Weeks after Mayor LaToya Cantrell backed out of a settlement that was poised to deliver millions of dollars to New Orleans schools, the City Council responded by banning travel by the mayor and other city officials.

New Orleans city officials and employees won't be able to spend city money on travel and entertainment through the end of April, amid Mayor LaToya Cantrell's administration's claims the city is in a financial crisis.

Arthur Hunter, who parlayed a stint as a New Orleans police officer into more than two decades as an Orleans Parish criminal court judge, plans to run for New Orleans mayor, he said Thursday, Feb. 27. The field of candidates battling to succeed LaToya Cantrell as New Orleans' mayor is growing.

New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell told allies in a private meeting before the Super Bowl that she was weighing whether to close Bourbon Street off to cars in the aftermath of the New Year's terror attack.

Mayor LaToya Cantrell's administration cited major money problems as a reason it wouldn't fulfill a settlement deal between it, the New Orleans City Council and the school board. But the administration has yet to show any evidence that's actually the case.

After seven years in office, surviving both a recall effort and a federal investigation, New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell faces a political landscape where voters seem ready for change.“They are tired of all the scandals and the publicity.

French Quarter Task Force member Bob Simms said from a safety standpoint, the city must do something to secure Bourbon Street.

The promise from authorities for more security threatened to conflict with the city’s anything-goes sensibilities, and some changes were evident.

The New Orleans City Council voted to ban “non-essential” travel for elected leaders and city employees after the city administration backed out of a settlement with New Orleans Public Schools. The ordinance bans city-funded travel with limited exceptions,

Mardi Gras is less than a week away and security surrounding this year’s Fat Tuesday celebrations, marking the end of Carnival season in New Orleans, will be heightened following the deadly New Year’s Day terror attack on Bourbon Street.

More cops than confetti are expected to be prevalent on parade routes when Mardi Gras goes into full swing in New Orleans this weekend.