St. Bernard Parish voters to decide three charter amendments Oct. 2
St. Bernard Parish voters will decide three low-temperature charter amendments Oct. 2. The proposed amendments to the 21-year-old charter would alter the makeup of the parish's Personnel Board, and...
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Federal flood insurance program extension clears Congress
Program covers 5.5 million homes and businesses, including more than 500,000 in Louisiana The House passed legislation Thursday that extends the federal flood insurance program for another year. View...
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Video poker boosting Harahan's revenue
The budget picture in Harahan is not all gloom and doom. A handful of revenue streams has surged past the conservative estimates of city officials, especially video poker receipts, which are up 84...
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New Orleans Public Belt Railroad was run at former director's whim, state...
Report obtained by The Times-Picayune shows Jim Bridger used credit cards, rail cars, other city-owned assets for personal purposes When it came to throwing parties, Jim Bridger loved to play host....
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Rare Susan B. Anthony letter rails against women as 'pets'
A recently discovered letter is being sold in Philadelphia in which Susan B. Anthony rails against the treatment of women as "the pets of society." In the 1905 letter, the women's rights leader chides...
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French Quarter security district proposal is a contentious proposition
The proposal is on Saturday's ballot New Orleans has almost two dozen neighborhood tax districts, in which property owners pay annual fees or millages to finance security patrols and in some cases...
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Nord du Lac opens near Covington; first phase to be complete by May
It's not the retail juggernaut people had expected - at least not yet - but the first stores have begun to open at Colonial Pinnacle Nord du Lac, with more slated to open their doors in the coming...
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Stalled steel building on Causeway in Metairie finally sees movement
The removal of a sheet metal wall from the unfinished shell of a controversial structure on Causeway Boulevard and 40th Street in Metairie marks the apparent end of a two-year stalemate between the...
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Sen. Mary Landrieu wins praise for successful effort on Small Business Jobs Act
President Barack Obama sets aside frustration over deepwater drilling moratorium tactic President Barack Obama hailed Sen. Mary Landrieu as a "champion" Monday as he signed the Small Business Jobs Act...
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Michoud layoffs expected Thursday, despite space program authorization bill
Hundreds have been notified that they will lose their jobs A scheduled House vote today on a $58 billion authorization bill for U.S. space programs won't be enough to avert planned layoffs at the...
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Bar launches legal fight against new rules in Fat City
Lawsuit filed in federal court says early closing hours are discriminatory Fat City bar owners failed to sway the Jefferson Parish Council last week when they argued against new limits on their hours...
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Plans for subdivision near Mandeville to be assessed
Neighbors say adding 603 homes would produce an intolerable increase in traffic Residents who live near a proposed subdivision near Louisiana 1088 and Interstate 12 northeast of Mandeville will get...
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Reader comment: St. Tammany developers need to adjust plans to current market
Responding to Christine Harvey's story, "Plans for subdivision near Mandeville to be assessed," reader perplexed commented: Chuck Cook / The Times-Picayune archiveInterstate 12 passing underneath...
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MWH out, New Orleans employees in on hurricane recovery work
MWH Americas, the controversial firm that has managed New Orleans' 655 hurricane recovery projects since December 2007, is out at City Hall after Thursday. Its work is being taken over by city...
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Michoud operations find some support in NASA authorization bill
Layoffs still expected on Thursday, however The House was nearing final passage Wednesday night of a bill that would authorize $58 billion for the U.S. space program, but it apparently won't be enough...
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House approves aid for workers sickened in Sept. 11 cleanup
The bill provides free health care and compensation to rescue and recovery workers who fell ill after working in the trade center ruins. A bill to give up to $7.4 billion to workers sickened during...
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St. Charles panel wants to grade garbage contract applicants
St. Charles Parish Council members discussed ways to improve customer service for parish garbage collection and how to determine which company has the best proposal for parish residents at a committee...
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State budget adjusted to allow Nucor steel plant financing
Legislators to mail in ballots A change to the state's construction budget is in the works so that steelmaker Nucor Corp. can receive $30 million from the state for its planned iron and steel plant in...
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Armstrong Park restoration gets under way again
Damaged statues, improper concrete work, broken pipes will get fresh attention Although a series of high-profile construction blunders left Armstrong Park unusable for most of the summer, work will...
View ArticleAmendment to reform NORD easily passes
New Orleans voters agree to restructure the city's recreation programs The amendment was strongly backed by the New Orleans Business Council and a long list of other business and neighborhood...
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