New Orleans' economy continues to improve, but has long way to go, report says
New Orleans' economic recovery continues to steadily improve, though not quite as quickly as it was moving three months ago. A study released Wednesday (Sept. 25) by the Brookings Institution ranked...
View ArticleFat City zoning, Elton Lagasse's family, more in Jefferson Parish politics links
Three years after a comprehensive rezoning of Fat City, some changes might be in order. That's the view of planners who want to tweak the rules for Metairie's former nightlife district. Adriane...
View ArticleFat City zoning revisions to be discussed at Thursday's Jefferson Parish...
On Thursday at 5 p.m., the Jefferson Parish Planning Advisory Board will meet to review proposed revisions to the zoning of Fat City. A sweeping 2010 revision to the zoning of what was once Metairie's...
View ArticleBobby Jindal weighs in on imminent flood insurance rate hikes
As the fight wages in Washington over imminent federal flood insurance rate hikes, Gov. Bobby Jindal has thrown his support behind efforts by Louisiana's congressional delegation to slow or delay the...
View ArticleBollinger Shipyard awarded $250 million Coast Guard contract
WASHINGTON - The Coast Guard Wednesday awarded a $250 million contract to Bollinger Shipyards of Lockport to build six Fast Response Cutters. The contract will keep 1,200 people employed, according to...
View ArticleJefferson Parish hospitals lease is a family matter for Councilman Elton Lagasse
The selection of a private company to lease Jefferson Parish's two public hospitals is considered one of the most significant decisions that the Parish Council has ever faced. But for...
View ArticleRallies planned next week in nine states to protest flood insurance premium...
WASHINGTON - Oct. 1 is the day the federal government could partially shut down - if there's no agreement on a spending deal. It's also the day that flood insurance policyholders in nine states,...
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Louisiana corporate tax collection declined last spring
Louisiana's corporate income tax collection declined significantly last spring, a troubling trend about the pace of the state's economic recovery since such revenue in states as a whole experienced a...
View ArticleLouisiana treasurer suggests state-run flood insurance
Treasurer John Kennedy is suggesting Louisiana should consider getting in the business of offering flood insurance to its residents, to ease concerns of skyrocketing federal flood insurance rates....
View ArticleHouse committee will also hold hearing on rising flood insurance rates
WASHINGTON - Last week, the Senate Banking Committee had a hearing on substantial hikes in flood insurance resulting from a 2012 law. On Wednesday, House Financial Services Committee Chairman Jeb...
View ArticleSen. Ted Cruz: Eliminate health benefits for all federal workers
WASHINGTON - Turns out that at least a pair of Republican U.S. senators believe Sen. David Vitter, R-La., didn't go far enough in proposing legislation to deny federally subsidized health care...
View ArticleWorst state for women? Liberal group says it's Louisiana
WASHINGTON - Another ranking, another bad score for Louisiana. This time it's the liberal Center for American Progress that ranks how women are faring in the 50 states. The center ranks Louisiana dead...
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New Orleans' Art Deco Lakefront Airport terminal sheds its Cold War shell
As T. Sellers Meric and business partner Benedict Cimini put pencils to paper a half century ago to redesign the Lakefront Airport terminal, preservation stood at the heart of each decision the...
View ArticleBobby Hebert's business, Jose Gonzalez's award: Jefferson Parish politics links
The Jefferson Parish Planning Advisory Board meets Thursday at 5 p.m. in Elmwood. On the agenda are four cases from Old Jefferson, River Ridge and Metairie, including plans for Bobby Hebert's Cajun...
View ArticleNew Orleans Planning Commission endorses city's construction to-do list for...
The New Orleans City Planning Commission on Tuesday endorsed the latest iteration of the city's running, five-year plan for construction projects. The price tag to complete everything in the plan more...
View ArticleTexas senator ends effort to court Sen. Landrieu to vote for ObamaCare defund
WASHINGTON - Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Tex., who is leading Senate GOP efforts to defund ObamaCare, apparently is no longer courting the vote of Louisiana Democratic Sen. Mary Landrieu. That became apparent...
View ArticleGov. Jindal's Republican Governors Association is big funding source for GOP...
WASHINGTON -- Bobby Jindal's Republican Governors Association is the largest donor to 2013 Virginia GOP Gubernatorial candidate Ken Cuccinelli, continuing its role as a dominant source of funding for...
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Two years after Naval Support Activity closed, base redevelopment plans...
The Navy closed the Naval Support Activity on Sept. 15, 2011. The City of New Orleans still trying to acquire part of it, and Federal City hasn't seen large-scale construction. Retired Marine Corps...
View ArticleChick-fil-A did not 'host' guns and coffee meet-up, company spokesman says
Chick-fil-A welcomes gun owners at its restaurants, but as a matter of policy was not the host of a "Guns and Coffee" meet-up sponsored by a state lawmaker, the company's spokesman said Tuesday (Sept....
View ArticleTIm Whitmer, former Jefferson Parish CAO, agrees to $10,000 ethics fine
Tim Whitmer, the former Jefferson Parish administrator whose private insurance work led to a political corruption scandal that toppled Parish President Aaron Broussard's administration, has agreed to...
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