SWB Becoming a City Department by 2028 Won’t Fix It

TL;DR New Orleans has set a 2028 deadline to fully absorb the Sewerage and Water Board into city government. The City Council already gained sign-off power over SWBNO’s budgets, contracts,…

Cost of Living in New Orleans: Fees, Taxes and Tows Add Up

TL;DR New Orleans isn’t raising money in one place. It’s raising money in five, and each one gets defended on its own terms. Sanitation customers pay $8.25 more a month…

New Orleans 2027 Budget Cuts: Who Pays the Price?

New Orleans 2027 Budget Cuts: Who Will Actually Pay the Price? TL;DR New Orleans faces another round of budget pain as it prepares its 2027 budget, due before the City…

New Orleans Sanitation Fee Increase: What Residents Would Pay and Get

City Officials ignored Richard’s Disposal and gave most of the contract to another company. Now we all have to pay the price By Langston Price TL;DR: Mayor Helena Moreno’s administration…