Council rolls forward millages to raise $23.2 million and narrow the budget gap

The council voted unanimously on Nov. 5 to roll forward the general fund millages, a move the administration expects to bring in about $23.2 million a year and cut the 2027 budget gap from roughly $100 million to about $40 million.

Donaldson was downgraded to no practice on Thursday, Kamara returned on a limited basis, and Reid and Shepherd came off the report as New Orleans prepares to host Cleveland on Sunday. Charlie Smyth will kick for the Saints.

The redshirt junior averages 47.0 yards per punt, leads his conference and ranks seventh nationally in his first season as the Green Wave primary punter. He is one of 63 candidates on the midseason list.

New Orleans trailed by 13 points early in the fourth quarter and by six points in overtime on Wednesday night, then scored 14 straight points in the extra period to beat Utah and reach .500 at 4-4.

Complete but unofficial returns from the Nov. 3 election give the New Orleans Democrat 192,258 votes, more than five times the total of his nearest challenger, in a district redrawn this year to reach Baton Rouge.

All three landmark nominations on the Historic District Landmarks Commission's Nov. 4 agenda advanced to formal study, including the Calhoun Street diner whose demolition the commission denied in April.

The Saints announced a partnership with Paris Saint-Germain on Tuesday, Oct. 20, built around a joint merchandise collection, a new musical recording with The Soul Rebels, youth programming and fan events across Paris before Sunday’s game against Pittsburgh at the Stade de France.

New Orleans picked up the 2027-28 team options on center Yves Missi, guard Jeremiah Fears and Derik Queen on Tuesday, Oct. 20, a day before the Pelicans open the regular season at home against Indiana.

Head coach Kellen Moore said on Monday, Oct. 19, that rookie receiver Jordyn Tyson and linebacker Kaden Elliss both made the trip to Paris for Sunday’s game against Pittsburgh. Tyson has not been activated from injured reserve, and his practice window has not been opened.

The league said on Sunday, Oct. 18, that preparations for the Oct. 25 game at the Stade de France are continuing on schedule, and the Saints, who were due in Paris early Monday, say their own staff on the ground has seen no disruption at team sites.

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