Chris Joseph

2 days ago | fox8live.com | Chris Joseph

NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - New Orleans’ City Council president says Mayor LaToya Cantrell’s chosen sanitation provider doesn’t have a contract to clean the French Quarter, despite her announcement last week claiming it does. Council leader J.P. Morrell released a letter Friday (April 18) that pushed back on what he called the mayor’s “erroneous claims” that Henry Consulting would take over cleaning of the French Quarter starting at the end of July.

6 days ago | fox8live.com | Chris Joseph

NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - New Orleans drivers will get the chance to pay their parking and traffic camera tickets without late fees this summer. City leaders announced Thursday (4/17) New Orleans will offer a three-month amnesty program beginning on June 1. Drivers will be given the option to pay their tickets in full or through a payment plan. The program is expected to bring in $18 million for the city as it attempts to grow its emergency savings fund balance.

1 week ago | fox8live.com | Chris Joseph

NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - Mayor LaToya Cantrell’s administration reported the city’s finances are stable, two months after warning about financial instability. Chief Administrative Officer Gilbert Montaño and Chief Financial Officer Romy Samuel reported to councilmembers on Thursday (4/17) that the city needed to reorient it’s spending due to several factors, including the winding down of American Rescue Plan funding and reduced tax revenue.

1 week ago | fox8live.com | Chris Joseph

NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - Attorneys for the Police Association of New Orleans (PANO) and the Black Organization of Police (BOP) said Tuesday (April 15) that a Civil Service Commission ruling chastising Mayor LaToya Cantrell for political interference in NOPD promotions was an important victory for the future. The commission ruled Monday that Cantrell improperly infringed on the police department’s promotions process last September, specifically to benefit demoted Lt. Sabrina Richardson.

1 week ago | fox8live.com | Chris Joseph

NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - New Orleans taxpayers paid Mayor LaToya Cantrell at least $630.77 for meals and Uber rides during her March trip to Washington D.C., after her office claimed the city would not be charged for the trip. Fox 8 obtained travel records showing Chief Administrative Officer Gilbert Montaño signed off on the reimbursement, which specified $414 in meal per diems and $216.77 for the Uber rides.