City employees who travel on official business will need to offer more paperwork to show that it is official.
The New Orleans City Council approved new rules Thursday that require employees traveling on the taxpayer's dime.
They include a written explanation of the purpose of the travel and how it's beneficial. Details must also be provided on lowest available fares and rates.
The council also passed an ordinance that directs the Chief Administrative Office of New Orleans to do a cost-benefit study on city-funded travel and make recommendations on policies and procedures to insure transparency, accountability, and fiscal responsibility.
It is the latest move by the council to get a handle on travel after Mayor LaToya Cantrell claimed the city was in a fiscal crises -- then proceeded to take several official trips.
The council passed an ordinance that forbade such trips, but the ordinance has been put on hold after an Orleans Civil District Court judge ruled the council overstepped its authority.
The council is appealing that decision.