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Mayor Landrieu, tourism authorities still can't agree on hospitality district
BATON ROUGE -- New Orleans Mayor Mitch Landrieu's administration and leaders of the city's tourism industry have been unable to reach an agreement on the possibility of a new hospitality district that...
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Mayor Mitch Landrieu continues to stock election war chest
Advisers to the mayor say Landrieu will ramp up his fundraising even more as the election draws near. Mayor Mitch Landrieu began the year with a campaign war chest of more than $500,000, putting him...
View ArticleRay Nagin, Greg Meffert take hits in Katrina book by ex-Unisys executive
Unisys eventually "walked away from like $8 million" in unpaid invoices, former Unisys executive Ed Minyard said. A new view of former Mayor Ray Nagin's years in office is contained in the latest...
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Cash-strapped cities getting more money from tax-exempt colleges
Should New Orleans' tax-exempt institutions kick in more to the city's coffers? Take our poll Wary of tax increases, weary of layoffs and determined to avoid bankruptcy, Providence Mayor Angel Taveras...
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New Orleans Hornets tax rebate clears Senate committee
Team would get a $36.5 million tax rebate over a 10-year period as part of a new deal to keep them in New Orleans BATON ROUGE -- Legislation that would give the NBA's Hornets a $36.5 million tax...
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Metairie, Kenner doctors appointed to state Medicaid drug panel
21-member panel is charged with developing and maintaining a list of preferred drugs for Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal has reappointed doctors Mohammed Suleman of Kenner and Neil Wolfson and Edward...
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New Orleans downtown groups blast proposed taxing zone
Residents complain of a lack of details at hearing; money would go to gussy up, promote French Quarter A plan to create a downtown taxing zone designed to generate millions of dollars to promote...
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Voters to get final say on 3 percent car rental tax in bill passed by Senate
Parishes would get entire amount BATON ROUGE -- The Senate has approved elections for parishes that want to keep an expiring 3 percent excise tax on vehicle rentals. By a vote of 25-8 the Senate late...
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St. Bernard Parish Hospital moving along, job fair this weekend
Still about three months from completion and at least four months until it opens for patients, the St. Bernard Parish Hospital will host a job fair Saturday in Chalmette that will also give the public...
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Postal Service will keep rural post offices open in new plan
They would operate at reduced hours The financially struggling U.S. Postal Service sought Wednesday to tamp down concern over wide-scale cuts, revealing it will seek to keep thousands of rural post...
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Jefferson Parish gives $50,000 to Kenner for Coconut Beach sand volleyball...
The Jefferson Parish Council is teaming up with Kenner officials on the Coconut Beach sand volleyball complex, approving $50,000 for infrastructure improvements at the Laketown site. Work has already...
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Taxes, control over money still unsettled in hospitality district debate
At issue are improvements, possible marketing of French Quarter, downtown New Orleans BATON ROUGE -- Another week will pass without a resolution of the ongoing debate over creating a new hospitality...
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Romney's possible VP choice criticized for opposing RESTORE Act
Florida GOP Sen. Marco Rubio gets heat for his vote against the RESTORE Act. WASHINGTON - Republican Florida Sen. Marco Rubio, a leading candidate to be Mitt Romney's vice presidential running mate,...
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Louisiana workers more likely to pull down low wages, study finds
Louisiana has one of the highest proportions of workers making less than $23,000 a year, according to a paper released by the Economic Policy Institute. The briefing paper, by Rebecca Thiess, examines...
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Jefferson Parish's contracting desperately needs reform, watchdog says
Bureau of Governmental Research calls for major changes Despite a litany of reforms after scandal unraveled Aaron Broussard's administration, the Jefferson Parish Council still has too much authority...
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Rep. Hastings raises 'serious questions' about inspector general's probe of...
A House committee chairman Thursday expressed dissatisfaction with an inspector general's investigation that found no evidence the Obama administration intentionally edited a report to suggest outside...
View ArticleWhat reforms are needed in Jefferson Parish contracting rules?
The Bureau of Governmental Research called Thursday for changes in the way Jefferson Parish awards professional services contracts. Take a reader poll here on the subject. The Bureau of Governmental...
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Brother-in-law of former Jefferson Councilman Byron Lee keeps parish landfill...
Le' Nouveau Construction is owned by Eric Thompson Sr., brother to Lee's wife and husband to Jefferson Community Development Director Anatola Thompson. A company owned by former Jefferson Parish...
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Sen. David Vitter is working for passage of long-term flood insurance fix
Short-term extensions create 'an unhealthy level of uncertainty,' he says Authorization for the federal flood insurance program expires May 31, and Sen. David Vitter, R-La., says it's long past time...
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Rep. Jeff Landry bestows rare praise on an oil and gas industry regulator
Congressman says Tommy Beaudreau has worked to get more oil and gas workers back on the job It's not quite a mutual admiration society, but the relationship between Rep. Jeff Landry, R-New Iberia, and...
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