# 2027 Proposed Budget Hearings (Day 9)

The New Orleans City Council’s 2027 Proposed Budget Hearings (Day 9), held October 29, 2026, included presentations from the New Orleans Building Corporation (NOBC), New Orleans Redevelopment Authority (NORA), Juvenile Court, community-service organizations, the Arts Council, and the Municipal Yacht Harbor. Procurement and development activity included NOBC’s planned bid solicitation for Union Passenger Terminal canopy and platform restoration, with up to $2.5 million in FRA grant funding for design; its work with Property Management on an RFP for real-estate services; and a $3.6 million auction sale of property to the convention center. NOBC reported a proposed 2027 revenue budget of about $10.89 million and cited increased property-management and professional-services costs. NORA described a proposed budget of about $32 million, funded through grants, program income, and dedicated revenues rather than solely the general fund. Its work included property auctions and dispositions, commercial-corridor and early-childhood-facility grants, affordable-housing development, and a school adaptive-reuse solicitation with responses due that day. The Yacht Harbor reported a proposed self-funded budget of about $2.32 million and said its board approved $140,000 for non-FEMA-reimbursable costs for the fishing-pier restroom project; an RFQ for redevelopment of the West End restaurant site was also moving forward.

Juvenile Court requested a 2027 appropriation of $2,731,588—about $265,000 more than the proposed level—to retain or fund court-support positions, including case-management and electronic-monitoring coordination; council members expressed support for working to preserve these resources, but no vote was recorded. TCA asked the council to restore a $45,000 reduction to its food-assistance budget. Arts Council and tourism-fund discussions focused on grantmaking, event support, and approximately $450,000 in proposed marketing spending, as well as concerns about grant review, local participation, and required council review and approval of annual plans. No spending or procurement vote was recorded in the transcript.

**Jurisdictions:** sled
**Industries:** Construction & Infrastructure, Professional Services
**Topics:** Physical Infrastructure, Grants & Funding
**Published:** October 29, 2026

### Sources
- [2027 Proposed Budget Hearings (Day 9)](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4ke80AHStwE) - New Orleans City Council