A proposed relocation of New Orleans City Hall from its current location on Perdido Street to the Municipal Auditorium in Armstrong Park continues to receive pushback from the local community. Plans for the proposed $100-million to $150-million renovation project were presented to the city council in January, with an estimate that the first phase of the renovation could be done as soon as fall 2023.
Protesters gathered on June 17, voicing their opposition to the proposal. New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell issued a statement the next day, saying: “We are open to other options for the relocation of City Hall and for the renovation of Municipal Auditorium. … But they have to be viable options—just saying no or opposing what has been proposed simply isn’t good enough.”