The City Council will vote Thursday on whether to give final approval to a citywide master plan establishing new guidelines for land use and civic participation.
The vote is largely symbolic because of an amendment to the City Charter approved…

Along with grocery stores, functional roads, and less blight, the people of New Orleans’ hardest-hit neighborhoods want a full accounting of  recovery spending.
This was the clearest takeaway of Mayor Mitch Landrieu’s two public budget meetings this week, with spending priorities…

By Ariella Cohen, staff writer — In the months after Hurricane Katrina, traumatized New Orleanians turned out in droves to discuss the fate of their neighborhoods. They gave hours of their time with the understanding that their input would guide…