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JEDCO reshuffles board, welcomes new members
Welcoming two new members, the Jefferson Economic Development Commission readjusted its roster Thursday. It also signed another one-year contract with its executive director, Lucien Gunter, who has...
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Jefferson Parish cuts Cox's debt, gets government channel for another year
Jefferson Parish has reached a deal with Cox Communications to cut the debt of the cable television provider to the local government. In exchange, Cox will continue carrying the parish's government...
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Arizona father needs liver but Medicaid cancels expensive operation
'They are taking away his opportunity to live,' man's wife says In Illinois, a pharmacist closes his business because of late Medicaid payments. In Arizona, a young father's liver transplant is...
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Artificial reefs could resurrect oysters on Independence Island
Project may start long-term coastal restoration Two artificial reefs soon will cover 4 acres of old oyster reefs alongside the long-submerged Independence Island, one of the most popular...
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Landrieu, state, hold ground over details of future University Medical Center...
Two sides have yet to sign a written agreement codifying any changes to UMC plans New Orleans Mayor Mitch Landrieu publicly declared victory late last month in his tug-of-war with state officials over...
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Key new ramp now flowing at I-10 and Causeway in Metairie
One of the signature improvements of the redesigned junction between Interstate 10 and Causeway Boulevard opened this afternoon, giving drivers coming out of New Orleans a way to stay physically above...
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St. Charles Parish Council votes to shift garbage collection to SDT
The current contractor, IESI, is expected to challenge the move A yearlong debate over who will pick up St. Charles Parish's garbage next year was resolved, at least temporarily, on Monday as the...
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HANO awards contract to Hamp's Construction under protest
Agency official cites low bidder's guilty plea to criminal environmental charges The Housing Authority of New Orleans on Tuesday reluctantly issued a $494,000 contract to Hamp's Construction, whose...
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Chehardy names Zephyrs chief Maestri to be interim Jefferson Parish assessor
Retiring Jefferson Parish Assessor Lawrence Chehardy today announced he is naming Ron Maestri, chief operating officer of the New Orleans Zephyrs and a former interim Jefferson Parish Council member,...
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Fewer New Orleans real estate records lost than first thought; 85 percent...
But court's technology staff should have had backup copies, outside contractor says The Orleans Parish civil court clerk said her original estimates for the number of New Orleans real estate records...
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EPA moving unilaterally to limit greenhouse gases
Stymied in Congress, the Obama administration is moving unilaterally to clamp down on power plant and oil refinery greenhouse emissions, announcing plans for developing new standards over the next...
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Soft-second mortgage program remains tied up in paperwork
FANO had promised to send city officials the first 15 files by Dec. 10, but has yet to do so As the year comes to a close, about 60 New Orleans real estate deals remain stuck in a government-financed...
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House Republicans sending President Obama a message on health repeal
The new Republican majority plans to vote to repeal Obama's landmark health care overhaul, but it's a longshot By Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar, Associated PressAssociated Press archiveIn June, President...
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New Orleans real estate records should be ready Tuesday, clerk says
Some may not be fully verified, though When Orleans Parish Civil District Court opens for the first time in 2011 on Tuesday, some of the clerk's office staff will be bleary-eyed from yet another...
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112th Congress convenes with new Republican majority feeling their oats
Democrat Cedric Richmond, Republican Jeff Landry are Louisiana's freshmen The 112th Congress convenes Wednesday with an emboldened new Republican House majority intent on repealing President Barack...
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Monroe call center faces refund of incentives
MONROE -- A call center in Monroe has been ordered to return a portion of state and local government economic incentives after failing to meet employment requirements. Accent Marketing opened in 2007...
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Downtown Covington to become a go-cup zone
Ushering in the era of the unfettered "go cup,'' the Covington City Council has amended the city's open container ordinance to make it legal for folks to stroll the streets of the entertainment...
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Business, labor face off in Jefferson Parish schools and nationally
Business and labor have been at odds in recent months in Jefferson Parish public schools. They took opposite sides in the fall School Board elections, and they have tangled more recently over whether...
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President Barack Obama to name Gene Sperling to top economic post
His appointment is part of a broader shake-up of Obama's senior staff President Barack Obama will name Gene Sperling as director of the National Economic Council on Friday, a move that will place a...
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Grass measurements in Jefferson Parish close, but contract resolution still...
Parish numbers don't jibe with those of Ramelli Janitorial Services After a month of painstaking measurements, Jefferson Parish President John Young's administration has discovered that cutting costs...
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