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David Vitter threatening to fight potential Romney EPA chief
Republican senator raises concerns about possible Romney energy, environmental choice. Washington -- The election is still more than a week away, but already Sen. David Vitter, R-La., is expressing...
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Sen. Landrieu staffers fight Coburn charge that her small business committee...
Sen. Tom Coburn issues report on congressional waste that calls Landrieu's Small Business committee unproductive. Washington -- Staffers for Sen. Mary Landrieu's Small Business and Entrepreneurship...
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Mary Landrieu wins maritime award
Sen. Mary Landrieu, D-La., takes home a maritime award. Washington -- Sen. Mary Landrieu, D-La., was honored Friday night by USA Maritime, an association that represents ship owners, maritime labor...
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Jefferson Parish code inspectors extending hours, Fat City panel meets:...
Jefferson Parish is expanding the hours of its code enforcement office in an effort to crack down on lawbreakers who operate outside of normal business hours. The Advocate has this story. The Fat City...
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Sen. Landrieu visits Israel and promotes Gulf-Israeli partnerships on natural...
In Israel, Sen. Mary Landrieu, D-La., meets with the head of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. WASHINGTON -- Sen. Mary Landrieu, D-La., was in Israel on Monday to meet with Gen. Martin Dempsey, chairman of...
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Deadline for federal aid extended for Hurricane Isaac victims
Federal disaster assistance deadline is now Nov. 29 Residents and business owners affected by Hurricane Isaac now have until Nov. 29 to apply for federal disaster assistance. FEMA has extended the...
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Boustany gets last-minute help from health-related PACs
Charles Boustany, a retired surgeon, is getting lots of last-minute help from health care PACs for the Nov. 6 election. WASHINGTON - Rep. Charles Boustany, R-Lafayette, is getting some last-minute...
View ArticleJefferson Parish campaign contributor up for new contract; competitor didn't...
A Jefferson Parish contractor that has donated $16,800 in two years to seven parish officials' campaigns appears likely to hang onto its gig - ironically, because its only competitor failed to...
View ArticleKevin Reilly, former state rep. and Lamar Advertising chief, dies
Reilly also served as the state's economic development director for nine years under two governors. Baton Rouge -- Longtime state representative Kevin Reilly Sr., who was also a former head of Lamar...
View ArticleTim Whitmer seeks insurance license; Housing Authority official resigns:...
Tim Whitmer, who admitted covering up political corruption while he was chief administrative officer to Jefferson Parish President Aaron Broussard, has applied to renew his Louisiana license to sell...
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Even a booming tourism industry won't solve New Orleans' fiscal problems,...
Of the 13 percent tax that visitors pay on their hotel rooms, the city's general fund gets just 1.5 cents per dollar. Mayor Mitch Landrieu said Monday that the city can't "host" its way out of a...
View ArticleKenner's Redwood Park apartments site considered for commercial development
Kenner's Redwood Park apartments site, a 15-acre tract cleared after Hurricane Katrina damaged the sprawling housing complex, would be mostly rezoned for commercial use under a new proposal. A sliver...
View ArticleJefferson Parish was guaranteed less money, but could make more, from spurned...
The company that Jefferson Parish deemed deficient in its proposal for the bus-bench advertising contract offered the parish less guaranteed money -- but potentially twice the cash -- than its only...
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Kenner to receive $21 million sewerage loan
The Kenner City Council meets today at 5 p.m. to consider accepting a $21 million loan from the state Department of Environmental Quality for sewerage improvements. DEQ Secretary Peggy Hatch is...
View ArticleHousing director explains exit, highway ramp questioned, more: Jefferson...
The toxic political climate surrounding the Jefferson Parish Housing Authority drove interim Executive Director Dalton Simmons to resign after less than two months on the job, and he says the need to...
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Plans for Walmart Supercenter in eastern New Orleans win City Council approval
Opening of the store will mean the retail giant's return to eastern New Orleans after an absence of several years. The New Orleans City Council gave its approval Thursday to plans for a Walmart...
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Vitter says survey of inspector general workers raises questions about...
Nearly 60 percent of staffers for the Department of Interior Inspector General's Office agree the office performs its work free of interference from the department. Washington -- A new survey of...
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New Orleans taxi regulations are extended to the airport
The New Orleans City Council ruled Thursday that all cabs operating at Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport, regardless of their home parish, must comply with the city's new taxi...
View ArticleRomney, Obama each get something in final jobs report
COLUMBUS, Ohio -- President Barack Obama and Republican rival Mitt Romney each got something Friday out of the final snapshot of the nation's economy heading into Election Day, with more job creation...
View ArticleRomney says unemployment rate a 'sad reminder' of state of the economy
NORFOLK, Va. -- Mitt Romney says the one-tenth-of-a-point increase in the unemployment rate to 7.9 percent is "a sad reminder that the economy is at a virtual standstill." The Republican presidential...
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