{"id":2519434,"date":"2025-12-09T19:51:02","date_gmt":"2025-12-10T00:51:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/new-orleans-cost-cutting-measures-are-paying-off-report-says\/"},"modified":"2025-12-09T19:54:49","modified_gmt":"2025-12-10T00:54:49","slug":"new-orleans-cost-cutting-measures-are-paying-off-report-says","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/new-orleans-cost-cutting-measures-are-paying-off-report-says\/","title":{"rendered":"New Orleans cost-cutting measures are paying off, report says"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fnew-orleans-cost-cutting-measures-are-paying-off-report-says%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2519434&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>A <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/report-georgia-secretary-of-state-brad-raffensperger-neglected-to-protect-georgians-by-allowing-dominion-voting-machines-in-elections-he-didnt-prevent-fraud-he-provided-f\/\" title=\"...: Georgia Secretary of ... Brad Raffensperger Neglected to Protect Georgians By Allowing Dominion Voting Machines in Elections \u2013 He Didn\u2019t Prevent Fraud \u2013 He Provided for It\">recent report highlights<\/a> that New Orleans&#8217; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/lawsuit-alec-baldwin-had-no-reason-to-fire-gun-during-scene-being-rehearsed\/\" title=\"Lawsuit: Alec Baldwin Had No Reason to Fire Gun During Scene Being Rehearsed\">cost-cutting measures<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bowser-warns-of-significant-service-cuts-for-dc-if-congress-doesnt-restore-2025-budget\/\" title=\"Bowser warns of &#039;significant&#039; service cuts for DC if Congress doesn&#039;t restore 2025 budget\">including hiring freezes<\/a>, limits on overtime pay, and tighter control of government contracts, have resulted in significant savings totaling approximately $70.3 million as June. The city implemented a hiring and promotion freeze that alone is expected to save $11.2 million annually. Additionally,overtime caps have helped reduce overtime expenses by around $3 million yearly. Nonessential spending has also been largely frozen, with stricter reviews required for new purchases and contracts. These measures address the city&#8217;s worsening financial situation, which prompted securing a $125 million loan from the State Bond Commission to cover payroll and cash shortfalls. Looking ahead,New orleans approved a $1.<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/report-600-plus-non-patrol-nypd-officers-to-help-combat-violent-crime\/\" title=\"...: 600-Plus Non-Patrol NYPD Officers to Help &#039;Combat Violent Crime&#039;\">6 billion operating budget<\/a> for 2026 featuring $150 million in cuts and increased revenue, though more short-term borrowing may be necesary while the city rebuilds reserves.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">New Orleans cost-cutting measures are paying off, report says<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<p>(The Center Square)&nbsp;&minus; Hiring freezes, limits on overtime pay, and a clampdown on government contracts have saved <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/new-orleans\/\">New Orleans<\/a> tens of millions of dollars since the city began reining in its <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/spending\/\">spending<\/a> earlier this year, according to a new report.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>In a biweekly expenditure report sent Monday to the city council, Chief Administrator Officer Joseph Threat Sr.&rsquo;s office outlines about $70.3 million in projected savings from cost-cutting measures that began in June. The council is expected to discuss the report on Wednesday.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/finance\/3909639\/bull-moose-project-criticizes-lummis-stalled-crypto-legislation\/\">Bull Moose Project criticizes Sen. Lummis over stalled crypto legislation<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/finance\/3909063\/polis-calls-treasury-extend-free-tax-filing-service\/\">Polis calls on U.S. Treasury to <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >extend free tax filing service<\/a><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>A citywide hiring and promotion freeze that took effect June 30 produced the largest immediate savings on the personnel side, the report said. The city estimates the freeze will save about $11.2 million annually &ndash;&nbsp;roughly $2.3 million from reduced hiring and $8.9 million from positions left unfilled. In the most recent two-week period covered in the report, those measures accounted for nearly $980,000 in savings.<\/p>\n<p>The administration also reports progress on curbing overtime pay, a key contributor to the city&rsquo;s cash crisis.<\/p>\n<p>The city set overtime caps in June and ordered departments to submit 90-day projections each month, and as a result, expects to save roughly $3 million in overtime costs each year. City departments cut about $675,000 in overtime over the latest two-week span.<\/p>\n<p>City Hall has also frozen most nonessential spending. Since June, new purchases and contract changes have faced stricter reviews, and a Sept. 16 memo ordered departments to lock in any needed spending by Sept. 30 and cut back on everything else.<\/p>\n<p>The reductions were put in place as the city&rsquo;s finances worsened this year.<\/p>\n<p>In mid-November, city officials secured a&nbsp;<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thecentersquare.com\/louisiana\/article_b7390ff9-21f4-4017-a33b-9c6a6f64d655.html\">$125 million loan<\/a>&nbsp;from the State Bond Commission to bridge a mounting cash shortfall and cover payroll expenses. The loan includes tight oversight from the state.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/finance\/3904201\/new-orleans-approves-budget-cuts\/\">NEW ORLEANS APPROVES $1.6B BUDGET WITH $150M IN CUTS<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The&nbsp;city&nbsp;will likely need to seek more short-term borrowing in the next few budget cycles while it rebuilds its reserves and reins in spending, officials have said.<\/p>\n<p>In early December, the city unanimously adopted a&nbsp;<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thecentersquare.com\/louisiana\/article_222d3ba3-ba2e-4668-9eb2-e7b0f51a269e.html\">$1.6 billion operating budget<\/a>&nbsp;for 2026 that includes around $150 million in cuts and $74.5 million in previously untapped revenue.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>New Orleans&#8217; spending cuts save tens of millions, report shows<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2869,"featured_media":2519435,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Social-Security-money-2-4-e1764546980346.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[4463,37745,10680,47705],"class_list":["post-2519434","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-budget","tag-cost-cutting","tag-finance","tag-new-orleans"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Social-Security-money-2-4-e1764546980346.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2519434","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2869"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2519434"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2519434\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2519443,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2519434\/revisions\/2519443"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2519435"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2519434"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2519434"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2519434"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}