Wisner Lawsuit Settlement

At a glance

• What: a settlement of the council's lawsuit against the Edward Wisner Donation and others (Council of the City of New Orleans v. Edward Wisner Donation, et al., No. 2022-6765, Civil District Court).
• Where it stands: on October 1, 2026 the council authorized its President to sign a settlement agreement among the City Council, the Salvation Army and a Wisner Trust Management Board member acting for a named defendant (Motion M-26-415, 7-0).
• Executive session: on October 15 the council went into executive session on four lawsuits, including this case; no outcome is recorded in the minutes. The others were a suit involving Archon Information Systems, a related suit between Salem Development and Archon, and a bankruptcy-court case against the city by Granaio, LLC.

Votes

• Motion M-26-415: moved by Morrell, seconded by McCarron; 7-0.
• October 15 executive session: moved by Morrell, seconded by Harris; all seven members present. The motion to reconvene passed 5-0 with Harris and Green absent.

Sources

• City Council regular meeting minutes, October 15, 2026: https://cityofno.legistar1.com/cityofno/meetings/2026/10/1042_M_City_Council_26-10-15_MINUTES.pdf
• City Council regular meeting minutes, October 1, 2026: https://cityofno.legistar1.com/cityofno/meetings/2026/10/1016_M_City_Council_26-10-01_MINUTES.pdf

Log

2026-10-15 - City Council

Executive session on four lawsuits, including the Wisner case; no outcome recorded.

2026-10-01 - City Council

Settlement agreement approved, 7-0.