New Orleans sales tax hearing ratifies multiple consent judgments, continues several cases to Dec. 17

NEW ORLEANS — At a New Orleans City sales tax hearing on Oct. 29, city staff announced a series of consent judgments and case continuances affecting a range of local businesses, and the hearing body ratified the clerk's report and actions.

City staff asked the hearing to continue a case involving Bootleg Distillation LLC (d/b/a Bootleg Distillation and Porch Jam) to the Dec. 17 docket. "The city would like to continue this matter, to the 12/17 docket to allow the entities to come to a resolution in this matter," Jasmine Bandy, speaking on behalf of the city, said during the hearing.

The hearing record shows one petition was dismissed after payment: Harris Cuisine LLC (d/b/a LILITH) was dismissed after the city reported the business paid the applicable $1,600 fine. "The city would like to dismiss this petition against LILITH as they've paid the applicable $1,600 fine," Bandy said; a motion and second were recorded and the dismissal was entered.

Other items on the docket were reported as consent judgments with specified payment amounts and time frames. Examples recorded in the hearing record include:

- Wisdom Reception Center LLC (d/b/a The Wisdom): consent judgment $800, payable within 30 days. - Scribe and Pie Pizza Bar LLC (d/b/a Taqueria La Lucha): consent judgment $7,400, payable within 180 days. - Bywater Brewing LLC (d/b/a Rampart Treehouse): consent judgment $200, payable within 15 days. - Broadside New Orleans LLC (d/b/a The Broadside): consent judgment $600, payable within 15 days. - Velvet Cactus LLC (d/b/a Velvet Cactus): consent judgment $400, payable within 30 days. - Circle K Stores, Inc. (store numbers referenced in the record): consent judgments $400 each, payable within 60 days (multiple store numbers listed in the transcript). - Nathan J. Pete Sr. (d/b/a Pete's Bar): a judgment described in the record as "$200 per month, for 13 months payable in 120 days" with a stated grand total of $2,600. - Pablo's Incorporated (d/b/a Russell's Marina Grill): consent judgment $600, payable within 15 days. - New Orleans City Park Improvement Association: consent judgment $2,400, payable within 60 days. - Kojak Investments of Harrison LLC (d/b/a Another Broken Egg Cafe): consent judgment $800, payable within 60 days. - Kojak Investments of Magazine LLC (d/b/a Another Broken Egg Cafe): consent judgment $800, payable within 60 days.

Several matters were continued to the Dec. 17 hearing without a consent judgment entered at this meeting, including Perkoff LLC (d/b/a Next to Nothing), Club Bar LLC (d/b/a The Club Bar), Casa Mesa Cafe (d/b/a Polito's Asukar), Fobark Fresh Market LLC (d/b/a Fobark Fresh Market) and a listing for DKB Group LLC (d/b/a name redacted in the record).

The hearing also included the formal ratification of the Oct. 29 sales tax hearing report. After the clerk read the items and identified discrepancies on one item (hearing number 3124, Nathan J. Pete Sr.), a member moved to approve the ratification, the motion was seconded, and the presiding officer called the voice vote: "All in favor? Aye. Any opposed?" The clerk then recorded the ratification as approved.

The meeting concluded shortly after the ratification; a motion to adjourn was made, seconded, and the presiding officer closed the hearing.

Votes at a glance

- Hearing 0324A (Bootleg Distillation LLC d/b/a Bootleg Distillation/Porch Jam): continued to Dec. 17, 2024 (requested by city staff). - Hearing 04-24A (Harris Cuisine LLC d/b/a LILITH): petition dismissed after payment of $1,600 (motion and second recorded; no named voters recorded in transcript). - Hearing 1024TX (Wisdom Reception Center LLC d/b/a The Wisdom): consent judgment $800, payable within 30 days; entered by the clerk's report. - Hearing 2024TX (Scribe and Pie Pizza Bar LLC d/b/a Taqueria La Lucha): consent judgment $7,400, payable within 180 days; entered by the clerk's report. - Hearing 2324TX (Perkoff LLC d/b/a Next to Nothing): continued to Dec. 17, 2024. - Hearing 2424TX (Club Bar LLC d/b/a The Club Bar): continued to Dec. 17, 2024. - Hearing 2624TX (Bywater Brewing LLC d/b/a Rampart Treehouse): consent judgment $200, payable within 15 days. - Hearing 2824TX (Velvet Cactus LLC d/b/a Velvet Cactus): consent judgment $400, payable within 30 days. - Hearing 2924TX (Casa Mesa Cafe d/b/a Polito's Asukar): continued to Dec. 17, 2024. - Hearing 3024TX (Circle K Stores Inc., store 270-7673): consent judgment $400, payable within 60 days. - Hearing 3124TX (Nathan J. Pete Sr., d/b/a Pete's Bar): judgment described as $200 per month for 13 months; grand total $2,600 (clerk clarified payment schedule; item was ratified by the hearing body). - Hearing 3224TX (Broadside New Orleans LLC d/b/a The Broadside): consent judgment $600, payable within 15 days. - Hearing 3324TX (Fobark Fresh Market LLC d/b/a Fobark Fresh Market): continued to Dec. 17, 2024. - Hearing 3424TX (DKB Group LLC d/b/a name redacted in record): continued to Dec. 17, 2024. - Hearing 3524TX (Pablo's Incorporated d/b/a Russell's Marina Grill): consent judgment $600, payable within 15 days. - Hearing 3624TX (New Orleans City Park Improvement Association): consent judgment $2,400, payable within 60 days. - Hearing 3724TX (Kojak Investments of Harrison LLC d/b/a Another Broken Egg Cafe): consent judgment $800, payable within 60 days. - Hearing 3824TX (Kojak Investments of Magazine LLC d/b/a Another Broken Egg Cafe): consent judgment $800, payable within 60 days.

This summary reflects the items as read into the record and ratified during the Oct. 29 hearing. Where the transcript did not record a named mover or individual roll-call votes, outcomes are described as entered in the hearing record or as continued per staff request; specific individual vote tallies were not specified in the transcript.