The 4th Circuit Court of Appeal has overturned a lower court's ruling that the New Orleans City Council must approve a controversial sanitation contract , a significant victory for the council in their broader war with Mayor LaToya Cantrell’s administration over the City Hall power balance.

The Aug. 15 decision stymies Cantrell’s $73 million contract with Henry Consulting for sanitation services in the French Quarter and Downtown Development District, which has provoked heated arguments between Cantrell and the council for the better part of a year.

The council’s spokesperson, Samuel Myers, said the decision in the Henry case and “a growing chorus” of other recent court decisions aligning with council positions “recognize the need for meaningful checks and balances.”

“The council will

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