New Orleans City Council | Audacy

Moreno: 700 rolling furloughs, parking ticket clampdowns, and a per-rider Mardi Gras fee; hear the mayor-elect unpack New Orleans "Grim" 2026 budget See which departments will receive the most cuts, which ones will stay whole and which are getting increases for 2026

November 25, 2025
2 weeks left for NOLA council to figure out next year's budget

November 17, 2025
District A Runoff Debate: Friedman, McCarron discuss New Orleans' shambled budget, failing infrastructure

October 23, 2025
Pre-Katrina, New Orleans delivered better city services with less cash and a larger population; where did we go wrong? In-depth with mayoral candidate Oliver Thomas. “Somebody's going to have to make me believe we can't perform with seven or eight times the money with 150,000 fewer people."

October 3, 2025
Morrell: Political commentary on Cantrell indictment 'kind of ghoulish'

August 20, 2025
New Orleans Emergency Preparedness Dept. on hiring freeze by order of Cantrell administration, leaving pivotal positions unfilled for hurricane season

July 21, 2025
Newell: The city attorney shamelessly prioritizes Mayor Cantrell's interests above New Orleanians. It's 'nauseating,' says Councilman JP Morrell

July 18, 2025
Newell: Cantrell’s manufactured ‘state of emergency’ is an admission of her own crooked leadership; the French Quarter Trashpocalypse continues…

July 10, 2025
Newell: If asking Mayor Cantrell basic accountability questions is a 'Crucifixion,' then we’re all guilty

July 7, 2025
Newell: Cantrell’s administration served up lie after lie about New Orleans’ finances; now, OPSO is in big trouble

July 2, 2025