Mandeville to replace fire hydrants and water meters damaged by Isaac
The city of Mandeville has launched efforts to replace about 650 water meters and 130 fire hydrants that were damaged by Hurricane Isaac last year. The City Council Thursday night authorized Mayor...
View ArticleHistoric Brennan's Restaurant has closed
New Orleans, La. - Employees of historic Brennan's Restaurant arrived at work this morning to find the restaurant closed. Dozens of workers were given their final checks as they stood on the street...
View ArticleLetters go out to La. lawmakers about veto session
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) - Lawmakers are receiving letters notifying them about the July 16 veto session automatically set when Gov. Bobby Jindal rejected items from the legislative session. Packages...
View ArticlePlease join me with John Osterlind at 7 p.m. on 99.5, WRNO
It's a hot Friday night, summer in the city and John Osterlind will be getting, well, gritty at 99.5 FM, WRNO. I'll join him from 7 to 8 p.m. CST and hope you will tune in to listen. (The station's...
View ArticleAl Copeland stage work at Lafreniere begins as foundation gives $50,000 to...
The Al Copeland Foundation donated $50,000 to cancer research Friday as the late entrepreneur's eldest child began driving piles for the performance stage that his family trust is building in...
View ArticleOn the Hill: Blue slip for Polite; Scalise says NBA and Obamacare don't mix
Scalise: Don't put the NBA on Obamacare In 2007, when then Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney was trying to get young adults to sign up for his state's new health coverage plan, he turned to players with...
View ArticleLouisiana Senate president doesn't want a veto override session
As Democratic lawmakers statewide call for a veto session to override Gov. Bobby Jindal's decision to halt an expansion for programs for the disabled, state Senate President John Alario has indicated...
View ArticleJP authorities search for purse snatchers
FOX 8 received this news release by email from the Jefferson Parish Sheriff's Office Friday afternoon: Sheriff Newell Normand reports, on June 26, 2013, an off-duty JPSO Reserve officer, while working...
View ArticleNew CEO named for state's insurer of last resort
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) - The state's insurance commissioner has named a new chief executive to run Louisiana Citizens Property Insurance Corp., the state-run insurer of last resort. Commissioner Jim...
View ArticleInsurance Commissioner Jim Donelon names new Citizens Property CEO
Indiana insurance executive David Thomas is coming south and taking over as the new chief executive of Louisiana Citizens Property Insurance Corporation, the state's market of last resort for property...
View ArticleInmate escapes from custody in Terrebonne Parish
FOX 8 received this news release from the Terrebonne Parish Sheriff's Office Friday evening: The Terrebonne Parish Sheriff's Office is searching for a man who escaped from custody Friday afternoon,...
View ArticleNew Orleans man jailed for assault on Navy base
FOX 8 received this news release from the U.S. Attorney's Office in New Orleans Friday evening: DAVID C. HOLLINGSWORTH, 49, of New Orleans, Louisiana, was convicted and sentenced today by United...
View ArticleJefferson Parish arts center payment delayed, but both sides say deal OK
When Jefferson Parish finally reached a $9.8 million deal with contractor Joe Caldarera to finish the Jefferson Performing Arts Center, administrators said they would seek Parish Council approval of...
View ArticleBond for suspect in AmeriCorps volunteer murder set at $1M
New Orleans, La. - A judge set a $1 million bond Friday for Glen Emerson, booked with second-degree murder in the death of an AmeriCorps volunteer. Police arrested Glen Emerson, 18, Thursday afternoon...
View ArticleUnderwater search turns up valuable antiques, guns
Bogalusa, La. — An unusual search by authorities on the North Shore resulted in an equally unusual discovery Friday. A dive team from the Washington Parish Sheriff's Office found hundreds of thousands...
View ArticleLouisiana Supreme Court rules Jindal pension plan unconstitutional
The Louisiana Supreme Court on Friday struck down a controversial change made to the retirement system for new state workers, saying the legislation did not garner enough votes when it was originally...
View ArticleOrleans School Board president blasts interim superintendent, says he may be...
Orleans Parish School Board President Ira Thomas, who has been increasingly critical of interim Superintendent Stan Smith for weeks, attacked Smith in his most fiery terms yet Friday, making his case...
View ArticleSt. Tammany S.O. searching for mini-storage burglars
FOX 8 received this news release from the St. Tammany Parish Sheriff's Office Thursday: In the past several months, mini storage facilities in St. Tammany and multiple surrounding jurisdictions have...
View ArticleState Supreme Court rules Jindal state retirement plan unconstitutional
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) - The Louisiana Supreme Court has ruled that Gov. Bobby Jindal's plan to shift future rank-and-file state workers to a 401(k)-style retirement plan is unconstitutional. In a...
View ArticleCommunity helps young North Shore burn victim
Mandeville, La. - 10-year-old Gabe Brator is lost without his best friend, Will Ragan, by his side. The two spent nearly every day together as members of the Franco Fins Swim Team. Ragan, though, is...
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