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Gov. Bobby Jindal, Sasol announce major manufacturing project in western...
Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal announced Monday that international energy and chemicals company Sasol Ltd. will invest between $16 billion and $21 billion in a major project in Westlake. The project, a...
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Michael Mitternight of Metairie appointed to Louisiana Workforce Investment...
Gov. Bobby Jindal has appointed Michael Mitternight of Metairie and three others to the Louisiana Workforce Investment Council, a 41-member panel charged with advising the governor on the needs of the...
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James Cramond of Gretna appointed to ship pilots fee commission
12-member panel establishes fees and rates for pilotage services. The appointments are subject to Senate confirmation. Gov. Bobby Jindal has appointed James Cramond of Gretna, the president of the...
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Delgado, Sewerage & Water Board announce skilled job-training program
Delgado Community College, the New Orleans Sewerage and Water Board and Mayor Mitch Landrieu announced a new training program to funnel students into jobs at the water board to replenish its aging...
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Privatization of Mandeville psychiatric hospital finalized under agreements...
In a move designed to save money for the state without diminishing behavioral health care in the region, a Florida-based company on Monday signed agreements to take over operation of Southeast...
View ArticleJefferson Parish Councilman Chris Roberts sued over $180,000 loan
His partner in Quizno's stores declared bankruptcy Jefferson Parish Council member Chris Roberts said Monday he is working to resolve a Whitney Bank lawsuit that accuses him and his wife of defaulting...
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Landrieu tells Jindal that doing nothing on health care isn't leadership
WASHINGTON - Sen. Mary Landrieu, D-La., Monday called on Gov. Bobby Jindal to reverse course and implement provisions of President Barack Obama's health overhaul law. Landrieu said that if Jindal...
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Fiscal cliff negotiations could lead to less tax revenue for Louisiana
Whether or not the so-called fiscal cliff is averted, the consequences for Louisiana will be significant. Washington -- Louisiana has a lot at stake in the current fiscal cliff negotiations and it's...
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Rep. Tony Ligi confirms House resignation but hasn't set date
State Rep. Tony Ligi said Tuesday he is "definitely going to be departing" his East Jefferson seat in the House but has not yet set a date to resign. The threat of mid-year budget cuts keeps him on...
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Landrieu wants Congress to reform federal disaster response rules for...
WASHINGTON -- Sen. Mary Landrieu, D-La., Wednesday called on Congress to implement long overdue reforms in federal disaster response so they can be implemented for Hurricane Sandy. Landrieu made the...
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Mitch Landrieu urges residents to rally behind S&WB rate hikes during Chamber...
On the eve of a New Orleans City Council vote on a Sewerage & Water Board plan to double the rates it charges its customers and rebuild the water board's crumbling infrastructure, Mayor Mitch...
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Coffee shop in old Mandeville gets approval to expand
A Mandeville coffee shop and eatery housed in one of the city's oldest commercial buildings was granted authority to expand its operations by the Planning and Zoning Commission Tuesday night. The...
View ArticleJefferson Parish targets 'young entrepreneurial class,' Parish President John...
Young and Parish Council Chairman Elton Lagasse delivered the State of the Parish presentation Wednesday at a Jefferson Chamber of Commerce luncheon. Watch video Parish President John Young, ever so...
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Richmond-Scalise measure to limit red tape for maritime workers passes House
Washington -- The House Wednesday approved a Coast Guard bill that reduces the red tape port workers and other maritime workers must go through to obtain mandatory transportation worker ID cards. Rep....
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New Orleans City Council is next, possibly last, step for sewer, water rate...
While the Sewerage & Water Board's plan to increase service rates received a mostly warm welcome in the City Council chamber Wednesday, a few in attendance worried it would unfairly strain the...
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What happens to Louisiana taxes if Congress and President Obama don't reach a...
Washington -- For months, President Barack Obama has been calling on Republicans to extend tax breaks for middle class and low-income Americans and allow rates to rise for the 2 percent of families...
View ArticleKenner's Redwood Park apartments site up for rezoning
15-acre site was cleared after Hurricane Katrina damaged the housing complex Kenner's Redwood Park apartments site, a 15-acre tract that was cleared after Hurricane Katrina damaged the sprawling...
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Jindal says GOP not positioned well in fiscal cliff negotiations
Bobby Jindal says Republicans aren't in the strongest negotiating position but still should insist on some structural reforms. WASHINGTON - In his first detailed comments on the fiscal-cliff...
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St. Bernard Parish real estate and growth contrasted to area parishes
A jam-packed St. Bernard Parish public forum this week presented the parish in a stark light compared to its neighbors New Orleans, St. Tammany, Jefferson and Plaquemines. The forum examined ways...
View ArticleKenner rezones Redwood Park apartments site for shopping center
Kenner gave the green light Thursday to the planned transformation of the Redwood Park apartments site, at 15 acres perhaps the largest vacant tract in the city, into a shopping center. With nary a...
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