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Lacombe residents likely to reject settlement on waste transfer issue
A group of citizens suing to stop the plans for a waste transfer station in Lacombe is expected to reject a settlement offer from IESI Corp. that includes putting the station on a nearby tract but...
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Disaster debris haulers to be hired in Jefferson Parish
Jefferson Parish is expected to hire three new companies today: two to clear debris after any future natural disaster, and a third to watch them do it. Six companies applied for the two contracts to...
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JP Morgan Chase CEO can't defend bank losses, but criticizes new federal...
Sen. David Vitter questions JP Morgan Chase & Co. CE) Jamie Dimon about big losses from recent investment. WASHINGTON - JP Morgan Chase & Co. CEO Jamie Dimon said today that he can't defend an...
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Jefferson Parish picks debris haulers for post-storm work
Two companies on tap to clear disaster debris in Jefferson Parish will keep those duties for another two years, but the Parish Council decided Wednesday to wait to pick a third company to oversee...
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Barack Obama, Mitt Romney delivering dueling economic speeches in Ohio
Which candidate will do a better job of fixing the economy? Take our poll and post your comments Sharpening the choice for the nation, President Barack Obama and Republican presidential challenger...
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Some younger illegal immigrants will be offered immunity, sources say
The Obama administration will stop deporting and begin granting work permits to younger illegal immigrants who came to the U.S. as children and have since led law-abiding lives. The election-year...
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Gretna City Council restores retiree health insurance benefit
Gretna retirees will have at least one more year of discounted health insurance after the City Council decided this week to reinstate a previously eliminated benefit, but the decision came with a...
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Tulane University stadium debate is part planning seminar
Lengthy discussion of procedural issues probably left listeners scratching their heads Public testimony at Tuesday's New Orleans City Planning Commission hearing on a proposal that could have blocked...
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New Orleans second-line parade vendors, artists now will need city permits
City worked with vendors to propose a $25 permit that also requires vendors to clean up litter and bans them from selling alcohol When "Treme" star Wendell Pierce heard of the city's proposed permits...
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River Birch owners achieve a monopoly as federal investigators close in
Having waged successful campaigns against several rival landfills and recycling centers across southeastern Louisiana, Fred Heebe set his sights in 2009 on taking out the competition next door: the...
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Controversial dogs kidney dialysis center proposed in Old Jefferson
The development is expected to come back up for a Parish Council vote on Oct. 10 Questions persist over a plan for a kidney dialysis center and six homes on vacant property in the Rio Vista...
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Electronic sign law divides business, neighborhood interests
Electronic message signs are the subject of a new proposal in unincorporated Jefferson Parish. The measure, which would eliminate all animation or special effects and affect hundreds of companies, has...
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Supreme Court won't hear appeal of airport full-body scanners
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Supreme Court won't hear a Michigan man's attempt to challenge the use of full body scanners at airports. The high court on Monday refused to hear an appeal by Jonathan Corbett,...
View ArticlePension fund for New Orleans firefighters on shaky ground after missteps
Of every $9 New Orleans spent on general operations last year, $1 went to pay firefighter pensions Of every $9 the city of New Orleans spent on general operations last year, $1 went to pay firefighter...
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Economic recovery predicted -- no matter who is in the White House
WASHINGTON -- Eventually, the economic recovery will pick up steam -- whether Barack Obama or Mitt Romney is in the White House. That's what many economic outlooks project. And the president -- and...
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IKEA erases women from its Saudi Arabia catalog; says it was mistake
IKEA removed images of women from the Saudi Arabia version of its catalog, a decision that the furniture giant now says clashes with its values. Swedish publication Metro posted a comparison of the...
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Health care mandate subject of Metairie 'freedom rally'
The federal health care mandate is the target of a Metairie "freedom rally" planned Oct. 20, part of the national Stand Up for Religious Freedom movement. It will be held from noon to 1 p.m. in...
View ArticleSen. David Vitter takes aim at BP, Coast Guard over Gulf oil spill cleanup
U.S. Sen. David Vitter, R-La., alleged Tuesday that BP is "actively trying to walk away" from its obligations to clean up the Gulf oil spill U.S. Sen. David Vitter, R-La., alleged Tuesday that BP is...
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Mayor Landrieu's disadvantaged business program director out after less than...
The point man for Mayor Mitch Landrieu's effort to steer more public spending toward minority- and women-owned businesses is out after less than two years on the job. Norman Roussell resigned Aug. 31...
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St. Tammany Zoning Commission approves rezoning for grocery despite protests
Despite citizens' concerns that the project would make a major traffic problem even worse, the St. Tammany Parish Zoning Commission on Tuesday night approved a zoning change allowing construction of a...
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