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U.S. Post Office loses a record $16 billion for year
WASHINGTON -- The struggling U.S. Postal Service on Thursday reported an annual loss of a record $15.9 billion and forecast more red ink in 2013, capping a tumultuous year in which it was forced to...
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Louis Armstrong Airport access road will get bike lanes
New Orleans City Council also gave the new taxi regulations force of law With the 2013 Super Bowl at the Mercedes Benz Superdome 80 days away, the New Orleans City Council added a few extra stitches...
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Sen. Vitter won't put as much emphasis on global warming
Sen. David Vitter plans less emphasis on global warming than his predecessor. WASHINGTON - Sen. David Vitter, R-La., has already said he intends to use his post as the top Republican on the Senate...
View ArticleKenner OKs alcohol sales in Rivertown
Rivertown has seen considerable public investment and planning studies over the past 30 years, but it's never thrived like Kenner officials hoped. Now they're hoping booze will help. The City Council...
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Kenner balks at New Orleans' rules for taxicabs at airport
Kenner and New Orleans have regularly butted heads over Louis Armstrong International Airport since it opened as Moisant Field in 1946. Noise and safety have been frequent topics for tussle, as have...
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New Orleans' Municipal Auditorium is full of memories, website reports
The new New Orleans: Memories still locked behind closed doors, a post on the travel website Gadling, talks about the storied past of the Municipal Auditorium and the role it has played in the lives...
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Landrieu administration DBE director's resignation sparked by conflict of...
Norman Roussell had a relationship with a nonprofit that did much the same work he did for Mayor Mitch Landrieu's administration. When Norman Roussell quietly stepped aside in August as director of...
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Metairie Rep. Tony Ligi in final talks to head Jefferson Business Council
Ligi, now chair of Republican Legislative Delegation, would have to resign his seat to take the job. Louisiana state Rep. Tony Ligi has been tapped to lead the Jefferson Business Council and is in the...
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Louisiana natural gas industry helps drive 'reindustrialization of America'
Louisiana's natural gas industry is thriving. Shell, BASF, Huntsman, Momentive -- chemical companies that depend on the state's large supplies of natural gas -- all boast large plants in Geismar, just...
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Louisiana fails to inspect restaurants, putting public at risk, audit finds
The state's restaurant inspection process is broken on multiple levels, putting customers at greater risk of contracting food-borne illnesses, according to a report issued Monday by the Louisiana...
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Some Louisiana Republicans who signed anti-tax pledge open to deficit deal...
Reps.Jeff Landry, R-New Iberia, and Charles Boustany, R-Lafayette, in the midst of a bitter run-off election in the 3rd Congressional District, are both vowing to oppose any tax increases negotiated...
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Elimination of Bush tax cuts could raise tax bills by $2,200 for median...
Median Louisiana family of four could pay an extra $2,200 in taxes if Bush tax cuts aren't extended. Washington -- President Barack Obama on Wednesday again called on Congress to extend Bush-era tax...
View ArticleToll opponents plan vote challenge, more in Jefferson Parish politics links
Crescent City Connection toll opponents plan to challenge the results of the Nov. 6 referendum on their own, now that a push to convince Jefferson Parish politicians to make that challenge has failed....
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JEDCO promotes No. 2 Jerry Bologna for executive director
The Jefferson Economic Development Commission voted unanimously Thursday to promote its deputy director, Jerry Bologna, to the top staff position of executive director. If the Jefferson Parish Council...
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Vitter offers resolution against carbon tax Obama administration says isn't...
Just to make sure, Sen. David Vitter, R-La., proposes resolution opposing a carbon tax. Washington -- The White House has ruled out a new carbon tax. So, have congressional Republican leaders. But...
View ArticleShould price play a role in Jefferson Parish's professional contracting?
Price was a required part of the so-called RFP selection process until 2010, when the council voted to remove price from the evaluation criteria Jefferson Parish President John Young is proposing to...
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Election is over, but campaign-style ads continue
WASHINGTON -- It almost seems like some groups haven't gotten word that the 2012 election is over or that they had so much money leftover that they decided to keep spending. Yes, campaign-style ads...
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Dec. 8 election will decide on higher fees for Orleans Parish's 911 agency
In much of the parish, this will be the only item on the ballot Orleans Parish voters will decide Dec. 8 whether to increase the fees local customers pay on their phone bills to support the Orleans...
View ArticleLibrary chief, Kenner business campaign in Jefferson Parish politics links
The new interim director of the Jefferson Parish library is the subject of a profile in The Advocate.Kenner is relaunching its Shop Kenner First campaign to promote local businesses. Here is a flyer.
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Southeast Louisiana Hospital to be run by Florida company
A Florida-based health care company will assume operation of Southeast Louisiana Hospital near Mandeville, a state mental health facility that has been fixture on the north shore for 60 years. In...
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