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Time running out to participate in health study of BP oil spill clean-up workers
Oil spill workers and volunteers have less than three months to sign up for health study. WASHINGTON -- There's less than three months left for workers and volunteers who helped with the 2010...
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John Young introduced to Advocate's New Orleans readers
The Advocate introduced Jefferson Parish President John Young to its readers Tuesday. The Baton Rouge-based newspaper has opened a New Orleans office and started delivering local news in print and...
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Code enforcers sweep Fat City's western edge
Code enforcers, electrical inspectors and cable television technicians blitzed the western edge of Fat City on Wednesday. They tagged illegally parked cars and ones with expired registrations and...
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Code sweep in Metairie found 75 infractions, Jefferson Parish says
A code enforcement sweep around the western edge of Fat City turned up 75 infractions, Jefferson Parish said Thursday. The effort focused on the Metairie streets bounded by West Esplanade and Edenborn...
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New Orleans City Council hires utility regulatory officer to help oversee...
Director of the council's Utilities Regulatory Office will be paid about $110,000 a year It has been three years since the New Orleans City Council has had a full-time staff member to assist it in...
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Kenner cuts property tax 3.4 percent amid rising real estate values
The City Council voted 7-0 to reduce the rate for 2012, putting Kenner on track to collect $8.4 million, the same as last year Kenner lowered its property tax 3.4 percent Thursday to avoid harvesting...
View ArticlePositive jobs report gives Obama campaign a boost
WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama got much-needed good news Friday following his disappointing debate performance as the unemployment rate dropped to its lowest level since he took office....
View ArticleImproved unemployment-rate numbers spark conspiracy theories
Former General Electric CEO Jack Welch set off a wave of conspiracy theories Friday by tweeting, "Unbelievable jobs numbers ... these Chicago guys will do anything ... can't debate so change numbers."...
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New Orleans City Council visits a wine bar, but only on paper
Until now, wine bars have been legally classified as cocktail lounges or bars, which supporters say is misleading and has created problems What is a wine bar? For that matter, what is wine? Ask the...
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Management company pulls out of recently opened St. Bernard Parish Hospital
Officials say hospital operations will proceed as normal The company brought on to manage the recently-opened public hospital in St. Bernard Parish has informed the board that oversees the hospital...
View ArticleSt. John, St. Charles property owners can view tax bill, file appeal
Property owners in St. Charles Parish can view their tax assessments at the assessor's office starting today as part of the state mandated tax roll inspection and correction process. In neighboring...
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Late boil-water advisory sends New Orleans restaurants scrambling
On Monday about 1 p.m., Joel Dondis washed down lunch at his downtown New Orleans restaurant Grand Isle with a large glass of tap water. Several minutes later, Dondis said he received an email alert...
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Cedric Richmond: Congress shouldn't recess to campaign with so many key...
Among issues awaiting action are measures to deal with the fiscal crisis facing the U.S. Postal Service, the "fiscal cliff," the soon-to-expire Bush era tax cuts, a bill setting farm policy and...
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Plans for Walmart store in eastern New Orleans win planning commission's...
The commission votes to let the store have the 727 parking spaces developers were seeking, 101 more than recommended In a repeat of what has become a familiar pattern through the years, it appears...
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New Orleans airport proposed hub for start-up airline; city administration...
A Baton Rouge businessman, whose investment group has long been looking to bring a low-cost airline hub to Louis Armstrong International Airport, told the Regional Planning Commission this week that...
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FEMA waives $94.9 million in improper Katrina, other disaster payments
The Federal Emergency Management Agency has waived the repayment of $94.9 million that the agency believed it improperly paid to disaster victims between 2005 and 2010 in the aftermath of disasters...
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St. Tammany Parish economic development takes center stage at leadership...
Event Chairman Bill Allin cited state forecasts that put St. Tammany's population at 459,000 by the year 2030, an 85-percent increase from its current count of 249,000. St. Tammany Parish's push to...
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Mailing a letter will cost you a penny more next year
WASHINGTON -- It'll cost another penny to mail a letter next year. The cash-strapped U.S. Postal Service said Thursday that it will raise postage rates on Jan. 27, including a 1-cent increase in the...
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New Orleans Mayor Mitch Landrieu sues St. Charles Parish Council over...
A New Orleans civil court judge may decide whether Luling businessman Neal Clulee will get appointed to the New Orleans Aviation Board. New Orleans Mayor Mitch Landrieu is suing the St. Charles Parish...
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St. Charles Parish Council seeks lawyer for suit filed by Mayor Landrieu
The parish's spending plan for 2013 and hiring an attorney to represent St. Charles Parish in a lawsuit filed by New Orleans Mayor Mitch Landrieu are among the items up for discussion at Monday's St....
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