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St. Charles Parish Council balks at Landrieu's Aviation Board request
He wants to choose from 3 or 4 nominations to board; council will ask state attorney general to settle the question St. Charles Parish's seat on the New Orleans Aviation Board remains vacant as New...
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Electric 'smart meters' are on tea party agenda in Kenner
"Smart meters," designed to discourage electricity use during peak periods of power demand, will be the topic of the Greater New Orleans Tea Party's regular monthly meeting tonight in Kenner. It...
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Industries make major economic investment in St. Charles Parish
Improvements to industrial plants in St. Charles Parish will total some $3 billion in the two-year period ending in 2013, St. Charles Parish Economic Development Director Corey Faucheux told the...
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Former Louis Armstrong International Airport leaders overcharged credit...
Sean Hunter, Dan Packer ran up tens of thousands of dollars in charges The previous director of Louis Armstrong International Airport and the former chairman of the New Orleans Aviation Board rang up...
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French Market Corp. changes for vendors blocked
Lawsuit gets restraining order A Civil District Court judge on Tuesday blocked the French Market Corp. from enforcing changes in regulations for flea-market vendors that the nonprofit corporation's...
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Slidell, Cleco renew municipal franchise agreement
Also, former councilman's funeral set for Thursday Slidell and Cleco have extended a franchise agreement that allows the energy company to use the city's rights-of-way to maintain its existing power...
View ArticleComcast to offer broadband services on St. John west bank
Officials with Comcast, the cable television company , announced Tuesday that the company will be offering broadband Internet service, digital TV and phone service on the west bank of St. John the...
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Tickets still available for Monday's Governor's West Bank Luncheon
Tickets are still available for the annual Governor's West Bank Luncheon on Monday at the Alario Center. The event, dubbed the largest business meeting on the West Bank, is sponsored by the Harvey...
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St. Charles Council questions the need to know when contracts set to expire
A move to require the St. Charles Parish president to notify the Parish Council when some professional service contracts are six months away from expiration drew resistance from some council members...
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New Orleans City Council adopts contractor compliance law
Ordinance requires most public construction contractors to comply with all 'federal, state and muncipal laws governing labor and employment' Bucking many local business leaders, a sharply divided New...
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Wayward New Orleans taxi industry faces a fleet of new rules
All must accept credit cards, have navigation, Mayor Mitch Landrieu will propose Friday Taking aim at New Orleans' long-maligned taxicab industry, Mayor Mitch Landrieu's administration is set today to...
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New Port SL hires are familiar faces
Former St. James Parish President Dale Hymel Jr. and former State Rep. Roy Quezaire Jr. were hired as special projects officers for the Port of South Louisiana. The two posts, which pay about $80,000...
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New port commissioners wait for paperwork
A short-handed port commission was unable to muster the votes to elect new officers earlier this week week as new commissioners waited in the audience for the paperwork from the governor's office that...
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Speaker Boehner weighs whether to take up Senate transportation bill
Senate measure includes RESTORE Act, which would target 80 percent of Clean Water Act fines for the 2010 BP spill to the five Gulf States Washington -- This week, House Republicans are going to make...
View ArticleSt. Charles hospital announces talks with "Prince's Foundation" for primary...
St. Charles Parish Hospital officials announced Monday that they are in discussions with the St. Charles Parish Hospital is in discussions with "The Prince's Foundation for Building Community" to...
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St. Charles hospital says Destrehan clinic may be built in proposed development
St. Charles Parish Hospital is considering locating a proposed primary and after-hours care center near Destrehan Plantation, hospital officials announced Monday. Hospital officials say they are in...
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Louisiana tax refund debit cards stir lawmakers' concerns
Some fear confusion in accessing money State representatives said they are worried that taxpayers would have difficulty accessing their tax refunds after the Department of Revenue's decision to...
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Census Bureau promotes April 2 release of 1940 individual census forms
New York City was the most populous city in both Censuses, with 7.5 million residents in 1940 and 8.2 million in 2010. The U.S. Census Bureau is heralding the release of invididual census records from...
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New Orleans officials to break ground this morning on Mid-City Market
Shopping center will revitilize dormant Bohn Ford site on North Carrollton Avenue Developers and city officials will break ground this morning on the last dead zone along an otherwise bustling North...
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St. Bernard Parish Council accepts zoning ordinance less restrictive on...
Without fanfare, the St. Bernard Parish Council on Tuesday unanimously introduced an amended code of ordinance that would continue to allow multifamily dwellings in more zoning districts than the...
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