City to give sheriff $2 million to pay for jail consent decree next year
That's not much more than was allocated for the last three months of 2013.
Poll: Vitter, Kennedy, Dardenne more popular than Mary Landrieu and Jindal
Jindal's approval rose slightly, but it's still below 50 percent.
Andrew Wilson school sees improved financial picture
Board gets news of $2,500 grant from Lupin Foundation.
Easton board members help Orleans superintendent search
Parish school board holding focus groups to find new boss.
Coastal agency asks attorney general to rescind approval of lawyer who sued oil and gas companies
The local levee authority had to get approval to hire an outside attorney to sue oil and gas companies for coastal loss.
Collegiate Academies board discusses growth outside New Orleans
As lawsuits proliferate, will Big Oil join in a ‘grand bargain’ to save the coast?
As John Barry has said, this is Jindal's opportunity to prove himself a great governor or just another oil-industry lapdog.
Live blog: City Council to vote on 2014 budget, water shutoff ordinance
The meeting starts at 10 a.m. and could go most of the day.
John Barry discusses coastal loss at Newsmakers event (video)
Barry talks about the suit against oil and gas companies and his new advocacy group, Restore Louisiana Now.
Friends of King Schools spent about $70,000 on all-staff retreat at Biloxi casino
All of the approximately 180 employees of the two-school charter organization were invited to the Beau Rivage in August. The charter organization covered their hotel rooms and meals. A week later, CEO Doris Roché-Hicks told staff at one school that their pay would be cut 2 percent. That move saved about as much as the retreat cost.
