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Year: 2014

Highlights from our expert panel on how to pay for coastal restoration (video)

Kyle Graham, head of the state's coastal restoration authority, predicted some kind of settlement, some day, with the oil and gas industry. Tulane's Mark Davis said local government needs to set the right example in how it builds roads and deals with sinking land.
by Steve Myers August 21, 2014 Updated November 7, 2019

Local law enforcement agencies receive snow camouflage, mine-resistant vehicle from federal government

Pentagon program puts materiel in hands of local law-enforcement agencies, similar to police in Ferguson, Missouri.
by Abe Handler August 21, 2014 Updated November 7, 2019

Live blog Wednesday: Landrieu heads to Lakeview for second town-hall meeting on city budget

Expect complaints about city streets.
by Charles Maldonado August 20, 2014 Updated November 7, 2019

Lawsuit fight makes choosing new Flood Authority members a very tricky business

Voters wanted to take the politics out of flood protection. It didn't happen.
by Bob Marshall August 20, 2014 Updated November 7, 2019

Live video Wednesday: Expert panel discusses how to pay for massive coastal restoration effort

A Tulane institute released a report Wednesday saying projects could cost more than $100 billion over 50 years.
by Bob Marshall August 20, 2014 Updated November 7, 2019

Call me a sentimental old fool, but I miss my Schwegmann’s — and I got a right to

The more I hear about how terrible the city was before the storm, the more I remember its unterrible charms.
by C.W. Cannon August 20, 2014 Updated November 7, 2019

Toddlers to teens are dying every day from guns, new national study shows

Louisiana has the highest rate of gun homicides for young people in the country.
by News 21 August 19, 2014 Updated November 7, 2019

Battle over gun regulations in U.S. heats up after Sandy Hook shooting

For years, the NRA has dominated public debate over gun regulations, with millions in the bank and millions of members. But in the past two years, the gun control movement has gotten more organized and raised more money.
by News 21 August 19, 2014 Updated November 7, 2019

Live blog: Landrieu kicks off city’s 2015 budgeting process at public meeting Monday night

The city has to pay big bills for firefighters’ pensions and to reform and police department and jail.
by Charles Maldonado August 18, 2014 Updated November 7, 2019

Two applicants for regional levee board wouldn’t shift support for lawsuit

But there's another week to apply. Gov. Bobby Jindal needs two more opponents to get the votes to scuttle the suit.
by Bob Marshall August 12, 2014 Updated November 7, 2019

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