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CityBusiness reports:
The New Orleans City Council will hold a special meeting and executive session Monday with the hope of reaching a consensus on how to move forward following Mayor C. Ray Nagins vow to discontinue funding the full contract of sanitation services in the French Quarter.
In doing so, they are relying on an opinion letter written by Herman, Herman, Katz & Cotlar, which the Times-Picayune described as follows:
“The Home Rule Charter clearly provides that the (budget) ordinance is a law which the mayor is required to follow, like all other ordinances, ” the opinion said. Further, it said, the council can seek a court order to “compel the mayor to distribute and spend funds as required” under the ordinance.
The mayor, in turn, has called any potential suit a “waste of time”, relying on an opinion by the City Attorney’s Office.
WDSU reports:
A federal appeals court has upheld a judge’s refusal to halt the demolition of four public housing complexes in New Orleans that were damaged by Hurricane Katrina.
A group of displaced public housing residents had asked U.S. District Judge Ivan Lemelle in June 2006 to block plans to demolish and redevelop the B.W. Cooper, C.J. Peete, St. Bernard and Lafitte developments.
Monday’s ruling by a three-judge panel from the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals says Lemelle didn’t abuse his discretion in denying the residents’ request.
The Fifth Circuit’s opinion can be read here.
The Times-Picayune reported earlier this month:
A state appeals court opinion issued Jan. 7 says that it was legal for New Orleans homeowner Brenda Pitts to have filed a lawsuit against Louisiana Citizens Property Insurance Corp. months after the deadline for initiating litigation because a class action lawsuit had stopped the clock from running out.
If the unanimous decision from the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeal stands, Citizens, the state sponsored insurer of last resort, believes that the ruling will open the door for new people to file lawsuits against the company over their 2005 hurricane claims.
The opinion can be read here.
The Times-Picayune reports:
The city of New Orleans acted legally in the 1990s when it created a registry for same-sex couples and used it as a basis to provide health insurance for the partners of its gay and lesbian employees, a state appellate court ruled last week.
The opinion can be found here.
Houma Today reports:
This year, 66-year-old Stanwood Richardson Duval, who moved to New Orleans in 1994 when his judicial service began, will retire from the court.
Well, almost.
He will continue to oversee litigation related to Hurricane Katrina and its aftermath. . . .
WWL-TV reports:
For more than three years, the City of New Orleans and FEMA have battled over whether New Orleans needs to rebuild or replace both the Fifth District Station and the Seventh District Station in New Orleans East.
We feel the Seventh District is about 85 percent damaged, and the Fifth District is 75 percent damaged, said New Orleans Capitol Projects Director Bill Chrisman.
According to FEMA, New Orleans could repair the Fifth District Station for $1 million, but the city argues that it needs to be replaced for $6.5 million, a discrepancy of $5.5 million.
As for the Seventh District, FEMA estimates repair costs at just $750,000, while New Orleans argues it also needs replaced at a cost of $5.5 million.
So the city is appealing.
That appeals process could take months, and could ultimately end with New Orleans taking FEMA to court. . . .
In all, the city argues FEMA should pay more than $1 billion for all 280 damaged buildings, while they say FEMA only wants to fund $350 million worth of repairs or replacements.
Computer simulations presented in the first court case brought against the US government over New Orleans floods could prompt massive payouts
Flood walls alone are not enough to protect the city if another large hurricane hits, says a panel of engineers
With climate change bringing rising sea levels, flooding from hurricanes will only get worse in New Orleans, but undeveloped parts of the city offer hope
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