City officials are worried that construction on Bourbon Street will go over budget.
The city originally expected the project to cost just over $2 million. That plan was to include the reconstruction of eight blocks. So far they've spent nearly $1 million on the first block.
The mayor's office says after the first block is done it will reevaluate estimates for the rest.
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