Who was responsible for tracking down 100,000 stoplight camera violators?
Jefferson contractor says the parish was obliged; parish says both Watch video If 100,000 stoplight camera tickets issued in Jefferson Parish were ignored by the alleged violators, just who was...
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Obama proposes using off-shore royalty payments to fund alternative energy...
WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama is scheduled Friday to unveil his new energy proposals - including setting up a $2 billion fund from off-shore oil and gas drilling royalty payments to support...
View ArticleOn the Hill: Did Jefferson case influence Detroit judge?
This week doings at the national Capitol Former Detroit mayor heads to prison after guilty verdictOf course, we will probably never know for sure. But it's very possible that Detroit Federal Judge...
View ArticleGun rights, River Birch, Fat City, energy efficiency in Jefferson Parish...
The new gun rights group Defend Louisiana will hold a news conference Friday (March 15) at 3 p.m. in Metairie. It also plans to gather petition signatures Saturday and Sunday at the Greater New...
View ArticleNew Orleans residents slam illegal short-term rental practice
Complaining that city officials for years have failed to enforce laws banning illegal short-term rentals, residents and advocates appeared before the City Council on Monday to lobby for more action....
View ArticleVitter vows to block president's nominee for Department of Labor
WASHINGTON - Just two hours after President Barack Obama nominated Thomas Perez Monday to be his secretary of Labor, Sen. David Vitter, R-La., announced he'll try to block his confirmation. At a White...
View ArticleMetairie code violators will be target of sweep Wednesday, Jefferson Parish...
Most of Metairie north of Airline Drive and east of Transcontinental Drive is targeted for a Jefferson Parish code enforcement sweep set for Wednesday (March 20), the parish said. Most of Metairie is...
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Scalise releases conservative caucus budget with big spending cuts, repeal of...
WASHINGTON - Less than a week after House Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan, R-Ky., released a budget that Democratic critics called too draconian, the House conservative caucus Monday offered its...
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Congress isn't immune from sequester, though members don't face cut in pay
WASHINGTON - With many federal employees facing a once-a-week furloughs and agencies planning cuts in services, some folks are asking whether Congress is also feeling the pinch of sequester. So far,...
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New flood insurance maps explained at New Orleans open house
When FEMA National Flood Insurance Program experts greeted visitors in City Park Monday during a five-hour open house designed to explain proposed new flood insurance maps for New Orleans on Monday,...
View ArticleFeinstein, Nelson want to limit oil company tax and royalty breaks
WASHINGTON -- While Louisiana lawmakers continue to push the Obama administration to encourage more oil and gas drilling, two Democratic senators from California and Florida are offering two bills...
View ArticleFlood maps, the bridge, Redflex, Julie Stokes in Jefferson Parish politics links
FEMA shows off and explains new flood insurance maps Tuesday from 2 p.m. to 7 p.m. at the Terrytown Playground gymnasium, Meeting Room 101, 641 Heritage Ave. On Wednesday from 2 p.m. to 7 p.m., the...
View ArticleDraft bill to speed Corps of Engineers work offered by Vitter and Boxer
WASHINGTON - A new bipartisan Senate bill authorizing billions of dollars worth of water projects includes reforms that sponsors say will speed up the Army Corps of Engineers lengthy study procedures...
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New Boxer/Vitter bill would speed Corps projects
WASHINGTON -- A new bipartisan Senate bill authorizing billions of dollars worth of water projects includes reforms that sponsors say will speed up the Army Corps of Engineers cumbersome study and...
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Louisiana's infrastructure ranks C- for poor roads, dams, drinking water systems
A scorecard released Tuesday by the American Society of Civil Engineers gave Louisiana a C- for the quality of its infrastructure, after finding that 62 percent of the state's roads were of mediocre...
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Landrieu to reintroduce bill to speed up oil and gas revenue sharing
WASHINGTON - On Wednesday, Sen. Mary Landrieu, D-La., is reintroducing legislation that would speed up revenue sharing for Louisiana and other off-shore oil producing states. A slightly different...
View ArticleState agreed to maintain Crescent City Connection decorative lights 24 years...
The Algiers Development District board's attorney found the 1989 agreement after the board decided to get involved in the bridge light debate. The state of Louisiana agreed 24 years ago to maintain...
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Harahan poised to raise sewer fees 43 percent for residences, 71 percent for...
Harahan officials are poised to raise the city's minimum sewer fees 43 percent for residences and 71 percent for businesses. After discussing the idea for the better part of a year, they say they...
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House ready to consider 2013 spending bill that would end threat of...
WASHINGTON -- Barring a last-minute impediment, the House Thursday is expected to pass a $982 billion spending package that will avert a federal government shutdown at the end of the month. The Senate...
View ArticleState Bond Commission declines to grant Louisiana Citizens $100 million in...
Louisiana Citizens Property Insurance Corp. did not receive approval Thursday from the State Bond Commission to borrow $100 million through bonds. The commission, failing to vote on the issue, sent it...
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