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NORA makes deadline for federal anti-blight grant spending
Agency gets to keep largest grant in its history for another year The New Orleans Redevelopment Authority has met a federal spending goal that will ensure that it can continue to spend the largest...
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More minority- and women-owned businesses being certified by city of New Orleans
New Orleans City Council set goal of 35 percent participation by disadvantaged business enterprises More than a year after New Orleans Mayor Mitch Landrieu hired a point person to boost the share of...
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Louisiana's sales taxes 3rd highest in nation, report shows
Louisiana's combined rate is 8.85 percent, behind Arizona and Tennessee Louisiana residents who get sticker shock when they look at the sales tax added to their purchases might have good reason,...
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Farm subsidies likely to suffer spending cuts in Congress
Subsidy cuts in the billions of dollars are on the table as rural voters cry out for less government Promoting farm subsidies was once a no-brainer for rural members of Congress seeking re-election....
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Payroll tax cut deal announced by congressional negotiators
Negotiators would not predict if Congress will pass the legislation by Friday Relieved congressional bargainers say they've reached agreement on compromise legislation extending payroll tax cuts and...
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New Orleans councilwoman catches flak over proposed bed-and-breakfast change
Offering the proposal without consulting neighbors is 'disturbing, offensive, disrespectful, daring, presumptuous and downright ungodly,' one woman says Seeking to help a would-be bed-and-breakfast...
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Rick Santorum once said casinos shouldn't get Katrina-related help
Mississippi casinos don't need help from Congress, he said in 2005 In 2005, then Sen. Rick Santorum, R-Pa., now a leading GOP presidential candidate, strongly supported legislation that provided tax...
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General Electric chooses New Orleans for 300-job tech office
Louisiana will provide the company with a $10.7 million grant for relocation costs, workforce training and other expenses Appliance giant General Electric plans to open a corporate office in New...
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Three New Orleans area residents appointed to state safety board
Gov. Bobby Jindal has appointed Daniel Brown of Madisonville, Alan Laguna of Metairie and Jeffrey Okun of New Orleans to the state Life Safety and Property Protection Advisory Board. Brown is general...
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Nicole Rogers of Metairie reappointed to state electrolysis board
Gov. Bobby Jindal's office said Friday he has reappointed Dr. Nicole Rogers of Metairie to the five-member state Board of Electrolysis Examiners, a licensing panel. Rogers is a physician at Old...
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Sen. Danny Martiny is group's state senator of the year
Orthopedic surgeons show appreciation for support on workers' compensation issues Sen. Danny Martiny, R-Kenner, has been named "state senator of the year" by the Louisiana Orthopaedic Association....
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Sen. David Vitter has Democratic ally in support of flood insurance measure
National Flood Insurance Program would be extended for five years In partisan Washington, it's not every day that a Democrat and Republican advocate for the same legislation. But that's what happened...
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Work on Mid-City Market is slated to begin
Site will be anchored by Winn-Dixie and include a mix of retail and food outlets The last dead zone along an otherwise bustling North Carrollton Avenue commercial strip is about to stir to life. After...
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Tickets available for Governor's West Bank Luncheon in March
Tickets are on sale for the annual Governor's West Bank Luncheon slated for March 19 at the Alario Center in Westwego. The cost is $40 each or a table of eight for $320. Doors open at 11 a.m., with a...
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U.S. and Mexico reach deal on Gulf of Mexico oil exploration
WASHINGTON - The United States and Mexico signed an agreement Monday that will open up portions of the Gulf of Mexico along the two countries' borders to oil and gas exploration. There's been no...
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Gravois family has long tenure at Port of South Louisiana
Since the late 1980s, a member of the Gravois family from St. James Parish has help govern the Port of South Louisiana. Blaise J. Gravois, the Port of South Louisiana's newest commissioner, is the...
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President Barack Obama seeks corporate tax rate cut, loophole limit
Corporate tax benefits such as oil and gas industry subsidies and special breaks for the purchase of private jets would be eliminated President Barack Obama rolled out a corporate tax overhaul plan...
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President Barack Obama's tax proposal raises questions for Louisiana lawmakers
Most criticize his targeting of tax breaks for oil and gas companies WASHINGTON -- Louisiana lawmakers are generally praising President Barack Obama for seeking lower corporate tax breaks, though most...
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Higher gasoline prices cloud President Barack Obama's re-election hopes
Analysts estimate that every one-cent increase is roughly a $1.4 billon drain on the economy Soaring gasoline prices are threatening to undercut President Barack Obama's re-election prospects and...
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Federal City's military charter school to benefit from latest round of tax...
A military-themed charter high school planned at Federal City will benefit from $3.6 billion in new markets tax credits the Obama administration announced Wednesday at the Algiers campus. National...
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