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New Orleans will hear Mayor Helena Moreno’s 2027 budget proposal on September 22 after a year of furloughs, one-time funds and a $99 annual sanitation-rate increase.
The Louisiana National Guard completed its final New Orleans security patrols early Aug. 24 after an eight-month deployment. The formal mission closeout is scheduled for Aug. 31, with local and state law-enforcement partners continuing the French Quarter security effort.
Mayor Helena Moreno’s administration is evaluating a competitive federal grant that could fund public-safety technology and services, but no New Orleans application or award is confirmed.
New Orleans has appointed an 11-member committee to study the future of City Hall and Civil District Court, with the first public meeting set for July 22.
New Orleans put higher city rates for non-consensual towing, booting and storage into effect July 27. The booting fee rose from $121 to $172.
Mayor Helena Moreno’s new Canal Street strategy combines safety, repairs, business recruitment, vacant-space reuse and beautification in phases.
MSY’s long-range plan envisions more gates, terminals, parking and concourses, but FAA acceptance, financing and project sequencing still leave the timeline unresolved.
Act 938 took effect August 1, expanding New Orleans City Council authority over Sewerage and Water Board governance, budgets and accountability as officials examine the utility’s finances and staffing.
New Orleans’ civilian Mobile Crisis Intervention Unit reported 3,769 calls in 2025, an approximately 17-minute response time and more than 450 calls resolved in the community without transport.
Eastbound lane closures on General De Gaulle Drive were scheduled from July 31 through August 3 to support federally funded SELA drainage improvements.
The New Orleans City Council began considering ordinances to reshape governance of the Sewerage and Water Board after a state law expanded the council’s oversight authority.
Mayor Helena Moreno has created the Canal Street Renaissance Initiative, a coordinated city effort focused first on repairs, cleanliness, safety and enforcement along a 15-block stretch of Canal Street.
New Orleans and Jefferson Parish leaders announced July 16, 2026, that they had agreed on final terms for the West End Cooperative Endeavor Agreement, according to a city news-archive listing.
Mayor Helena Moreno asked Gov. Jeff Landry and the Louisiana Legislative Auditor’s Office to review New Orleans’ finances with city officials after the city withdrew a request to pursue temporary private borrowing for city services.
New Orleans-area agencies closed most floodgates and lowered canal levels as Tropical Storm Bertha moved along the northern Gulf Coast.
The New Orleans Historic District Landmarks Commission canceled its July 8 meeting because it lacked a quorum and said July agenda items would be moved to the beginning of its Aug. 5 agenda.
The 26th Satchmo SummerFest was held Aug. 1-2 at the New Orleans Jazz Museum, with free admission, music, lectures, local food vendors and museum access.
The University of New Orleans officially entered the LSU System on July 1 and began operating as LSU New Orleans, with leaders setting a 6,000-student fall 2026 enrollment target and planning a national chancellor search.
Temporary eastbound lane closures on General De Gaulle Drive between Georgia and Indiana streets will affect West Bank drivers through early Monday as SELA drainage work continues.
AAA’s July 31 New Orleans metro check shows regular gas easing to $3.652 while diesel rises to $4.999, creating different cost pressures for drivers and businesses.
New Orleans regular gas eased slightly in the latest AAA metro check, while diesel rose above $5 and both fuels remained higher than a week earlier.
New Orleans and Jefferson Parish have finalized West End terms, but the future developer, project design, financing and any new tax remain undecided.
