City of New Orleans issues the first licenses to rent homes on Airbnb, similar services
About 1,300 applications have been received; 340 have been approved.
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If TOPS must get cut, make sure the well-to-do — not the poor — bear the burden
The city’s short-term rental law has gone into effect. Here’s where people have applied for permits so far.
People who want to rent their homes through Airbnb and similar services must get a permit from the city.
New Orleans is installing more traffic cameras, but we don’t know if they make our streets safer
When the mayor announced a major expansion of the city's traffic cameras, he said safety was the reason. But the city hasn’t studied whether the existing cameras have reduced wrecks. Studies around the country aren't conclusive.
Autism-related services face the ax: pay now or watch social costs soar
State budgeteers eye our most vulnerable children for cruel cuts.
Number of applications to rent on Airbnb, other short-term rental sites continues to creep up
As of Friday morning, there were about 430 applications. Use our map to see where they are.
Why we chose New Orleans after seven great years in Asia
Appreciating values and freedoms — only more as Trump imperils them.
The city has received nearly 400 Airbnb applications so far; more to come
More are coming in every day as April 1 approaches. That's when the city's regulations on short-term rentals go into effect.
Here’s our latest map of Airbnb applications in New Orleans
Under a law that goes into effect next month, all short-term rentals must be registered with the city.
KKK wizard David Duke’s 1990 run foreshadowed pro-Trump passion
Vintage Duke documentary to be screened Tuesday at Loyola.
