911 board clears way for Landrieu donor to build billboard along I-10
Marco Outdoor Advertising says the city promised the billboard location 10 years ago.
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Company closes in on no-bid deal to build billboard at city-controlled land along I-10
Marco Outdoor Advertising has tried for a few years to get the 911 board to let it build a billboard next to its call center — prime advertising space along the interstate. The board has refused, saying it should bid the work. Now the city has stepped in with an agreement that could enable it to approve the deal.
Letter portends debate over how to spend money raised by tax amnesty program
Is the letter from state Rep. Joel Robideaux a cautionary tale or the blueprint for budget trickery?
Wisner advisers narrowly give blessing to city’s plan for disbursing grants
With legal logjam mostly broken, city moves ahead with 2013 payments of $1.5 million.
City to give sheriff $2 million to pay for jail consent decree next year
That's not much more than was allocated for the last three months of 2013.
Poll: Vitter, Kennedy, Dardenne more popular than Mary Landrieu and Jindal
Jindal's approval rose slightly, but it's still below 50 percent.
Live blog: City Council to vote on 2014 budget, water shutoff ordinance
The meeting starts at 10 a.m. and could go most of the day.
After ally loses key race, political elders say Jindal must focus on Louisiana
Jindal has been traveling throughout the state on a “64-parish tour.” But critics deride the events as little more than a series of photo ops, and key state lawmakers say they haven’t talked policy with the governor since the legislative session ended in June.
City Council to vote on law shutting off water for customers late on trash fee
Thursday's meeting will be the first time the ordinance, requested by Mayor Landrieu, will be debated in public.
Conley offers to quit law firm to preserve status as disadvantaged business
Companies must be independent to be certified for the city's Disadvantaged Business Enterprise program.
