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Jindal administration describes construction cuts to support Nucor project
State incentive package includes $30 million for steelmaker Gov. Bobby Jindal's facilities planning chief said Monday his office sidelined construction projects for this year that didn't have much...
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St. Charles Parish Council endorses Valero Energy bid for GO Zone bonds
New hydrocracker unit would be built with the $300 million Valero Energy's St. Charles Refinery got St. Charles Parish's endorsement for $300 million in Gulf Opportunity Zone bonds to build a new...
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Ballot initiative curbs some local agencies from reaching for more property...
Constitutional Amendment No. 4 represents what its author calls a "baby step" toward limiting the confusing and sometimes controversial practice of local governments seizing more tax money from rising...
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Stimulus spending looms large in midterm election contests
The stimulus program has done more than Republicans often claim -- and less than Democrats may want to admit A photo of President Barack Obama hangs on the wall in CoraFaye's Cafe, a short walk from...
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French retirement-age protesters riot, block roads to airports
Senate vote on increase in retirement age to 62 from 60 is expected Thursday Workers opposed to a higher retirement age blocked roads to airports around France on Wednesday, leaving passengers in...
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Foster Farms chicken production expansion in Farmerville put on hold due to...
The Foster Farms poultry processing plant in north Louisiana has decided to postpone plans for expansion, but officials say the decision will not impact the California company's employment commitment...
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$2 million federal grant will study Claiborne Avenue revival, possible...
The study will focus on the section of Claiborne between Napoleon and Elysian Fields avenues New Orleans has been awarded a $2 million federal grant to study ways to revitalize the Claiborne Avenue...
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Saenger Theatre is about to get a new lease on life
Renovation of the once-grand building could begin in November if City Council approves lease today A grand plan to restore the iconic Saenger Theatre to its former glory is poised to take a big step...
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New Orleans airport installing full-body scanners; opponents allege invasion...
Genitalia visible in ghost-like images; TSA assures they are immediately deleted Over the next few days, the federal Transportation Safety Administration will start using four whole-body imaging...
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To make money available for Nucor, state pares projects from construction budget
Proposed food co-op, City Park splash park are among projects affected The State Bond Commission approved low-cost bonds Thursday to support industrial expansions in the River Parishes and removed $22...
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Pedicabs approved a second time by New Orleans City Council
September vote was procedurally flawed The New Orleans City Council voted Thursday, for the second time, to legalize the operation of for-hire pedicabs in Orleans Parish.View full sizeTimes-Picayune...
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Trash firms' counter-proposal to verify addresses is rejected by New Orleans
Inspector general's plan to use citizen volunteers will go ahead Hoping to quash Inspector General Ed Quatrevaux's plan to enlist volunteers to verify the number of addresses serviced by New Orleans'...
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Spending allegations against ex-French Market director went unreported
Mayor Mitch Landrieu's administration waited two months to refer to the city's inspector general allegations that former French Market Corp. director Kenneth Ferdinand had misspent as much as $20,000...
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Full-body scanners are demonstrated at Louis Armstrong Airport
Video from the airport demo shows how it works The future of air travel security debuted at Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport on Monday, and the government is doing all it can to...
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Reader poll: What do you think of full-body scanners at airports?
The full-body scanner was demonstrated Monday at Louis Armstrong International Airport. TED JACKSON / THE TIMES-PICAYUNEA TSA officer sits in a separate room to view the images. The New Orleans...
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Second lawsuit filed against Fat City rezoning ordinance
A second group of Fat City bar and property owners has sued Jefferson Parish over its sweeping rezoning of the neighborhood, arguing that the ordinance approved last month singles out one group of...
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Luxury Public Belt railcars likely to be sold
Administrators optimistic the 3 cars will fetch more than their recently appraised value of $1.3 million The vintage Pullman cars that have emerged as a symbol of runaway spending at the New Orleans...
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Billy Nungesser hopes to see Plaquemines thrive in next term
In a wide-ranging speech Wednesday that laid out upcoming projects while featuring a few digs at the Plaquemines Parish Council, Parish President William Nungesser told the Plaquemines business...
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Economic development funding in proposed budget attracts Arnie Fielkow's flak
Believes $4.7 million allocation should be reduced by $2 million After complaining for years that former Mayor Ray Nagin's administration was doing too little to promote economic development and...
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Port of New Orleans, Board of Trade chiefs oppose changes to Public Belt's...
They also acknowledged changes to the board's structure necessary The presidents of the Port of New Orleans and the Board of Trade this morning encouraged the new slate of commissioners of the...
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