# October 29, 2026 OPSB Business Meeting

The Orleans Parish School Board (NOLA Public Schools) held its October 29, 2026 business meeting. The chief operating officer reported on capital improvements, including completed restroom and ADA ramp work, an HVAC installation, and roof and lobby-window projects moving into construction. The district’s active Raisin’ Cane’s Ninth Ward Stadium project—described as a $12 million project—has a change order of about $439,540, reduced to a net $355,000 after offsets, largely for stadium-light foundations and related revisions. The city is changing the source of a committed $2.5 million from ARPA funds to 2026 bond funds and combining it with an additional $3 million award; the replacement agreement and timing remain uncertain. The district reported receiving no naming-rights payments from Raisin’ Cane’s or LCMC despite submitting invoices. Separately, the district reported that it coordinated procurement and implementation of more than $500,000 in Stronger Connections school-safety enhancements benefiting 22 schools. No new vendor selection or contract award vote was identified; the consent agenda was approved, but its individual items were not detailed in the transcript.

The board approved a one-time allocation of up to $1.5 million from the general fund balance reserve for the local match to the Louisiana Department of Health’s LHIP school mental-health initiative; one member voted no. It also approved a general fund budget amendment, though the transcript does not provide its amount. The board adopted the 2027 meeting calendar. Proposed charter-school oversight policy amendments, including stronger financial oversight and closure procedures, were presented, but the transcript does not establish their final disposition.

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

### Sources
- [October 29, 2026 OPSB Business Meeting](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FrPZwtqETeI) - NOLA Public Schools