New Orleans Mayor Helena Moreno is taking on a problem that generations of mayors before her have tried — and failed — to solve: The need for a new City Hall.
The blue-glassed, mid-century-modern building at 1300 Perdido Street that serves as New Orleans’ seat of government opened in 1957 and is decades overdue for a facelift.
Moreno has asked Gov. Jeff Landry and the Louisiana Legislature for $5.1 million to kickstart planning around a new building. In the coming weeks, the mayor, City Council and Civil District Court also plan to appoint a slate of experts for a new Municipal Complex Advisory Committee, which Moreno created through an executive order on her first day in office…