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Category: Government & Politics

Development atop a city dump? Policy fiasco comes back to haunt Upper 9th Ward

Despite Superfund status, government and private investors continue to dabble in doomed Desire neighborhood.
by Ariella Cohen January 11, 2012 Updated November 7, 2019

Hell hath no fury like a great team thirsting for gridiron vengeance

by Mark Moseley January 10, 2012 Updated November 7, 2019

Frustrated homeowner resorts to demolition

by Jessica Williams January 5, 2012 Updated November 7, 2019

Golf offer’s no gimme, but with BP paying, that’s par for the course

by Mark Moseley January 4, 2012 Updated November 7, 2019

Curtain is rung down on TV mansion; other structures also approved for demolition

by Karen Gadbois January 4, 2012 Updated November 7, 2019

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by Civic Center January 1, 2012 Updated November 7, 2019

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Exonerated death row inmate John Thompson digs for the roots of New Orleans crime epidemic

"Now, you can’t even tell who’s the child and who’s the parent. We lost that structure, and instead we got babies having babies. We need to address that." -- John Thompson
by Jed Horne December 29, 2011 Updated November 7, 2019

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