Jefferson Parish Council approves electronic sign law
Jefferson Parish, after 18 months of study and debate and a few last-minute changes, has a special ordinance to regulate electronic signs. The law restricts the size and location of new electronic...
View ArticleNew Orleans board approves plan to sell $40 million in bonds, mostly to fix...
$27 million of the new money will be used to fix streets; the other $13 million will go to playgrounds, libraries and other public buildings The board that oversees New Orleans' bonded indebtedness...
View ArticleKenner's airport buyout land, school zones, more: Jefferson Parish politics...
Kenner officials, yet again, say they are poised to move forward with redeveloping almost 100 acres of vacant property near the Louis Armstrong International Airport. The Advocate has this...
View ArticlePrivate company chosen to pursue takeover of Southeast Louisiana Hospital
The state Department of Health and Hospitals announced Thursday that Meridian Behavioral Health was chosen as the provider with whom discussions will continue for operating psychiatric beds on the...
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Times Square visits Fat City as Metairie leaders seek New Yorker's counsel
Times Square visits Fat City on Friday when a Manhattan urban planner takes a walking tour of Metairie's former entertainment district. Greater New Orleans Inc., the regional economic development...
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Florida company picked to take over state-run mental health hospital in...
A Florida-based health care company has been named by the state Department of Health and Hospitals to take over at least partial operations of the state-run Southeast Louisiana Hospital, which for six...
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17 local home developers to participate in New Orleans soft second mortgage...
The 240 homes will be available for sale to residents earning less than 120 percent of the area median income. New Orleans Mayor Mitch Landrieu announced Thursday that 17 local home developers have...
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Insurance commissioner rejects pay increase for Citizens insurance CEO
Donelon said CEO Richard Robertson has done an "exemplary" job but now is not the time for a pay raise. Baton Rouge -- Insurance Commissioner Jim Donelon will reject a $50,000 pay increase for...
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For Fat City, Times Square booster advises focus, art, patience
In Fat City, where the strip joint abuts the barber shop and the old Playboy Club building sits empty with weeds growing three feet above the concrete, Tim Tompkins delivered a threefold message...
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Landrieu sees opportunity for accelerated oil and gas revenue sharing in new...
Some Louisiana Republicans are warning they'll fight any deal their leadership reaches with President Obama on tax increases. Washington -- It's being called the status quo election - because...
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New energy law center at LSU aims to tackle 21st century issues
The center will collaborate with the LSU A & M campus in areas that will increase the knowledge base of students in the energy law program. LSU Law Center Chancellor Jack M. Weiss told NOLA.com |...
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JEDCO finalist drops out of search for executive director; 3 left
One of the Jefferson Economic Development Commission's four finalists to succeed Lucien Gunter as executive director has withdrawn from the search, JEDCO Chairman Jim Garvey said. Donald Shea, the...
View ArticleWestwego City Hall expansion; Soniat Canal advisers: Jefferson Parish...
Westwego officials say two private land donations could greatly change the complexion of the multimillion dollar City Hall project but also delay the project even longer. The Advocate has this...
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JEDCO's No. 2 recommended for No. 1 job
Jerry Bologna, the deputy director of the Jefferson Economic Development Commission, is the JEDCO search committee's top choice for the No. 1 job of executive director, Chairman Jim Garvey said...
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Jefferson Parish settles lawsuit with performing arts center architect
$1.3 million settlement is less than the parish paid the firm to design the building Jefferson Parish has largely blamed the architectural firm Wisznia Associates for the Jefferson Performing Arts...
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Two back JEDCO candidate, though one issues caveat
Jefferson Parish Council members Chris Roberts and Cynthia Lee-Sheng expressed support Tuesday for promoting Jerry Bologna to executive director of the Jefferson Economic Development Commission....
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Papa John's CEO says employees may lose hours to pay for Obamacare
Papa John's CEO John Schnatter is drawing heat over his announcement last week that the national pizza chain would consider cutting employees' hours to offset costs of implementing President Barack...
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Fat City improvement fund has $736,709 in the bank
If Fat City is to become a public laboratory for art, street fairs and creative use of its real estate, as suggested last week by a Manhattan urban planner, Jefferson Parish has the money to start....
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Louisiana has sixth-highest income inequality in the nation, report finds
The report, compiled by two Washington, D.C. think tanks, finds growing inequality nationwide since the 1970s. Louisiana has the sixth-highest level of inequality in the United States, a problem that...
View ArticleState ag commissioner to borrow $7 million to take over defunct sugar cane mill
The mill, built with state tax dollars and only operational for 90 days, is teetering on default of its debt payments. BATON ROUGE -- Agriculture Commissioner Mike Strain will borrow $7 million to...
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