New Orleans-area doctors and clinic operator charged with Medicare fraud
Two New Orleans-area doctors and the owner of home-health businesses were charged last week with Medicare fraud, accused by federal investigators of billing for unnecessary services that sometimes...
View ArticleJefferson Parish arts center contractor may address Parish Council again, as...
Two weeks after the Jefferson Parish Council opted to keep negotiating with Performing Arts Center contractor Joe Caldarera instead of placing him in default, officials Tuesday said they're still...
View ArticleCorps flood control projects advanced by Senate passing water resources bill
Key Army Corps of Engineers projects such as Morganza-to-the-Gulf hurricane protection would be expedited under a rare, bipartisan Senate vote Wednesday. The chamber approved a water resources bill,...
View ArticleLouisiana Republicans react to IRS scandal as Obama sacks acting commissioner
Wholesale change at the IRS is needed, Louisiana Republicans say, in light of disclosures that the agency targeted Tea Party and other conservative organizations for extra scrutiny. Late Wednesday,...
View ArticleEthics Board to consider Jefferson Parish, Kenner cases; and other parish...
The state Board of Ethics is set to consider separate requests for ethics advice regarding a possible accounting contract with JEDCO and Kenner employees The state Board of Ethics is set to consider...
View Article37th vote on repeal of Affordable Care Act planned by Congressional Republicans
The House is scheduled to vote Thursday on legislation repealing the Affordable Care Act. It marks the 37th time the GOP majority has scheduled a vote on bills to repeal or eliminate funding for the...
View Article$50 million tax credit program approved by Louisiana House
A new tax credit program with a price tag of almost $50 million was approved Thursday by the Louisiana House. The New Markets Jobs Tax Credit would provide incentives for private businesses to invest...
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Agreement on West Bank Expressway maintenance official, LeBas says
An agreement with Jefferson Parish to oversee maintenance of the West Bank Expressway is official, Transportation Secretary Sherri LeBas told a group of West Bank business leaders Wednesday night....
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St. Bernard housing trial would have included allegation against Peralta
St. Bernard Parish President Dave Peralta was accused of playing a part in the alleged discrimination against African Americans wanting to rent property in St. Bernard after Hurricane Katrina,...
View ArticleFor 37th time, Republican-majority House votes to repeal 'Obamacare'
WASHINGTON -- The House voted 229-195 Thursday to repeal the Affordable Care Act. It marked the 37th time the GOP-led House voted either to repeal or eliminate funding for the 2010 legislation...
View ArticleStacy Head accepts mayor's veto of her food-truck ordinance but sees...
New Orleans City Councilwoman Stacy Head threw in the towel Thursday on her recently passed ordinance to loosen the city's highly restrictive regulations for food trucks. Saying she saw little chance...
View ArticleNew Orleans Aviation Board appoints its first female chair
The New Orleans Aviation Board, which governs the city-owned Louis Armstrong International Airport, picked New Orleans lawyer Cheryl Teamer Thursday to be its first female chairperson. She will...
View ArticleJefferson Parish's public hospitals need partnership for survival, officials say
Jefferson Parish's public hospitals are fighting for their lives in the fast-paced competitive health care market, and looming federal requirements along with shrinking government reimbursements will...
View ArticleFight continues on multiple fronts to block large flood insurance premium hikes
The fight to block sharp increases in federal flood insurance premiums continues. Sen. Mary Landrieu, D-La., said Friday that she will introduce legislation soon to delay implementation of a 2012...
View ArticleNew Orleans area bills in the 2013 Louisiana legislative session: Where are...
The 2013 legislative session in Baton Rouge is three weeks from its close on June 6 and lawmakers are steeped in debate on a number of issues. Several bills dealing specifically with the New Orleans...
View ArticleBoustany in the spotlight for high-profile IRS probe
WASHINGTON -- In March 2012, when Rep. Charles Boustany R-Lafayette asked then IRS Commissioner Douglas Shulman about reports the agency had been targeting Tea Party groups, few paid much attention....
View ArticleHouse and Senate farm bills good news for sugar producers. House bill trims...
WASHINGTON - So far, so good for Louisiana sugar producers. Farm bills enacted last week by House and Senate agricultural committees would keep the federal sugar program pretty much in place,...
View ArticleFrench Quarter residents threaten to sue if Habana Outpost approved
French Quarter residents have thrown down the gauntlet in advance of Tuesday's Vieux Carre Commission meeting, threatening a lawsuit if the board approves a New York developer's plan to open Habana...
View ArticleLouisiana Public Service Commission to revisit vote halting energy-efficiency...
Weeks after a coalition of local environmental groups filed suit challenging a recent vote to halt a statewide energy-efficiency program without taking public comment, the Louisiana Public Service...
View ArticleMary Landrieu offers bill to delay increases in flood insurance premiums
WASHINGTON -- As promised, Sen. Mary Landrieu, D-La., introduced legislation Tuesday that would delay flood insurance premium increases authorized in 2012 legislation. The increases would be blocked...
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