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New Orleans area Postal Service workers fear being set adrift in sea of red ink
Mail volume dropped by 1.7 percent, or 3 billion pieces, between 2010 and 2011 Steven Ancar of New Orleans has delivered the mail for the U.S. Postal Service for 27 years, enabling him to pay for his...
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City of New Orleans aims to rein in pension costs
Council considering 2 ordinances today People enrolled in the retirement system for New Orleans city workers would start paying more in pension contributions over the next two years, and the formula...
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Spruced-up Armstrong Park reopens Friday with new sculptures
Construction debacle left the park muddy and mostly shuttered for 18 months On a cold morning last week, Michael Bevis walked quickly past Armstrong Park, his jacket collar pulled up to keep warm. But...
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GOP Sen. Pat Toomey's debt plan would hit some popular tax breaks
Tax breaks enjoyed by people who itemize their deductions would be limited Millions of taxpayers who take advantage of deductions for mortgage interest, charitable donations and state and local taxes...
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Gulf Opportunity Zone bond pie has only a crumb remaining
The bonds to finance rebuilding after Hurricanes Katrina and Rita must be sold by Dec. 31 or lost Louisiana is expected to close the books on the $7.8 billion Gulf Opportunity Zone Bond program next...
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State suspends 7 elevation firms suspected of 'serious misconduct'
State launches investigation, suspends companies out of 'abundance of caution' Reacting to allegations of what it calls "serious misconduct in violation of program rules," the state has suspended...
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Ethics question about employment of state official's spouse is resolved
The wife of Department of Health and Hospital's secretary gets OK to work for Blue Cross/Blue Shield or Pennington Biomedical Research Center The state Board of Ethics gave the wife of Department of...
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Arts center builder says he looks foward to legislative scrutiny
State Sen. Edwin Murray seeks appearance before Legislative Audit Advisory Council Joe Caldarera said Friday he was surprised to learn that state Sen. Edwin Murray, D-New Orleans, chairman of the...
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Reps. Charles Boustany and Jeff Landry disagree on standby vessels
The two Republicans could face off against each other in the 2012 congressional elections Last week marked the first public battle between Reps. Jeff Landry of New Iberia and Charles Boustany of...
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Sen. Mary Landrieu and Rep. Cedric Richmond praise young entrepreneurs
Entrepreneurship is called critical to the rebuilding of New Orleans Sen. Mary Landrieu, D-La., and Rep. Cedric Richmond, D-New Orleans, participated in a salute to young entrepreneurs on Capitol Hill...
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Price tag soaring on Jefferson Performing Arts Center
Latest change order would push total cost to $53 million, twice the original contract amount When construction began in 2006 on the Jefferson Performing Arts Center, the price tag was $26.5 million...
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Congress may try blocking cuts if supercommittee debt panel fails
Automatic cuts don't take effect for over a year Failure by Congress' debt-cutting supercommittee to recommend $1.2 trillion in savings by Wednesday is supposed to automatically trigger spending cuts...
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President Obama signs bipartisan bill to help jobless vets
Measure is 1st proposal from president's $447 billion jobs bill to be signed into law Heralding a rare moment of bipartisan agreement, President Barack Obama signed into law Monday legislation aimed...
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Congressional debt supercommittee: What others are saying
It appears more and more likely that the congressional supercommittee charged with devising a plan to tackle the nation's debt problem will fail to reach an agreement. Here is what others are saying...
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Congressional supercommittee set to fail to cut deficit $1.2 trillion
Several panel members attended a last-ditch meeting at mid-day The imminent collapse of a special congressional deficit-reduction supercommittee on Monday promises to set off yet another round of the...
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Fat City bars handed setback as court agrees lawsuits should be tossed
The 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals backs ruling in favor of Jefferson Parish zoning law Bars looking to buck Fat City's strong zoning restrictions took another blow Monday when a federal appeals...
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Home elevation contractor runs sting on competition, gets firms suspended
Orleans Shoring's videos of other contractors are now part of a criminal investigation A major home-lifting contractor ran a private sting operation in Meraux a few weeks ago, allegedly caught seven...
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Harahan considers expansion of garbage recycling
Harahan officials are considering an expansion of residential garbage recycling nine years after severely curtailing the service. Karla Swacker, manager of business development for Allied Waste...
View ArticleLafayette tracks workers with satellite system
System has tagged six city-parish employees in recent months, resulting in one resignation, five suspensions LAFAYETTE, La. -- Lafayette city-parish government's new satellite vehicle tracking system...
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Congressman asks feds to investigate home elevation program
Federal, state investigations already under way U.S. Rep. Cedric Richmond, D-New Orleans, is asking a federal inspector general to investigate allegations of fraud and abuse in Louisiana's $750...
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