City Hall will be renovated after the mayor cites financial constraints as the reason for ending his effort to turn the iconic hospital into the new home of government, as well as new digs for Civil District Court. The future of the court remains in flux, though Landrieu envisions keeping it in its current location next to City Hall.
City posted a surplus for 2013, a year earlier than expected.
One bill that failed would have reduced marijuana possession to a misdemeanor.
The final plan would have authorized special tax districts around the city, not just for the World Trade Center.
If approved, city wouldn't share with other government agencies the taxes from development on some parcels.
A companion to our new library of contracts for the city of New Orleans.
Louisiana risks federal penalties for having issued tax free bonds and then failing to put the money to use.
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.
Mayor Landrieu says it's necessary to pay for improvements at the Police Department and the jail.
