NEW ORLEANS - Today, the Council authorized a rate order for Entergy New Orleans (ENO) to lower citywide rates for customers and build a pathway towards a cleaner energy future. The approved rate order reduces average residential bills by up to an estimated $3 a month while providing significant advancements on climate and equity issues. 

NEW ORLEANS - Today, the Utilities Committee unanimously ordered electric and gas rate reductions for residents and businesses across New Orleans in a rate case resolution approved today. The resolution orders Entergy New Orleans to lower residential bills by an average of $34 a year, and saves taxpayers significant dollars with lower rates for the City and Sewerage and Water Board, while providing new green power options and freezing the regressive minimum customer charge at just $8.

Council further requests annual reports on exemption status' to promote regular accountability

NEW ORLEANS - Today, President Helena Moreno and the New Orleans City Council continued their work to account for the tax status of properties classified as exempt under the Industrial Tax Exemption Program (ITEP). Since last spring, Moreno and Together New Orleans have been unearthing information indicating that many properties currently considered "exempt" are in fact no longer exempt - in some cases going many years back. These exemptions excuse largely major corporations from paying millions in property taxes.

NEW ORLEANS - After months of work by the group Together New Orleans (TNO) and the office of Council President Helena Moreno asking for corporations with cancelled property tax breaks to be taxed accordingly, finally, the New Orleans Assessor is taking action. The Assessor's Office will now place some previously exempt properties back on the tax rolls and launch a comprehensive review to ensure other cancelled exemptions haven't been missed.

NEW ORLEANS - Due to the outcry over recent property tax assessments, the Ad Valorem and Dedicated Revenue Committee will hear a presentation on the impacted areas and possible mitigation options. The meeting is scheduled for Monday, August 26 at 10 a.m. in Council Chamber at City Hall.