St. Charles Parish hospital seeks voter support for construction project
St. Charles Parish Hospital officials are asking voters for a second time in less than a year to borrow money for a construction program. The hospital is asking the Parish Council on Tuesday to set an...
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Judge to rule on injunction request against Plaquemines Parish moratorium...
A trial to determine whether the Plaquemines Parish Council erred in establishing a construction moratorium targeted at preventing a Walmart from opening in Belle Chasse ended Friday and a ruling is...
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River Birch Landfill's clout seen in federal legislation
Provision dealing with environmental standards was widely viewed as a blow to the Old Gentilly Landfill It was only 106 words in a 252-page federal bill, but those words demonstrated the clout of the...
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State's new taxicab rules don't apply to city, suburbs
Public Service Commission says it will appeal to local law enforcement agencies to enforce the new rules Aiming to improve the quality of taxicabs, limousines and small passenger vans across...
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Road Home buyout properties being sold back to New Orleans
3,600 New Orleans properties will be transferred to New Orleans Redevelopment Authority by June Saying they can't wait for New Orleans officials to put Road Home buyout properties back on the market,...
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Jefferson Parish asks judge to dismiss its lawsuit to end Waste Management...
Waste Management wants to keep case open and get its six-figure legal bills paid Seeking to extricate itself from a thicket of thorny legal issues stemming from the ill-fated $160 million River Birch...
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St. Charles Sheriff's Office shows off new maritime security tool
Boat's metal hull should provide a measure of protection from debris in the Mississippi River On a day marked by weather ideal for showing off its usefulness, the St. Charles Parish Sheriff's Office...
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Warehouse District bar gets green light, but red flags remain
The circumstances under which The District opened in late 2010 are part of the controversy After the New Orleans City Council passes a zoning petition approving a zoning change or a conditional-use...
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Obama seeks power to merge federal agencies
Obama wants the type of reorganizational authority last held by a president when Ronald Reagan was in office WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama on Friday took aim at his government's own messy...
View ArticleSpecial 'in' for New Orleans master plan amendments loses traction
Economic development officials wanted more flexibility in working with businesses seeking sites A suggestion by the Mitch Landrieu administration's Office of Economic Development that it be allowed to...
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Rep. Cedric Richmond joins delegation to India
Democrats meet with business and government leaders Rep. Cedric Richmond, D-New Orleans, has been traveling with a five-member House-Senate delegation in India. The agenda for the Democratic group,...
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Port of South Louisiana appointments made
Destrehan resident P. Joey Murray III is reappointed P. Joey Murray III has been reappointed to the Port of South Louisiana Board of Commissioners by Gov. Bobby Jindal. Murray, a Destrehan resident,...
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Jefferson Parish gives 3 garbage contracts to Texas company
IESI Corp. contributed to political campaigns, partnered with local haulers, bought out others When household garbage is trundled to Jefferson Parish curbs, whether destined for the landfill or a...
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Steve Forbes tells LABI about economic recovery ideas
Excessive regulation of businesses and a confusing tax code are called hindrances to growth "A blowout of spending" by the federal government, its overregulation of business and a confusing tax code...
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New Orleans Redevelopment Authority names 12 finalists to run agency
Mayor Mitch Landrieu has pushed for his blight policy director to get the job The New Orleans Redevelopment Authority has released the names of 12 applicants vying to become the next executive...
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Corps of Engineers sends dredging vessel to Mississippi River's Southwest Pass
Corps commits an additional $55 million for dredging after a ship was grounded near the mouth of the river Tuesday WASHINGTON -- The Army Corps of Engineers is deploying a dredging vehicle and...
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Canada-Texas oil pipeline rejected by President Barack Obama, for now
Louisiana Republicans call the decision a blow to job creation and energy independence President Barack Obama on Wednesday rejected a Canadian company's plan to build a U.S.-spanning, 1,700-mile...
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Mitt Romney tries to sidestep tax furor he ignited
Rival Newt Gingrich says his personal tax rate is more than double that of Romney SPARTANBURG, S.C. -- Mitt Romney tried doggedly Wednesday to sidestep the political furor he had started a day earlier...
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Traffic increases at Port of South Louisiana, new pier under way
The port encompasses 54 Mississippi River miles in St. Charles, St. John the Baptist and St. James parishes Traffic through the Port of South Louisiana increased slightly in 2011 compared with 2010,...
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USDA announces $308 million for disaster-stricken states
Louisiana is not on the list The U.S. Department of Agriculture is adding more than $300 million to the massive amount of financial assistance federal agencies have doled out in response to an...
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