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Council approves series of routine budget and program measures; calls local tax and improvement district elections
Summary
The New Orleans City Council on Thursday approved multiple ordinances and motions on first reading and by vote, including notices to call local tax renewal and neighborhood improvement district elections, several grant appropriations and cooperative endeavor agreement amendments.
New Orleans City Council members voted on a bundle of routine and program-specific measures Thursday, advancing grant appropriations, extending cooperative agreements and calling local elections.
The council adopted a notice to begin the process for a November 15, 2025 French Quarter Economic Development District sales-tax renewal. The resolution gives public notice under LSA-R.S. 42:19.1 of FQEDD’s intent to place a five-year, 0.245-cent sales-tax renewal on the Nov. 15 ballot; if approved, the tax would run from July 1, 2025 through June 30, 2031. Councilmember discussion framed the vote as a legally required step to give residents and state legislators notice before a formal election-call vote…
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