With the city of New Orleans short on cash, Mayor LaToya Cantrell’s administration in December hired a contractor for $5,400 to remove and later reinstall Mayor Helena Moreno’s inauguration banners at Gallier Hall.
At Cantrell’s direction, city officials sought out a quote from Uptown Graphics to remove the banners on Dec. 17 and reinstall them ahead of Moreno’s Jan. 12 inauguration, according to emails obtained by The Times-Picayune. The company told them it would cost $6,500.
The city ultimately reached a verbal agreement with the company to do the work for $5,400, according to a source familiar with the situation…