NEW ORLEANS, LA -  The City Council and Mayor Helena Moreno received a legal win for the City that could secure more than $6 million a year to support New Orleans annually. On Thursday, January 15, Civil District Court Judge Kern Reese recognized Mayor Helena Moreno as the lawful trustee of the former Wisner Trust.

NEW ORLEANS, LA — Councilmember Lesli Harris proudly served as the 2026 Honorary Co-Chair of the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday Planning Commission for the City of New Orleans’ official MLK commemorations and community programming honoring the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

NEW ORLEANS, LA — Councilmember Lesli Harris was unanimously selected as Chair of the Budget, Audit, and Board of Review Committee on January 12th, and will serve as the Council’s voting representative on the Revenue Estimating Conference (REC). Harris will lead the Council’s budget work at a pivotal fiscal moment for the City of New Orleans over the next four years.

NEW ORLEANS, LA — Today, the New Orleans City Council adopted Resolution R-26-3, reaffirming the City’s commitment to issuing previously promised retention bonuses to eligible New Orleans Police Department (NOPD) officers and pledging to work collaboratively with the incoming-Mayoral administration to ensure payments are made as promptly and responsibly as possible.

NEW ORLEANS, LA — Councilmember Lesli Harris released the following statement in response to fatal shooting of Renee Nicole Good by an ICE agent in Minneapolis and the continued presence of CBP and ICE in New Orleans.