Ghost condos haunt the New Orleans market — a dubious development
Pieds-à-terre left largely empty by well-to-do owners drive up costs for full-time city residents.
Council members promise action after Lens finds most school lights not working
Varying days off around Mardi Gras will be a challenge for those controlling the lights.
Flood authority flexes technical muscle, and Corps of Engineers responds
Advocates say this was the professional oversight the post-Katrina levee board was designed to execute.
Lens survey finds nearly half of school-zone flashers broken in New Orleans
Throughout the city, school-zone flashers fail to light on weekday mornings and afternoons, and cars drive by without slowing down. The city says the solar panels don't get enough sunlight to charge on overcast days. In some cases, the solar panels have been installed incorrectly. Elsewhere, the batteries need to be replaced.
State’s coastal restoration efforts imperiled by Obama’s budget proposal
Louisiana's Master Plan for the coast depends in part on offshore royalties that the president wants to redirect.
February’s Breakfast with the Newsmaker guest is Councilwoman LaToya Cantrell (video)
We'll talk with her about the city's new smoking ban, and her proposal to more closely regulate rental units.
Yet another CBD developer seeks to deviate from the zoning code
The zoning code should not be simply the starting point for negotiations to violate that code with every new project.
Rental-unit inspections, registration would be required under proposed ordinance
Update: Council member delays ordinance; units would have to pass inspection every three years.
Invasion of the poop troopers: Scooping’s the law — but at a cost to the planet
Dog droppings biodegrade within days; the poop scoopers' plastic bags will sit in landfills for centuries.
With recent ruling, federal judge cuts at least $240 million from state’s BP fine
Federal court ruling sharply reduces the determination of the amount of oil spilled.
