Mayor Helena Moreno is not easing into the job. Her administration has rapidly ramped up sales-tax audits across New Orleans, launching a wave of reviews of local business filings in just the first weeks of her term. City officials say the push is aimed at closing revenue gaps as the new administration stares down a tight municipal budget.
According to New Orleans CityBusiness, the city has completed or opened roughly 145 sales-tax audits in less than two months. Those reviews have flagged about $7 million in potentially uncollected sales tax, and the outlet reports that city officials are preparing to take legal action in order to claw back major delinquencies…