A distant figure to most legislators in recent years, of late Jindal has become even more remote as he steps up out-of-state travels for a presumed presidential campaign. The question is whether Jindal’s presidential yearnings will undercut the home-state record he needs to run on.
Category: Government & Politics
Posted inGovernment & Politics
New Orleans, the mayor wants to raise your property taxes — how much more would you pay?
Mayor Landrieu says it’s necessary to pay for improvements at the Police Department and the jail.
Posted inEnvironment, Government & Politics, Opinion
Unlearning Katrina’s lesson: Bills would again make levee board a governor’s plaything
Citizens for 1 Greater New Orleans urges legislators to stand with your constituents and vote against SB 553.
Posted inGovernment & Politics, Opinion
Jindal dances around the truth, disguising anti-gay bigotry as freedom of speech
Instead of veiling it with code words, Jindal should own his gender discrimination. File some lawsuits, settle the constitutional question, already!
Posted inCriminal Justice, Government & Politics
Fact check: Drop in New Orleans homicides not as simple as Landrieu portrays
The mayor cited raw figures on one hand and the homicide rate on the other.
Posted inGovernment & Politics
Lawmakers shift construction funding to avoid running afoul of IRS rules on bonds
The state has sold bonds for construction projects, but in some cases hasn’t built them. That could run afoul of IRS rules meant to ensure that governments spend bond money rather than invest it. Lawmakers have shifted about $70 million in construction funding to deal with the problem.
Posted inGovernment & Politics, Land Use
Live blog: City Council approves rezoning for Holy Cross development
Council voted 5-1 after impassioned comments from the community.
Posted inGovernment & Politics
Live blog: Lawmakers to vote on two Landrieu-backed taxes Wednesday
Committee to deal with cigarette tax in morning; House to debate hotel tax in afternoon.
Posted inGovernment & Politics
Use our calculator to see how much property tax increase would cost you
Bill could double portion of property taxes for police and fire protection.
Posted inGovernment & Politics
Which statement from Landrieu’s speech do you want The Lens to fact-check?
Decide which of these five statements you want us to investigate.