What they're saying about the Aaron Broussard prison sentence
Aaron Broussard's sentencing Monday might have been the biggest federal court story involving Jefferson Parish politics since Judge Alan Green was ordered to prison in 2005. Here's how others covered...
View ArticleNew Orleans summer job program for teens is taking applications
New Orleans' annual summer jobs program for teenagers is accepting applications, Mayor Mitch Landrieu announced Tuesday. March 28 is the deadline to sign up to learn on-the-job training by...
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Vitter: Mr. President, will you oppose carbon tax bill?
Senator asks Obama to express his opposition to recently introduced Senate legislation. Washington -- Sen. David Vitter, R-La., on Tuesday asked President Barack Obama whether he agrees with his...
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Louisiana delegation mirrors divide leading nation into sequestration
Washington -- Louisiana's congressional delegation reflects the deep political divide that is about to lead the United States into sequestration -- a process of automatic budget cuts beginning Friday...
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Fat City would welcome food trucks under Jefferson Parish Council proposal
Food trucks were run out of Jefferson Parish shortly after the mobile meal vendors rolled in to feed Katrina recovery workers. But under a measure that the Parish Council will consider Wednesday (Feb....
View ArticleContracting commentary, Aaron Broussard reflection: Jefferson Parish politics...
The latest Jefferson Parish Council proposal to reform contracting procedures "makes some welcome changes (but) it is problematic in several respects and fails to meaningfully address a fundamental...
View ArticleFat City food truck measure canceled by Jefferson Parish Council
The move to invite food trucks once weekly into Fat City stalled Wednesday at the Jefferson Parish Council. The council cancelled a resolution sanctioning the visits, and Councilwoman Cynthia...
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Vitter: Hagel has chance to prove him and other critics wrong
WASHINGTON - Sen. David Vitter, R-La. says now that Chuck Hagel has been confirmed and sworn in as secretary of defense he has a chance to prove him and other critics wrong. "If he comes out of the...
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Vitter bill to increase domestic oil and gas production faces uphill fight
WASHINGTON - Sen. David Vitter, R-La., Wednesday introduced far-reaching legislation to significantly expand domestic oil and gas development, while increasing revenue sharing for Louisiana and other...
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Republicans and Obama administration still miles apart on sequester
Washington -- Two days till sequester, and Congress and the Obama administration are still no closer to reaching a compromise that could avert the automatic $85 billion in across the board cuts. The...
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Jefferson Parish hospitals could be leased without public vote, under Parish...
The Jefferson Parish Council asked the state Legislature for permission Wednesday to lease its two public hospitals to outside interests without a public referendum. The request would mean the removal...
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New Orleans lawmaker wants attorney general's opinion on hospital...
The attorney general's office should weigh in on whether Gov. Bobby Jindal's administration can privatize state hospitals without legislative input, state Rep. Jared Brossett, D-New Orleans, said...
View ArticleArts center update, Kenner's 'listening session', more in Jefferson Parish...
Jefferson Parish President John Young said his administration is working to get the Jefferson Performing Arts Center built and open. WVUE has an update.Now that Mayor Mike Yenni has held the first in...
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Double-decker buses, a recent addition in New Orleans, draw official scrutiny
The new double-decker tour buses that recently made their debut in New Orleans drew scrutiny from the City Council on Thursday, with members questioning the effect the buses might have on residential...
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Mary Landrieu breaks with fellow Democrats and opposes party's alternative to...
Washington -- Sen. Mary Landrieu, D-La., broke from fellow Democrats on Thursday and voted against a party leadership proposal to replace $85 billion in across the board budget cuts with a combination...
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City Hall 'one-stop shop' for licensing and permits is ready to open
The one-stop shop will be open during regular business hours for City Hall, Monday-Friday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. In an effort to simplify the sometimes hair-pulling experience of going to City Hall to...
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Sens. Landrieu and Shelby urge 'robust' Clean Water Act fines for 2010 BP spill
Washington -- In an unusual joint statement, a Democrat and Republican senator argued strongly Thursday that any settlement with BP over Clean Water Act violations for the 2010 Gulf oil spill include...
View ArticleAmtrak business is growing, but not on long-haul routes like those serving...
In 2010, Gov. Bobby Jindal refused to apply for federal stimulus dollars to create a passenger rail line between New Orleans and Baton Rouge Despite talk in recent years that the increased hassles of...
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On the Hill: 'Thank God for Mississippi and Louisiana'
On the Hill A look back at the week in Washington Jeb Bush: 'Thank God for Mississippi and Louisiana' This is courtesy of my former Times-Picayune Washington colleague, Jonathan Tilove, now chief...
View ArticleNew Orleans City Hall reshapes its public face, tries to boost customer service
For almost as long as City Hall has been on Perdido Street, New Orleans residents have considered it a place where efficiency and enthusiasm go to die. Customer service, put simply, has often been...
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