Sparking accusations of revenge politics, the New Orleans City Council has removed a prominent housing advocate from an advisory panel, weeks after her organization blasted some council members and she criticized a bond proposition the council placed on the November ballot.

The council on Thursday voted 6-0 to remove Greater New Orleans Housing Alliance Director Andreanecia Morris from the committee charged with overseeing spending of the city's Housing Trust Fund, which was created last year to dedicate millions of dollars a year for housing programs.

The measure, authored by Council President JP Morrell and District C Councilmember Freddie King, replaces an appointee of the alliance, an affordable housing advocacy group, with an appointee of the council president who is an "employee

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