New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell speaks at a press conference at the temporary New Orleans Police Department headquarters about a suspected terrorist attack on Bourbon Street in the French Quarter Wednesday, Jan. 1, 2025. (Staff photo by Scott Threlkeld, The Times-Picayune)

A temporary homeless shelter in Gentilly launched under Gov. Jeff Landry's plan to solve New Orleans’ homelessness crisis had taken in over 100 residents by Thursday, while others passed on a bed there amid questions about its condition and services.

Cantrell said during an FBI press conference that a “tactical expert” will map out the city’s vulnerabilities and provide advice on how to secure them. The review will occur over the next week, she said,

Housing advocates say the $16 million for Governor Landry's transitional center would have been better spent by funding existing housing initiatives.

Louisiana's highest court has overturned a Civil District Court judge's decision to order Republican Gov. Jeff Landry's administration to stop clearing homeless encampments without notice in New Orleans ahead of tourist events.

New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell's administration has joined Attorney General Liz Murrill in asking a federal judge to rule on a motion to end the long-running consent decree over the city's police force.

The location and opening of the shelter will be announced next week, according to businessman Shane Guidry, an unofficial proxy for Landry on certain matters affecting New Orleans.

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