NEW ORLEANS (WGNO) — An emergency budget hearing was called by the New Orleans City Council. As of now, there's no guarantee that city employees will get paid through the end of the year.

"Worst case scenario, we could take the rainy day fund, as I understand it, and pay through November essentially. Which still leaves us in the apocalypse for December," said New Orleans Council President JP Morrell.

Currently, New Orleans receives federal funds for FEMA projects across the city. The money is part of a grant that was for road projects after Hurricane Katrina.

But lately, the city has paid upfront for the projects, expecting FEMA reimbursement.

Threat says that in August, the city applied for funds through the FEMA program, but the money has yet to come through.

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