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Fat City food truck festival wins Jefferson Parish Council approval
The Fat City food truck festival, a new effort to enliven Metairie's former nightlife district, won approval Wednesday from the Jefferson Parish Council. The event is scheduled April 15 from 5 p.m. to...
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Louisiana Association of Business and Industry to oppose Jindal's tax plan if...
The Louisiana Association of Business and Industry came out against Gov. Bobby Jindal's tax plan Wednesday, stating definitively that it would oppose any attempt to raise the tax burden on businesses....
View ArticlePlans for wine shop on Burgundy Street stir up opposition in Marigny
Most who turned out for a City Planning Commission hearing opposed the plans What's in a name? For would-be Faubourg Marigny wine seller Troy Gant, there is enough symbolism or possibly magic in the...
View ArticleSheriff on Redflex, inspector general, flood maps, bike plans: Jefferson...
Sheriff Newell Normand took a position at odds with Redflex Traffic Solutions Inc., saying Jefferson Parish's stoplight camera contractor -- not the parish -- was responsible for tracking down...
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Jindal pitches tax plan to West Bank audience
Opponents of Crescent City Connection toll renewal used Gov. Bobby Jindal's visit to West Jefferson to urge support for their cause. Gov. Bobby Jindal carried his proposal to rewrite Louisiana's tax...
View ArticleBill filed to allow lease of Jefferson Parish hospitals without vote of the...
A bill that would allow Jefferson Parish Council to lease its two hospitals to outside interests without a vote of the people was filed Thursday (March 28) by state Rep. Joseph Lopinto, R-Metairie,...
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Obama administration 'waiting' for Medicaid expansion waiver request from Jindal
WASHINGTON - The Jindal administration, which says it needs more flexibility before it will consider joining the Medicaid expansion created by the federal health overhaul law, hasn't yet asked the...
View ArticleNew Orleans City Council tightens rules for handling construction debris
The new law says that some debris must be removed daily; in other cases, removal must begin within 72 hours At the request of the Mitch Landrieu administration, the New Orleans City Council recently...
View ArticleRoad repairs, leash law, hospital lease in Jefferson Parish politics links
Four big Kenner road projects will be the subject of a public meeting Tuesday at 6 p.m. at City Hall. They are part of Paths to Progress, a $90 million effort to improve 60 roads in Jefferson and...
View ArticleLeasing Jefferson Parish's public hospitals: Take a reader poll
<a href="http://polldaddy.com/poll/7000976/">Should the...
View Article5 reappointed by Gov. Bobby Jindal to Louisiana Pilotage Fee Commission
Gov. Bobby Jindal has reappointed Michael Rooney and Willie Brown III of Harvey and John "Fenn" French of New Orleans to the Pilotage Fee Commission. The 12-member panel, with eight alternates,...
View ArticleChildren's Hospital could buy NOAH property without mental health commitment...
Children's Hospital would be allowed to buy the former New Orleans Adolescent Hospital property without having to offer mental health services at the location under a bill filed Friday at the state...
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Kathryn Steele of Metairie appointed to state Counselors Board of Examiners
Gov. Bobby Jindal has appointed Kathryn Steele of Metairie to the Louisiana Licensed Professional Counselors Board of Examiners. The 11-member panel tests applicants for licenses to be marriage and...
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Corps of Engineers spared furloughs; other agencies not so fortunate
WASHINGTON - Civilian employees at the Army Corps of Engineers New Orleans Division are getting good news. They aren't going to lose pay as a result of the $85 billion budget sequester -- the...
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Gov. Bobby Jindal's tax plan not 'dead on arrival,' House Ways and Means...
Gov. Bobby Jindal's controversial tax swap plan shouldn't be considered "dead on arrival," the chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee said Monday. Though the plan has been criticized by a...
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New Orleans mail processing facility not on 2013 closure list
WASHINGTON -- Employees at mail processing facilities in New Orleans and Lafayette, which were slated to close as part of a major Postal Service reorganization plan, received a reprieve, though it may...
View ArticleJefferson Parish Council bids back-up power for Marrero wastewater plant, and...
The Jefferson Parish Council has accepted a $1.5 million bid to install emergency power at the Marrero Wastewater Treatment plant, among other items listed in the minutes of the March 27 meeting The...
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IG report: 85 percent of homeowners who got elevation grants haven't...
The audit is a follow-up to a 2010 report WASHINGTON - A new federal report says 85 percent of homeowners who received federal grants to elevate their homes after Hurricane Katrina either had not...
View ArticleWho has the advantage in Louisiana's 2014 Senate race?
WASHINGTON -- Rep. Bill Cassidy, R-Baton Rouge, Wednesday became the first announced Republican challenger for Sen. Mary Landrieu, D-La., in 2014. But there's likely to be others, including his...
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Business leaders back Kenner Mayor Mike Yenni's $47 million refinancing,...
The Kenner Professional Business Association and the Jefferson Chamber of Commerce have endorsed Mayor Mike Yenni's $47 million proposal to refinance municipal debt and spend $28.6 million on sprucing...
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