Henry Consulting, LLC v. the New Orleans City Council, 2025-CA-0171

Henry Consulting, LLC v. the New Orleans City Council

2025-CA-0171

| La. Ct. App. | Aug 15, 2025

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      HENRY CONSULTING, LLC                         *        NO. 2025-CA-0171

      VERSUS                                        *        COURT OF APPEAL

      THE NEW ORLEANS CITY                          *        FOURTH CIRCUIT
      COUNCIL
                                                    *        STATE OF LOUISIANA

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      CONSOLIDATED WITH:                                      CONSOLIDATED WITH:

      RAMELLI JANITORIAL SERVICES, INC.                       NO. 2025-CA-0172

      VERSUS

      CITY OF NEW ORLEANS, HENRY
      CONSULTING, LLC., THE COUNCIL OF
      THE CITY OF NEW ORLEANS

JCL   LOBRANO, J., CONCURS WITH REASONS

            I concur in the result reversing the district court’s December 16, 2024

      judgment granting mandamus relief and dismissing the petition for mandamus. The

      Mayor improperly pursued contract execution through a mandamus with respect to

      the procedure established by Ordinance No. 70-10. Any dispute over the policy or

      wisdom of that procedure, at this juncture, is for the legislative and executive

      branches to address, not for the judiciary to resolve in a mandamus proceeding. As

      I noted in my partial dissent in Orleans Par. Sch. Bd. v. City of New Orleans, 25-

      0247 (La. App. 4 Cir. 5/19/25), — So.3d ––,

2025 WL 1431290

, the interruption of

      essential public services due to procedural disputes between branches of local

      government underscores the need for clear standards, procedures, and cooperative

      implementation. This case likewise illustrates that, in matters involving essential

      public services, procedural clarity is important to ensure timely execution of

      contracts and maintain public confidence in governmental operations.




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