Mayor LaToya Cantrell does not have to adhere to a $90 million settlement deal her administration crafted with the Orleans Parish School Board, a judge ruled Wednesday — but the city must pay the board $10 million.
Siding partly with Cantrell, Civil District Court Judge Nicole Sheppard ruled that the $90 million settlement Cantrell backed out of last month had never been finalized.
Siding partly with the School Board and the City Council, Sheppard said the city still must pay the $10 million because it was included in a city budget that passed with Cantrell’s signature. She set a 30-day deadline for the city to make the payment…