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.
Posted inCriminal Justice, Government & Politics
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.
Posted inGovernment & Politics
Live blog Wednesday: Landrieu heads to Lakeview for second town-hall meeting on city budget
Expect complaints about city streets.
Posted inEnvironment
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.
Posted inEnvironment, Events
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.
Posted inLand Use, Opinion
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.
Posted inCriminal Justice, Government & Politics
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.
Posted inCriminal Justice, Government & Politics
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.
Posted inGovernment & Politics
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.
Posted inEnvironment
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.