Recall effort against Harahan Mayor Vinny Mosca fizzling, City Council member...
At the halfway mark, the effort to recall Harahan Mayor Vinny Mosca appears to have fizzled, City Councilman Eric Chatelain said Wednesday. Mosca said that leaves him feeling "blessed." "The majority...
View ArticleOn 50th anniversary of War on Poverty, GOP says review needed to weed out...
WASHINGTON -- Fifty years after President Lyndon Johnson declared "unconditional war on poverty in America," Republicans in Congress are questioning whether the $15 trillion in government programs...
View ArticleJefferson Parish officials ask Krewe of Atlas to switch Mardi Gras season...
Jefferson Parish officials have asked the Krewe of Atlas toreschedule its Mardi Gras season parade in Metairie from Feb. 21 to Feb. 23, Atlas President Daniel Murray said Wednesday. He said he is...
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One arrested, one sought in September murder in Thibodaux
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View ArticleNOPD investigating homicide in Broadmoor
New Orleans police are on the scene of a homicide in the Broadmoor neighborhood. Police reported the slaying around 11:20 a.m. in the 3500 block of Calhoun Street. NOPD spokesman Officer Garry Flot...
View ArticleKenner board member says he was removed because he's running against mayor's...
A member of Kenner's Board of Zoning Adjustments said Mayor Mike Yenni removed him from the panel because he might to run against Yenni's favored candidates for City Council. Bill Schwertz said he was...
View ArticleWait times grow as staff shrinks at Louisiana OMV offices, fiscal office says
Heading to a state motor vehicles office to get your drivers' license? A legislative report suggests you might want to bring a book or Kindle and expect a wait. Wait times at locations for the...
View ArticleGretna officials salute 34 years of service of the late Dennis Dunn, police...
Gretna officials paid tribute Wednesday night to police Capt. Dennis Dunn, who served more than three decades in law enforcement before he died in December at the age of 64. The City Council honored...
View ArticleProcopio to leave Jindal administration to join PAR
Louisiana Division of Administration Chief of Staff Steven Procopio will leave his post to join the Public Affairs Research Council (PAR), a non-profit education and public policy organization based...
View ArticleHouma man jailed for rape of three juveniles
Houma, La. - A Houma man accused of raping three minors turns himself into police. Houma police say 20 year-old Christopher Songe allegedly gave three girls between the ages of 11 and 15 years old...
View ArticleHancock Holding looks to build on investment success of Burkenroad Small Cap...
It's been more than a decade since a group of Whitney Bank and Hancock Bank financial advisers teamed with professors and students at the Tulane University Freeman School of Business to build a mutual...
View Article1 dead, 1 in custody in Fontainebleau killing, NOPD says
One man is dead and another man is in custody after a Thursday morning shooting in the Fontainebleau neighborhood that police say is the result of a domestic dispute. The killing was reported around...
View ArticleJudge orders lawyers in BP engineer's case to stop contacting jurors
A federal judge has ordered lawyers for a former BP engineer to refrain from having any more contact with jurors who convicted their client of trying to obstruct a federal probe of the company's 2010...
View ArticleTracage apartment complex to move forward after New Orleans City Council vote
The New Orleans City Council backed up the local historic building commission's decision to let developers erect a 16-story apartment building on the edge of the Warehouse District, consternating...
View ArticleProposed high school gymnasium in Covington's historic district raises questions
A Covington high school's plan to build a two-story gymnasium on Jahnke Avenue in the city's historic district is raising questions from residents and elected officials who seek to maintain the...
View ArticleL.A. Attorney General warns locals about new email scam
Baton Rouge, La. - Don't be fooled by a new email going around suggesting to need to appear in court. Louisiana Attorney General Buddy Caldwell says the email is a scam. The email usually includes a...
View ArticleWait times grow as staff shrinks at OMV offices
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) - Heading to a state motor vehicles office to get your drivers' license? A legislative report suggests you might want to bring a book or Kindle and expect a wait. Wait times at...
View ArticleWoman shoots boyfriend in the groin after domestic dispute turns violent
FRANKLINTON, La. - Online dating turned into a real-life shooting when a man took a bullet to the groin. According to the Washington Parish Sheriff's Office, Loretta Hebert shot her boyfriend, Gregory...
View ArticleNew Orleans firefighters battle 2-alarm blaze in Milan neighborhood
New Orleans firefighters are on the scene of a two-alarm blaze in the Milan area. The fire was reported sometime before 2 p.m. in the 3400 block of Carondelet Street near the intersection with...
View ArticleTracage apartment complex clears the New Orleans City Council
The New Orleans City Council backed up the local historic building commission's decision to let developers erect a 16-story apartment building on the edge of the Warehouse District, consternating...
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