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mayor and officials from nord, audubon, city park tout plan to reallocate millage. voters will decide in may whether the city will move forward with an ordinance to reallocate taxpayer revenue for park spaces. the ordinance does not include any tax increase for residents; it will rebalance revenue to help improve city services while bringing revenue the proposal would adjust the millage rates for audubon commission, the new orleans recreation development commission and parks and parkways in part to allow city park to finally receive dedicated funding. the oversight for the city’s park and recreation as*ets would also be unified under the cooperative plan. the city of new orleans wants orleans parish residents to recycle their christmas trees again this season to help coastal restoration efforts. residents can place trees curbside before 5 a.m. on their regularly scheduled collection day between thursday, jan. 10 and mayor latoya cantrell reminded residents that the city will continue its program of recycling christmas trees in an effort to promote the restoration of louisiana’s wetlands and to as*ist in the protection of the louisiana coastline. continue reading ». four lusher seniors awarded full four-year scholarships through questbridge. lusher charter school is pleased to announce that four seniors have been named questbridge scholars: kimani coye, vanderbilt university; kiya henderson, pomona college; mayela norwood, claremont mckenna college, and amaris lewis, stanford university. college match scholarship recipients are admitted early to questbridge college partners with guaranteed, full four-year scholarships that are at lusher, students choose an area of concentrated electives with focused courses. kimani is receiving a certificate of artistry in visual arts; kiya is completing a certificate of artistry in musical theater; amaris is in the engineering design and development program;. crime report: armed robberies on claiborne, delachaise; wallet theft on magazine.