Today (Thursday, Feb, 4), Mayor LaToya Cantrell and other city officials broke ground on the $5.27 million expansion of the Low Barrier Shelter that opened in Fall 2018. The project is expected to be completed this summer. “This expansion of the Low Barrier Shelter will increase capacity by 200 percent,”...
Help is on the Way for Renters Struggling to Pay, Facing Eviction
Budget Committee Approves $11.6M in Federal Funding for Emergency Rental Assistance Program Full Council Expected to Take Up the Measure at Feb. 11 Meeting The Council's Budget Committee recommended approval today of $11.6 million in federal funding for the City’s Emergency Rental Assistance Program. The rental assistance funding is part...
State Tourism Office Unveils Civil Rights Trail
The Louisiana Office of Tourism recently announced the launch of the Louisiana Civil Rights Trail and LouisianaCivilRightsTrail.com. The Louisiana Civil Rights Trail brings together the events of the 1950s and 1960s that placed the state of Louisiana at the center of the national Civil Rights Movement and narrates the compelling stories and experiences of the people...
City Extends Meal Assistance Program through February
In partnership with the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), the City of New Orleans recently announced that the COVID-19 Meal Assistance Program will continue through at least Mar. 1, 2021, bringing the program into its eighth month. Funding for the program's extension was approved by FEMA, which covers 75 percent of...
City Health Department Offering COVID-19 Vaccine to NOLA Seniors
The New Orleans Health Department will be providing a limited number of doses of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine to seniors age 70 or older on Friday and Saturday, Feb. 5-6, at the Central City Senior Center by appointment only. Residents who are 70 years of age or older who have not yet received a...
City Council Amends DBE Program in Effort to Better Serve Minority-Owned Businesses
At its Jan. 28 meeting, the New Orleans Council approved an ordinance that will rename, restructure, and simplify the City’s DBE program. Now called the Equitable Business Opportunities Program, the changes are designed to increase the program’s effectiveness and address deeply-rooted economic disparities faced by local minority-owned businesses. Key updates...
New Orleans City Council Appoints Donna Glapion as Interim Councilwoman At-Large
The New Orleans City Council voted today (Thursday, Jan. 28) to appoint Donna Glapion to serve as interim Councilmember At-Large for the remainder of former Councilmember Jason Williams’ term. “This was a difficult choice, but at the end of the day, Donna Glapion hit all of the criteria I was looking...
City Leaders Break Ground on $23M Roadwork Project that Covers Three Council Districts
Mayor LaToya Cantrell recently joined other officials and community leaders to break ground on the $23 million Bayou St. John, Fairgrounds, 7th Ward Group B roadwork project – the Administration's largest awarded Joint Infrastructure Recovery Response (JIRR) program in terms of cost. Of the $23 million project, $10 million will...
New Orleans Native and Former HR Exec Wants to Bridge the Gap Between Black College Grads and jobs
Applications are now open for rising college juniors and seniors. The program is also looking for business partners to provide paid internships and mentors to help guide students Perry Sholes’ human resources skills were developed in the consumer products industry at Nabisco Foods Company Inc., and Kraft Foods Inc. Over...
Restrictions Loosen in New Orleans as Mayor Cantrell Announces a Return to a Modified Phase 2
With COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations decreasing over the past several weeks, the City of New Orleans today announced a Modified Phase Two, with increased capacity limits and gathering restrictions. The changes will go into effect at 6 a.m. Friday, Jan. 29, and will last through Tuesday, Feb. 16, Mardi Gras...