re: Mitch Landrieu held in contempt; one week to find a way to pay or house arrest

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New Orleans never pays civil judgments. What makes this one different?

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They didn't wait for it to go to judgment. Instead, they announced a settlement in open court, and agreed to an injunction. Now, there's an actual order to pay that he's violated, hence the contempt.

There still isn't any way to enforce the judgment itself, i.e. seize assets, due to the Constitutional protection for political subdivisions.