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Jackson Lee has sought to rally her party’s base, vowing to stand up to “MAGA Republicans.” Whitmire has relied on a more bipartisan coalition while also defending his Democratic credentials.

Snelling sought to reassure alderpersons the shortage of officers that has allowed robberies to soar won’t get worse, and might even get better.

New Orleans' City Council has approved the appointment of Anne Kirkpatrick as the city's new police chief

Plus: Ald. Ramirez ‘attacked’ by protesters, La Salle Street revamp’s future, and more.

Alderpersons Bill Conway (34th) and Brendan Reilly (42nd) sounded the alarm about the future of “LaSalle Street Reimagined” during Wednesday’s budget hearing, seeking assurances from city planning officials that developers now fronting huge costs can count on the city to be their partner.

Ald. Ray Lopez introduces an ordinance that would fine parents and require family counseling and community service for minors who commit a host of offenses.

The current immigration mess shouldn’t be placed on the shoulders of Texans or Chicagoans or New Yorkers, a suburban letter writer says.

“We’re here to pressure our own government,” one demonstrator said. “But we’re also here as part of a global mobilization to show all the complicit parties that we are watching, and we are paying attention.”

Mayor Brandon Johnson presided over a sometimes raucous special City Council meeting on Friday to pass a resolution condemning the Oct. 7 Hamas attacks on Israeli civilians.