOR NEW ORLEANS", "ALL IN FOR OUR COMMUNITY", "ALL IN FOR OUR CULTURE", "ALL IN FOR OUR YOUTH", "ALL IN FOR OUR FUTURE".