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Yahoo
12-07-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
Qualifying ends for New Orleans elections, here's who's running for mayor, sheriff
NEW ORLEANS (WGNO) — Friday, July 11, was the final day to qualify for the upcoming elections in Orleans Parish. The qualifying period kicked off Wednesday. Some of the higher-profile races on Oct. 11 include Mayor of New Orleans and Orleans Parish Sheriff. Building partially collapsed in New Orleans French Quarter As of Friday afternoon, those who have qualified for the New Orleans mayoral election include: Russell Butler, No Party Eileen Carter, No Party Renada Collins, No Party Royce Duplessis, Democrat Arthur Hunter, Democrat Frank Janusa, Republican Helena Moreno, Democrat Tyrell Morris, Democrat Oliver Thomas, Democrat Ricky Twiggs, Independent Gabrielle Harris Thomas, Republican Manny Chevrolet, No Party Joseph Bikulege Jr., Independent Frank Scurlock, No Party Those who have qualified for the Orleans Parish Sheriff election include: Susan Hutson, Democrat Ernest Lee Sr., Republican Edwin Shorty Jr., Democrat Michelle Woodfork, Democrat Julian Parker, Democrat Bob Murray, Democrat Stay with WGNO for rain so more heat this weekend Qualifying ends for New Orleans elections, here's who's running for mayor, sheriff Weekend Outlook: To Beach or NOT to Beach? Trump administration rhetoric on FEMA moves toward reform rather than termination Mass layoffs begin at the State Department Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
08-07-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
State funding cuts hurt New Orleans Essence Festival, according to councilwoman
NEW ORLEANS (WGNO) — According to Kelly Shultz, Vice President of Communications with New Orleans & Co., there are 26,000 hotel rooms within a 2-mile radius of the Convention Center. On Saturday, these rooms were filled up at an 86% occupancy rate, a drop from its normal rates for essence festival. Louisiana search and rescue teams sent to Texas for flood response 'It's a little bit lower than what it was in 2024 at 91 percent,' Shultz said. According to Councilwoman Helena Moreno, this dip in attendance can be attributed to drop in state funding. In an Instagram post, she writes that Essence received almost $2 million less than usual from the state of Louisiana. This dip in funding may be significant as next year will be the festival's final year on its current contract, and without the regular attendance, the festival may be on the verge of leaving New Orleans. Shultz says the festival is too significant to let go. 'Essence did an economic impact study last year with Dillard university and so Dillard university found that for 2024 fest alone, the fest had an economic impact of over $340 million,' Shultz said. Shultz says funding is key to keep festivals like essence going and keep that economic impact alive. 'Without tourism, without events like essence fest, our city would not be as strong as it is today,' Shultz funding cuts hurt New Orleans Essence Festival, according to councilwoman Child severely injured in Slidell dog attack Louisiana Red Cross mobilizes to help Texas flood victims, urges volunteers to join effort New Orleans rowers embark on 600-mile journey with Jimmy Graham Ceremony held in remembrance of Katrina in New Orleans Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
19-05-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
State, local officials call for audit of Orleans Parish jail financials, security
NEW ORLEANS (WGNO) — The search continues for the Orleans Parish jail escapees who remain on the run. 'The jig is up. Don't think you can hide. They're not going to be on the lam for long,' said Kenner Police Chief Keith Conley. Even with several inmates captured being transported out of New Orleans by the Louisiana State Police, Conley's department has been deployed as part of this joint operation. Homicide investigation underway after man found fatally shot in Hollygrove 'I have extra patrols out on the street just in case they're monitoring all our modern technology. Anything out of the ordinary? They're going to jump on and fully investigate,' said Conley. With law enforcement searching for the escapees, New Orleans Councilwoman Helena Moreno still feels everyone should have been alerted immediately when it was made aware the inmates had escaped. 'Totally unacceptable. It's also incredibly irresponsible because it is a public safety danger to have these individuals now out in the community, and the fact that no one knew about it,' said Moreno. With the escape caught on surveillance cameras, Moreno questioned why no one was monitoring the cameras. 'You would think that this would be, like, a huge. Somehow, the system would flag this like, hey, you know, there's a bunch of people now running out of the building,' said Moreno. Moreno, along with State Representative Jason Hughes, is requesting that the Louisiana legislative auditor do a full financial and security audit of the Orleans Parish Sheriff's Office. VIDEO: Inmates run from Orleans Justice Center 'The sheriff has refused to come into our Brass system so that we can understand how every dollar is being spent,' said Moreno. Though she appreciates the sheriff doing an investigation, she believes a third-party outside investigation should be done as well. 'Whether that's, you know, the district attorney, the attorney general. Look into what happened, particularly if we're talking about criminal charges within the department, because they helped individuals get out,' said relieved convicted killer sentenced, yet void remains Rookie Robert Shwartzman wins Indy 500 pole State, local officials call for audit of Orleans Parish jail financials, security Louisiana law enforcement officials provide update on Orleans Parish jail escape investigation Search continues for escaped inmates following New Orleans jailbreak Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Axios
06-05-2025
- Politics
- Axios
GiveNOLA Day arrives amid growing strain on nonprofits
GiveNOLA Day is Tuesday, marking one of the biggest, single-day charity drives in New Orleans. The big picture: The average nonprofit in the South gets 26% of their annual revenue from government sources, according to the Urban Institute. In Louisiana, 84% of nonprofits got at least one government grant or contract in 2023, the study found. Yes, but: The Trump administration is cutting grant funding, especially for social welfare, education and environmental projects, according to the Foundation List. In New Orleans, nonprofit leaders told City Council members last month that the cuts are hurting their ability to feed the hungry and care for sexual assault victims. Council vice president Helena Moreno said at the time she instructed the city's chief administrative officer to push back against the changes and to see what can be done to fill the gaps. Zoom out: Nonprofits nationally are responding to federal reductions by seeking more corporate sponsorships and private donors, the Foundation List says. The MacArthur Foundation, Bloomberg Philanthropies and other groups say they will increase their giving, according to the New York Observer. Susannah Burley, executive director of Sustaining Our Urban Landscape in New Orleans, tells Axios she's stepping up efforts for private donations to plant trees after millions in federal funds were frozen or canceled. How it works: The Greater New Orleans Foundation spearheads GiveNOLA Day and connects donors with hundreds of nonprofits in 13 parishes.
