NEW ORLEANS, LA — A joint committee of the New Orleans City Council today sounded the alarm about chronic customer service issues within the Sewerage and Water Board. Council offices have experienced a recent uptick in complaints regarding lack of communication from SWBNO representatives. During today’s meeting, Council Vice President Matthew Willard urged top leadership at the agency to provide updated customer service protocols by next week to improve proactive resolution of constituent issues.

NEW ORLEANS, LA — The New Orleans City Council has drafted an ordinance to rename the Tremé Recreation Community Center, located at 900 North Villere Street, as the Jerome Smith Recreation Community Center in honor of legendary civil rights leader, Freedom Rider, mentor, and community champion Jerome “Big Duck” Smith.

NEW ORLEANS,LA - The New Orleans City Council applauds the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals for upholding the City’s regulations for non-commercial short-term rentals (“NSTRs”) and the City’s platform verification system that requires platforms to verify that listings are properly permitted through the City before booking for all types of short-term rentals (“STRs”). This ruling from the Fifth Circuit confirms the ruling from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana, which dismissed all but one count in September 2025. 

NEW ORLEANS, LA — Today, a joint City Council committee took the first step in reforming the governing structure of the Sewerage and Water Board of New Orleans.

NEW ORLEANS, LA — The New Orleans City Council will discuss a proposed ordinance establishing a new governing structure for the Sewerage and Water Board of New Orleans at a joint committee meeting Thursday, July 30.