NEW ORLEANS, LA — Today, Mayor-Elect Helena Moreno announced the launch of New Orleans’ first Distributed Energy Resource (DER) Program, a $28 million investment that will place hundreds of solar-tied batteries across the city to dramatically improve grid reliability, sustainability, and community resilience, without placing additional costs on ratepayers.

The initiative marks a major milestone in a new approach to grid reliability that began after Hurricane Ida exposed the devastating consequences of widespread power failures. In the wake of that storm, the Council committed to doing things differently by redefining what reliable electricity means by investing not only in poles and wires, but directly in our communities.

NEW ORLEANS, LA -  The New Orleans City Council is calling for clarity and transparency from the New Orleans Area Habitat for Humanity after recent reporting revealed the organization has sold several properties within Musicians’ Village, a landmark post-Katrina development designed to provide affordable living for local musicians and culture bearers. Residents are now expected to pay triple their former rent under the new owners.

NEW ORLEANS, LA — The New Orleans City Council today advanced a balanced budget framework put forward by Mayor-elect Helena Moreno and the City Council, including current Budget Chair Joe Giarrusso and 2026 Budget Chair Lesli Harris to address the City’s significant fiscal challenges and ensure continuity of essential services.

NEW ORLEANS, Wednesday, October 29, 2025 | Today, the New Orleans City Council held a special meeting to introduce legislation to place guardrails on the proposed $125 million of revenue bonds that will be used to pay for City employees and to ensure the budget passed by the Council is followed. In addition, the Council will grant the Louisiana Legislative Auditor access to review the City’s finances from 2022 and beyond, and to review the City’s financial position regularly. Understating the urgency and gravity of the City’s finances, the City Council is proactively legislating solutions to show fiscal transparency and accountability.