U.S. House approves revenue-sharing amendment
WASHINGTON - The House approved a measure Thursday that would, beginning in 2023, increase the cap on federal offshore revenue sharing for Gulf states from $500 million a year to $1 billion. The vote...
View ArticleSen. Landrieu will push House-passed measure delaying some flood insurance hikes
WASHINGTON -- Sen. Mary Landrieu, D-La., said Friday she will work with members of her Senate Appropriations subcommittee to add House-passed language that would block FEMA from using its 2014 budget...
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On the Hill: Blue slip for Polite; Scalise says NBA and Obamacare don't mix
Scalise: Don't put the NBA on Obamacare In 2007, when then Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney was trying to get young adults to sign up for his state's new health coverage plan, he turned to players with...
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Al Copeland stage work at Lafreniere begins as foundation gives $50,000 to...
The Al Copeland Foundation donated $50,000 to cancer research Friday as the late entrepreneur's eldest child began driving piles for the performance stage that his family trust is building in...
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Ferry reductions lamented by Algiers Point residents, businesses
The state begins operating the Algiers/Canal Street ferry fewer hours beginning Monday, July 1. Watch video Ed Moise knows quite well just how much Algiers Point residents and businesses rely on the...
View ArticleAlgiers/Canal Street ferry to continue carrying vehicles, for now
The smaller ferry that carries pedestrians only is temporarily out of service because of a broken generator. The state will continue operating a ferry carrying vehicles between Algiers Point and Canal...
View ArticleLouisiana business groups view Senate immigration bill favorably, mostly
WASHINGTON - Many Louisiana business groups view the recently passed Senate immigration bill as a big plus. But there were some criticisms. For instance, the construction industry testified it needed...
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New Orleans committee to evaluate proposals for former World Trade Center...
With a five-member city evaluation committee due to gather Tuesday morning for a potentially crucial session on the future of the former World Trade Center building at the foot of Canal Street, two...
View ArticleDecision on New Orleans' former World Trade Center building's future delayed
An eighth-floor conference room at New Orleans City Hall was packed Tuesday morning with business and civic leaders, preservationists and ordinary citizens, all eager to see what a high-powered city...
View ArticleBollinger Shipyards wants government sanctioned for failure to deliver...
Bollinger Shipyards is seeking sanctions against the U.S. Justice Department for what it says is a failure to provide key documents in the government's civil suit against the Lockport firm. The...
View ArticleRefinancing of state tobacco settlement bonds yields lower than expected savings
Jindal administration says refunding deal is a good one, but the state treasurer disagrees. A refinancing of Louisiana's tobacco settlement bonds completed Tuesday netted the state $83 million in...
View ArticleDelay in employer mandate shows Obamacare must go, Republicans say
Business groups Wednesday applauded the decision by the Obama administration to delay implementation of the 2010 health care law's employer mandate. The Treasury Department said the provision, which...
View ArticleCongressional letter asks FEMA to administratively block huge flood insurance...
WASHINGTON -- One of the authors of the 2012 flood insurance reform law has written a letter with 26 congressional colleagues that asks the Federal Emergency Management Agency to take administrative...
View ArticleOn the Hill: Vitter vs. Jindal; Vitter and Fleming: References to God no...
Vitter vs. Jindal The New Republic is out with an article about the two competitors for top dog in the Louisiana Republican Party. The bottom line: Sen. David Vitter, R-La., and Gov. Bobby Jindal...
View ArticleWhat ails West Jefferson? New study aims to find answers
With West Jefferson facing a number of economic and social difficulties, the Jefferson Parish Council has commissioned a study to determine the root cause and reset the community's direction. GCR...
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Kenner's Rivertown named cultural district, benefitting 1 art gallery for now
Kenner's Rivertown is one of four new Louisiana Cultural Districts, a label that lets its artists and galleries sell work without charging tax. There is only one gallery in Rivertown, however, and as...
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Pivotal vote on Jefferson Parish's 2 hospitals coming Wednesday
For almost two years, first in closed board rooms and recently in public forums at the state Capitol, Jefferson power brokers have plotted the fate of the parish's two public hospitals. Limiting the...
View ArticleBlackwater Midstream expanding chemical tank farm in Westwego
Blackwater Midstream LLC will add two storage tanks to the 46 it already has in Westwego. Blackwater Midstream LLC, which owns and operates a liquid chemical storage terminal in Westwego, is adding...
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Jefferson Parish contractor offered campaign contribution to secure meeting...
When an engineering consulting firm sought an audience with Jefferson Parish Councilman Mark Spears Jr., it added a sweetener. "Would a campaign contribution make the meeting happen any quicker?"...
View ArticleStandard & Poor's boosts New Orleans Sewerage & Water Board's bond ratings
A major bond-rating agency is reporting increased confidence that the New Orleans Sewerage & Water Board can pay its debts -- an improvement that city officials attribute to the 10 percent...
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