Council passes city budget without additional money for sheriff, DA

The New Orleans City Council declined to provide millions in additional funding Friday (Dec. 1) for the Orleans Parish District Attorney’s Office and Orleans Parish Sheriff’s Office as part of its vote to approve the city’s $1.57 billion 2024 operating budget.  The decision to keep the agencies at the funding levels recommended by Mayor LaToya…

by Richard A. Webster December 1, 2023December 1, 2023