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 Freddie King joined Mayor Helena Moreno today to highlight a major milestone in the City of New Orleans’ ongoing infrastructure improvement efforts with the completion of the Department of Public Works’ first in-house concrete pour since Hurricane Katrina, located in District C.

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 (Dec. 5, 2025) — New Orleans Mayor-elect Helena Moreno, Rep. Troy A. Carter, Sr. (D-La.), New Orleans city councilmembers, and a broad coalition of civic, legal, business, and faith leaders gathered today to call for transparency, accountability, and the protection of civil rights as U.S. Customs and Border Protection carries out “Operation Catahoula Crunch” in New Orleans. 

NEW ORLEANS, LA —  The New Orleans City Council is introducing an online portal for citizens to report potential abuse from federal immigration officers. Following recent reports of escalating immigration enforcement in the Greater New Orleans area, the City Council created the Know Your Rights webpage to help citizens report potential abuse by federal agents and educate themselves on their rights when interacting with agencies such as Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE) and Border Patrol.