Mayor LaToya Cantrell, who was traveling to Washington, D.C. as the hearing unfolded, won a temporary restraining order against the travel ban last week. The injunction issued Friday is in effect until the underlying case over the constitutionality of the travel ban is resolved, though it could also be defeated on appeal.

The New Orleans City Council's ban on non-essential travel will remain on hold while a legal challenge against it plays out, a judge ruled Friday. Why it matters: It's a win for Mayor LaToya Cantrell,

An Orleans Parish judge will decide the future of the city’s ban on non-essential city-funded travel, while Mayor LaToya Cantrell is scheduled to attend a conference in Washington D.C..Judge Sidney Cates is scheduled to hear arguments Friday morning (3/28) on a temporary restraining order currently in place on the city’s travel ban.