One of them is a community center near Washington and Broad that has languished for two years.
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Live blog Wednesday: Landrieu wraps budget hearings; nonprofits discussed
Mayor heads to Council District D to get citizen input on budget priorities for 2015 spending plan.
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Live blog Tuesday: Mayor at Touro Synagogue to hear District B concerns
Continuing his tour of the City Council districts, tonight’s uptown meeting seeks more budget input.
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Live blog Monday: Civil Service Commission to vote on overhaul of personnel rules
Mayor Landrieu wants to give managers more power in how employees are hired, promoted and evaluated.
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Live blog Thursday: Mayor Landrieu talks city finances in eastern New Orleans
At the previous two meetings, residents have said the city should find new sources of revenue before raising their property taxes.
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Local law enforcement agencies receive snow camouflage, mine-resistant vehicle from federal government
Pentagon program puts materiel in hands of local law-enforcement agencies, similar to police in Ferguson, Missouri.
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Live blog Wednesday: Landrieu heads to Lakeview for second town-hall meeting on city budget
Expect complaints about city streets.
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Toddlers to teens are dying every day from guns, new national study shows
Louisiana has the highest rate of gun homicides for young people in the country.
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Battle over gun regulations in U.S. heats up after Sandy Hook shooting
For years, the NRA has dominated public debate over gun regulations, with millions in the bank and millions of members. But in the past two years, the gun control movement has gotten more organized and raised more money.
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Live blog: Landrieu kicks off city’s 2015 budgeting process at public meeting Monday night
The city has to pay big bills for firefighters’ pensions and to reform and police department and jail.