Pentagon program puts materiel in hands of local law-enforcement agencies, similar to police in Ferguson, Missouri.
Live blog Wednesday: Landrieu heads to Lakeview for second town-hall meeting on city budget
Expect complaints about city streets.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Over objections of heir, Wisner committee awards $2 million to nonprofits, city programs
Mark Peneguy, who’s not on the committee, said the city is wasting Wisner money on its anti-violence efforts.