The City of New Orleans, Department of Public Works Parking and Towing Divisions will resume standard parking enforcement and towing operations citywide beginning at 7 a.m. on Sunday, Oct. 10, bringing an end to the leniency the city has demonstrated as residents recovered from Hurricane Ida. Standard parking enforcement protocol...
Office of Cultural Economy to Host Carousel of Culture Event
Two-Day Event Designed to Stimulate Economy for Culture Bearers, Artists and Musicians The Mayor’s Office of Cultural Economy's Carousel of Culture, a cultural event that will feature dozens of artists, musicians, artisans, food truck vendors, and more, will take place 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 16 and Sunday,...
New Orleans Gears Up for Club-Based Music Fest
New Orleans & Company CEO Stephen Perry Expects NOLAxNOLA to grow and continue for years to come No, there won't be a New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival in October as originally planned before COVID-19 cases began to surge again in late summer with new variants of the virus. But...
City Launched Hurricane Ida Deductible Program to Assist Homeowners
The City of New Orleans today ( Sept. 29) announced the launch of a new program to assist Orleans Parish residents impacted by Hurricane Ida. Beginning Sept. 30, the Mayor’s Office of Housing Policy and Community Development will accept applications for the Hurricane Ida Insurance Deductible Program. The City expects to spend up to $2 million in Neighborhood Housing Improvement Funds (NHIF) that will provide financial assistance to households earning up to 140 percent of the Area Median Income (AMI), estimated...
City Now Accepting Application for Emergency Utility Assistance Payments
Next Emergency Rental Assistance Community Event Scheduled Sept. 21 The Mayor’s Office of Housing Policy and Community Development is now accepting applications for utility assistance payments as a part of the Emergency Rental Assistance (ERA) program funded by The U.S. Department of Treasury. The City will disburse up to $5 million to eligible tenants in Orleans Parish with past-due utility bills due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The...
Local, State, Federal Officials Visit New Orleans East Hospital
Hospital Commended for Post-Ida Efforts Mayor Cantrell was joined today (Friday, Sept. 17) by U.S. HUD Secretary Marcia Fudge, Gov. John Bel Edwards, and U.S. Rep. Troy Carter to tour the New Orleans East Hospital and to recognize its success in saving lives while enduring Hurricane Ida. The hospital's CEO, Dr. Takeisha Davis and CFO, Danielle Willis were...
City Opens Transfer Station for Residents to Temporarily Dispose of Bagged Household Garbage Free of Charge
Hoping to assuage complaints about uncollected garbage piling up on curbs across New Orleans in the wake of Hurricane Ida, the City Sanitation Department is allowing residents to dispose of bagged household garbage at the Elysian Fields Transfer Station free of charge temporarily while it works with trash collection contractors work to increase capacity....
New Orleans Gets More Rental Assistance Funding
The City of New Orleans recently announced that it has received an additional $9.5 million from The U.S. Department of the Treasury to support renters and landlords during the COVID-19 pandemic, through the Emergency Rental Assistance (ERA) program. "The City of New Orleans remains committed to ensuring our most vulnerable citizens receive much-needed support during a...
City of New Orleans Continues Hurricane Ida Relief Efforts
As the City of New Orleans updated residents on Hurricane Ida response and recovery efforts and Entergy restores more power across the city, community resources, such as citywide cooling sites, are reducing this weekend. With about 4,000 customers without power as of the end of the day Sept. 9, Entergy...
McDonald’s, Local Owners Team Up to Serve Free Hot Meals to Residents Impacted by Hurricane Ida
Local McDonald’s restaurant Owner/Operators and McDonald’s USA will serving thousands of free, hot meals top from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. daily Sept. 8 - Sept. 11 to New Orleanians impacted by Hurricane Ida. The fgrab-and-go meals are prepared and distributed from the McDonald’s McRig, a full-sized tractor-trailer with a...