New Orleans Mayor Helena Moreno has said for months she wants to see major changes at the Regional Transit Authority to improve regional connectivity and make public transit more accessible for riders.
But the mayor’s demands for reforms intensified this week after a dozen current and former employees of the RTA filed a bombshell lawsuit alleging rampant discrimination and wage theft at the agency.
“Stories like this underscore exactly why meaningful reform and structural change at the RTA are not optional, they are necessary,” Moreno’s communications director, Isis Casanova, said in a statement Friday…