[1] The Council holds broad legislative powers, including enacting local laws, approving the city budget, and overseeing taxation and appropriations.
It is responsible for laws related to public health, safety, welfare, and urban development, such as zoning regulations, housing standards, and land use policies.
The Council also acts as a Board of Review for property tax assessments and has final approval over significant contracts, appointments, and city agency budgets.
Its authority extends uniquely to regulating electric and gas utilities within the city, a power typically reserved for state commissions in most U.S.
Davis Mike Early Brod Bagert 1978-1982 Sidney J. Barthelemy[34] Frank Friedler[35] Joel Loeffleholz[36] Bryan Wagner[37] James (Jim) Singleton Brod Bagert[38] Niles Hellmers[39] Lambert Boissiere[40] Philip Ciaccio[41] Howard Beck[42] 1982-1986 Bryan Wagner Lambert Boissiere Wayne Babovich[43] Ulysses Williams[44] 1986-1990 Dorothy Mae Taylor Peggy Wilson Johnny Jackson, Jr. 1990-1994[45] Jacquelyn B. Clarkson 1994-1998 Peggy Wilson James (Jim) Singleton Suzanne Haik Terrell Oliver Thomas Troy Carter Roy Glapion Ellen Hazeur-Distance 1998-2002 Eddie L. Sapir Suzanne Haik Terrell[46] Howell Crosby[47] Scott Shea[48] Roy Glapion[49] H. Kenneth Johnston[50] Marlin Gusman[51] Ellen Hazeur-Distance[52] Lula Harris Breaux[53] Cynthia Willard-Lewis[54] 2002-2006 Oliver Thomas John A. Batt, Jr. Renée Gill Pratt Jacquelyn B. Clarkson Marlin Gusman[55] David Payton[56] Cynthia Hedge-Morrell[57] Cynthia Willard-Lewis 2006-2010 Arnie Fielkow Oliver Thomas[58] Michael Darnell[59] Jacquelyn B. Clarkson[60] Shelley Midura Stacey Head James Carter Cynthia Hedge-Morrell 2010-2014 Arnie Fielkow[61] Eric Granderson[62] Stacey Head[63] Jacquelyn B. Clarkson Susan Guidry Stacey Head[64] Diana Bajoie[65] LaToya Cantrell[66] Kristen Gisleson Palmer Jon Johnson[67] Ernest Charbonnet[68] James Austin Gray II[69] 2014-2018 Stacey Head Jason Williams[70] Donna Glapion[71] LaToya Cantrell[72] Nadine Ramsey Jared C. Brossett James Austin Gray II 2018-2022 Helena N. Moreno Joseph I. Giarrusso III Jay H. Banks Kristen Gisleson Palmer Cyndi Nguyen 2022-2026 Jean Paul "JP" Morrell Lesli Harris Freddie King III Eugene J.