David Vitter, 13 other GOP senators, making another effort to block...
WASHINGTON -- Sen. David Vitter, R-La., and 13 fellow conservative Republican senators are urging colleagues not to set time limits on debate over a sweeping immigration bill. But it appears that...
View ArticlePrivatization of state insurance services on track, but savings could drop,...
The privatization of Louisiana's lines of insurance and loss prevention services, initiated in 2010, is on track to save the state millions of dollars over the next few years, the Louisiana...
View ArticleSlidell mayor appoints new economic development director
Hoping to parlay the city's strengths into a better business climate, Slidell Mayor Freddy Drennan recently appointed John Smith as the city's new economic development director. Smith will work on a...
View ArticleSenate immigration bill advances with support of 52 Democrats, 15 Republicans
WASHINGTON -- The Senate voted Monday to set time limits on debate over a sweeping immigration immigration bill, paving the way for likely passage later in the week. The vote was 67-27, seven more...
View ArticleMetairie code enforcement sweep finds 24 violations in Little Farms area
A code enforcement sweep in the Little Farms area of Metairie turned up 24 violations, the Jefferson Parish government administration said Wednesday. Inspectors focused Wednesday's effort on Little...
View ArticleObama offers sweeping climate change plan; Louisiana lawmakers denounce it
WASHINGTON -- Saying he refuses to condemn American young people and future generations to a "planet that is beyond saving," President Barack Obama on Tuesday announced sweeping new measures to reduce...
View ArticleBiggert-Waters Act could devastate St. Tammany, Slidell City Council is told
St. Tammany Parish President Pat Brister told the Slidell City Council on Tuesday that the Biggert-Waters Act, coupled with proposed FEMA flood maps that decertify some levees and pump stations, could...
View ArticleFrench Market Corp. restarts search for parking manager amid accusations of...
The French Market Corp. voted Tuesday to restart its search for a parking lot manager after accusations of favoritism scuttled the original process. But the decision did little to satisfy Jim Huger,...
View ArticleSenate overrides Vitter's budget objections to sweeping immigration bill
WASHINGTON -- In another sign the sweeping bipartisan immigration bill is nearing approval, the Senate voted 68-30 Wednesday to waive budget requirements and allow the measure to proceed for a vote...
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Slidell City Council approves sign lease for Fremaux Town Center shopping...
Despite some grumbling over how much the city will be paid, the Slidell City Council has authorized Mayor Freddy Drennan to lease a small portion of city-owned land to the company developing the...
View ArticleState releases new Algiers/Canal Street ferry hours
Wednesdays on the Point concert series to be served by extended ferry hours The state Department of Transportation and Development on Wednesday announced new operating hours for the Algiers/Canal...
View ArticleNew Orleans summer job program gets $450,000 donation from Goldman Sachs
Mayor Mitch Landrieu's summer jobs program received a $450,000 infusion Wednesday from Goldman Sachs that will pay for 300 positions for New Orleans youth. "One of my of my top priorities is creating...
View ArticleTobacco bond refinance savings halved due to rising interest rates
Anticipated savings from a major refinancing of Louisiana's tobacco settlement bonds could be half of original estimates, state officials confirmed Wednesday. But, Gov. Bobby Jindal's administration...
View ArticleSen. Landrieu pushes temporary freeze of student loan interest rates
WASHINGTON -- Sen. Mary Landrieu, D-La., is opposing a proposed compromise on student loan interest rates. Landrieu said she prefers a temporary extension of the current 3.4 percent interest rate for...
View ArticleSenate committee to examine deadly Geismar chemical accident
WASHINGTON -- The Senate Environment and Public Works Committee will hold the first congressional hearing Thursday on the deadly chemical accident in Geismar. The Williams Olefins chemical facility in...
View ArticleLouisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal signs construction budget in final act of 2013...
Gov. Bobby Jindal has signed next year's construction budget without stripping any projects with his line-item veto. The governor didn't need to remove anything he doesn't like because his office will...
View ArticleIndustrial waste landfill proposed for North Baton Rouge, over city-parish...
Officials are concerned about the environmental impacts the project could have on an area that already has a nearby landfill A plan to build an industrial waste landfill in North Baton Rouge has drawn...
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Damaged Geismar chemical plant still too dangerous for investigators to enter
WASHINGTON -- The federal investigation into the deadly chemical accident at the Williams Olefins plant in Geismar is stalled temporarily because the facility remains too dangerous for investigators...
View ArticleGOP House a barrier to Senate's just-passed immigration reform bill
WASHINGTON -- The sweeping Senate immigration bill, approved Thursday 68-32 after three weeks of debate, now faces a brick wall - the Republican-led House of Representatives. Rep. Steve Scalise,...
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WTC building, Algiers ferry, live oaks among city's most endangered historic...
The former World Trade Center building, the Algiers-Canal Street ferry, the city's live oak "canopy" and historic buildings on Esplanade Avenue, Baronne Street and Polymnia Street are among New...
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