The Mayor of New Orleans, Latoya Cantrell, participates within the Yale Mayor Convention that begins tomorrow in Washington, DC.
It comes within the midst of a ban on New Orleans Metropolis Council to metropolis officers who journey with taxpayers’ cash.
Cantrell’s workplace says this journey is included within the ban.
“This annual convention was confirmed within the calendar of the mayor’s workplace lengthy earlier than the latest ordinance of the Board,” based on a press launch.
The Council prohibited by means of a minimum of April after the administration lately reported that town confronted a monetary disaster.
The Cantrell workplace additionally mentioned that it couldn’t meet the plans to supply taxes of taxes to the College Board of the Orleans parish.
What occurs at this assembly in DC?
“The Yale Mayor College Convention, organized by Yale College, offers an immersive studying setting for mayors all through the nation,” mentioned Cantrell’s assertion. “This occasion provides a invaluable alternative for leaders to work together and share one of the best practices associated to the challenges confronted by metropolitan areas all through the US.”
Cantrell is out of the workplace in lower than a 12 months.