A look at the American Rescue Plan Cuts
The City has a $200M budget hole to fill, and for revenues, they’re dipping into already-allocated American Rescue Plan dollars. The American Rescue Plan was the direct allocation of federal money the City of New Orleans received for COVID relief. It was intended to help the City and its people recover from economic losses due to the pandemic (More about ARPA here).
A total of $14.7 Million is being diverted from 32 ARPA programs. (Source) Here’s a rundown on what’s being cut, and from whom.
Verite: Council passes Moreno-helmed $1.59 billion budget
CBNO Executive Director Nellie Catzen was interviewed on the community’s response to the budget cuts.
Mayor-Elect Moreno presents her 2026 Budget Proposal
A new Mayor(-elect) has entered the chat, and since she’s also VP of City Council, she’s getting started early on making the changes she wants to see in the 2026 Budget. Yesterday, Mayor-Elect Moreno presented an amendment to the proposed 2026 City Operating Budget.
The Advocate: New Orleans funds major infrastructure projects, picks Calvin Duncan as clerk. See full results.
CBNO Executive Director Nellie Catzen was interviewed on the impact of the bond sale resolutions on the November 15th ballot.
2026 Budget Hearings Schedule
The Proposed 2026 City Budget was released on October 1st, and the City Council has until December 1st to approve the budget. Now is where the change happens!
First look at the 2026 Budget - WWL-TV Interview
CBNO Executive Director Nellie Catzen speaks with WWL-TV News about the 2026 budget at City Hall in New Orleans.
WWLTV: Facing a deficit, Mayor Cantrell proposes sales tax and fee hikes in final budget
CBNO Executive Director Nellie Catzen was interviewed on the 2026 Proposed City Budget.
Infrastructure money is coming. How do City Agencies want to spend it?
Last month, we heard initial priorities for Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) from the City of New Orleans, RTA, Port, and S&WB. What are they thinking?
Here’s the Mayor’s COVID recovery priorities.
New Orleans has received $388 million from The American Rescue Plan (ARP) in two payments. The majority of the first payment went toward keeping City services operational in 2020 and 2021. On June 14th, the Mayor released her initial priorities for the second payment, which will amount to $194 million.
