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.
Live blog Wednesday: Landrieu heads to Lakeview for second town-hall meeting on city budget
Expect complaints about city streets.
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.
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.
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.
Over objections of heir, Wisner committee awards $2 million to nonprofits, city programs
Mark Peneguy, who's not on the committee, said the city is wasting Wisner money on its anti-violence efforts.
Part of NOLA for Life effort ends grants; results from last year still unclear
Program is bringing together 20 service providers to plan for a pilot project to reach young men at risk of killing or being killed.
New Orleans immigration court handling more than 1,200 cases of unaccompanied minors fleeing Central America
Referrals to the New Orleans court have surged in the past few years. Children end up here in part because they can live with relatives while their cases are pending. Most don't have lawyers, but Hiroko Kusuda, right, and the Loyola Law Clinic are representing some for free.
French Market Corp. leases park to restaurant, shutting Landrieu ally out of deal
The city agency agreed to let Dottie Belletto's nonprofit use the park for free, but the organization rejected the deal.
