(The Center Square) — The New Orleans Office of Homeless Services and Strategies is bracing for deep reductions next year that could trigger layoffs , stall rehousing, and send encampments back into commercial corridors, according to department leaders.

Director Nate Fields said the department’s 2025 budget of about $11.1 million would fall to $6.41 million in 2026, a $4.68 million decrease.

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Personnel funding would shrink from about $1.25 million to $461,000, while the fund that pays for rapid rehousing and case management would drop from

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