| By DREW BROACH | Deputy metro editor |
PROGRESS FLAGGING: One year after Mayor LaToya Cantrell announced that Bayou Phoenix had won the right redevelop the former Six Flags amusement park in New Orleans East, hardly any work has been done on the 227-acre site and lease negotiations to give the group control of the property appear to be on shaky ground. RECALL FUNDING: The committee to recall New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell has raised more than $63,000 for its effort, with contributions coming from two big Republican funders and hundreds of small-dollar donors, according to the committee's first campaign finance report. INCENTIVE PAY: Even though DXC Technology created less than one third of the new jobs it promised at its "technology innovation center" in the Central Business District, New Orleans government agencies paid it $182,000 in incentives. (Want more stories like this? Subscribe to our free NOLA Business Insider newsletter, emailed weekday mornings.) Thanks for starting your Wednesday with Morning Headlines. Catch the latest news all day on NOLA.com. D.B. |