At today's regular meeting, Council President Jason Williams introduced and the Council unanimously approved M-18-200 directing the City Planning Commission (CPC) to engage in an in-depth study on initiatives to revitalize Canal Street. The study will present findings on why previous recommendations were not able to be implemented and will identify ways to incentivize the use of upper floors on buildings along Canal Street that have remained vacant for years. 

At today's meeting, the Council unanimously passed legislation authored by District "C" Councilmember Gisleson Palmer to review and improve regulations of the city's short-term rental (STR) program.

Among the items to be heard at tomorrow's first regular meeting of the newly commissioned City Council:

• The Council will consider two motions to address several concerns associated with short-term rentals (STRs) city-wide through the following...

City Council President Jason Williams held a press conference today with leaders and decision-makers in the tourism industry to take a first step towards providing quality healthcare for hospitality workers. He was joined by District "B" Councilmember Jay H. Banks, District "C" Councilmember Kristin Gisleson Palmer, Cheryl R. Teamer, Senior Vice President of Public Affairs of New Orleans & Company, and Mark Romig, President/CEO of New Orleans Tourism Marketing Corporation.

This morning, Councilmember At-Large Helena Moreno formally filed notice that she will introduce an ordinance at the May 24th New Orleans City Council Meeting to establish and codify New Orleans' first legal guidelines to prevent sexual harassment and properly train City government officials and employees to avoid, identify, and punish harassment wherever it may be found within the City's charter-ruled agencies.