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Criminal District Court Budget Report: January–February 2026

Original title: REPORT - OF ASHANTA GABRIEL, CLERK OF CRIMINAL DISTRICT COURT, CITY OF NEW ORLEANS Brief: Submitting the Budget to Actual Report for the months of January and February 2026. Annotation: RECEIVED.

Record date · April 9, 2026

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What This Bill Does

The Clerk of the Criminal District Court of New Orleans has submitted a report comparing the court's budgeted spending against actual expenditures for the first two months of 2026. The City Council has received this report for their records.

Why it matters

This report provides transparency into the financial operations of the New Orleans Criminal District Court by documenting how actual spending aligns with the approved budget for January and February 2026.

Who It Affects

Groups the bill's text affects, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.

Directly affected

Criminal District Court

The court is responsible for generating and submitting the financial data contained in the report.

Directly affected

New Orleans City Council

The Council receives the report as part of its oversight of city-funded agencies.

Key Facts

The report covers financial activity for the period of January 1, 2026, through February 28, 2026.
The document is a 'Budget to Actual' report, which compares planned spending to real-world expenditures.
The report was introduced to the City Council on April 6, 2026.
The report is filed under identifier TMP-2163.

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The report has been placed on the Consent Agenda, indicating it is a routine item for the City Council.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is a 'Budget to Actual' report?

It is a financial document that shows how much money an agency planned to spend versus how much it actually spent during a specific timeframe.

Does this report change the court's budget?

No, this is a reporting document submitted for review, not a request for new funding or a change to existing budget allocations.

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Reporting Lag

The report covering January and February was introduced in April, indicating a roughly one-month lag between the end of the reporting period and the formal submission to the City Council.

Criminal District Court, City of New Orleans

Connected Entities

TMP-2163, Criminal District Court, City of New Orleans, Ashanta Gabriel and 1 more

otherTMP-2163“File identifier for the report”Map →

OrganizationCriminal District Court, City of New Orleans“The government body submitting the financial report”Map →

PersonAshanta Gabriel“Clerk of Criminal District Court, City of New Orleans”Map →

OrganizationCity Council“The body receiving the report”Map →

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