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N.O. close to getting emergency bond deal
State commission would have to OK $125M funding proposal
FAA reducing air traffic by 10%
Move aimed at maintaining safety during shutdown BY MATTHEW DALY, JOSH FUNK and RIO YAMAT Associated Press
STAFF PHOTO By JAVIER GALLEGOS
New Orleans City Council Vice President and Mayor-elect Helena Moreno, center, is joined by City Council President JP Morrell, right, and City Council member Joe Giarrusso, left, during a news conference after a meeting between New Orleans officials and state leaders at the Capitol on Wednesday. BY BLAKE PATERSON
Staff writer
Mayor-elect Helena Moreno and members of the City Council are close to sealing a deal that would allow New Orleans to sell $125 million in emergency bonds to ease the city’s cash-flow crisis without having to cede control of City Hall. The outlines of an agreement were hashed out during an hourlong, closeddoor meeting with state officials at the State Capitol on Wednesday, according to Senate President Cameron Henry, who organized the meeting. Moreno, who currently serves as council vice president and takes over as mayor on
Jan. 12, was joined by council President JP Morrell and council member Joe Giarrusso. As part of the deal, the council is expected to approve an ordinance Thursday creating a special fund for the bond proceeds that could only be tapped for payroll purposes and would be overseen by Louisiana Legislative Auditor Mike Waguespack. “We worked through some oversight measures dealing with the legislative auditor, and we have a few things to work out,” said Moreno after the meeting. “More to come, but it did move us in the right direction.” The deal, if it comes to pass, would represent a win for Moreno as the
city’s next leader before she officially takes office in January. In recent weeks, she and her council colleagues have been at the forefront of the negotiations with state leaders. New Orleans still needs the approval of the State Bond Commission — a 14-member body made up entirely of Republicans — to move forward with selling the bonds. One of those members is Gov. Jeff Landry, who came out against the city’s bond proposal last week and also suggested appointing a fiscal administrator. But after hearing from New Orleans officials on Wednesday, other key
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New UNO logo unveiled
BY MIKE SMITH Staff writer
BY MARIE FAZIO Staff writer
STAFF PHOTO By MARIE FAZIO
The team that will shape UNO’s shift to the LSU system met for the first time on Wednesday and unveiled a working draft of the LSU New Orleans logo, which features a purple and ä See UNO, page 4A gold privateer.
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Showdown looms over controversial pogy boats
High-profile committee begins move to LSU system
As the University of New Orleans prepares to rejoin the LSU system, officials already are developing a new purple-and-gold UNO logo and have assembled a high-powered transition team that includes restaurateur Emeril Lagasse Jr., rapper Master P and shipbuilder
WASHINGTON — The Federal Aviation Administration said Wednesday that it would reduce air traffic by 10% across 40 “highvolume” markets beginning Friday morning to maintain safety during the ongoing government shutdown. The reduction stands to impact thousands of flights nationwide because the FAA directs more than 44,000 INSIDE flights daily, including commercial passenger ä Trump lashes flights, cargo planes and out at GOP private aircraft. senators to end Air traffic controllers have been working un- shutdown. Page paid since the shutdown 3A began Oct. 1. With some ä Money calling out of work, staffremoved from ing shortages during some Louisiana some shifts have led to flight delays at a number SNAP accounts. of U.S. airports. Page 6A Citing growing staffing pressures, FAA Administrator Bryan Bedford said the agency would not wait for a crisis to act. “We can’t ignore it,” he said. Bedford and Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said they would meet with airline executives later Wednesday to determine how to safely implement the reduction in flights. Until then, both declined to name the affected markets. Bedford said a list would be released sometime Thursday. “If the pressures continue to build even after we take these measures,” Bedford said, “we’ll come back and take additional measures.” The Associated Press on Wednesday sent requests for comment on the FAA’s decision to major U.S. airlines, including Delta, United and American Airlines. Southwest Airlines said it was evaluating
A new showdown is brewing over Louisiana’s controversial menhaden fishing, with another round set to play out in Baton Rouge on Thursday when state commissioners consider a proposal to again alter industry regulations. Recreational fishermen and conservation groups are girding for what they expect will be a proposal to partially ease the half-mile buffer zone off
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the coast where menhaden fishing is banned, the result of a painstakingly negotiated compromise last year. They say easing the buffer in those locations will damage Louisiana’s fragile coast and ecosystem, while the industry argues that the current rules have eaten too deeply into their bottom lines, putting jobs and livelihoods at risk. Both sides will arrive at Thursday’s meeting of the state’s Wildlife and Fisheries Commission
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