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Government & Politics

Bill to jack up traffic camera revenues speeds through Senate committee

by Matt Davis May 23, 2011 Updated November 7, 2019

More names surface to succeed Pastorek as Louisiana's superintendent of education

by Jessica Williams May 19, 2011 Updated November 7, 2019

The Lens Salon: You're invited

by The Editors May 19, 2011 Updated November 7, 2019

Despite health fears, trailers are housing disaster victims

FEMA trailers that sheltered New Orleanians after Katrina after back in service on the resale market, despite health warnings and a government ban on their use as housing.
by Ariella Cohen May 19, 2011 Updated November 7, 2019

Landrieu asks City Council to move appeals of camera-generated tickets to Traffic Court

by Matt Davis May 18, 2011 Updated November 7, 2019

Mockery of scientific research comes back to haunt Bobby Jindal

by Mark Moseley May 18, 2011 Updated November 7, 2019

Carnage at daughter's birthday does not make dad a foe of bar where it happened

by Karen Gadbois May 18, 2011 Updated November 7, 2019

Dejean kept Gert Town board in the dark, ex-chairman of secretive non-profit contends

by Jessica Williams May 17, 2011 Updated November 7, 2019

Why the secrecy? Gert Town community agency won't show how it's spending lawsuit windfall

Five years after the Gert Town neighborhood started collecting $404,000 for community renewal, the non-profit dispensing the cash refuses to give residents an accounting of how it’s being spent.
by Jessica Williams May 11, 2011 Updated November 7, 2019

House votes to jack up Traffic Court fees, despite ample current revenue streams

by Matt Davis May 11, 2011 Updated November 7, 2019

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