Michael Bagneris and Danatus King had overdue tax bills totaling more than $100,000 and $50,000, respectively. The two say that the debts have been cleared, and public records back them up. However, the failure to manage personal finances raise questions about a candidate's fitness for overseeing a public budget.
The officers work out of a trailer in City Park, which they believe is punishment for being critical of the department.
State policy limiting funding cuts benefits slower-growing four-year colleges.
Marco Outdoor Advertising says the city promised the billboard location 10 years ago.
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.
Is the letter from state Rep. Joel Robideaux a cautionary tale or the blueprint for budget trickery?
With legal logjam mostly broken, city moves ahead with 2013 payments of $1.5 million.
That's not much more than was allocated for the last three months of 2013.
Jindal's approval rose slightly, but it's still below 50 percent.
The meeting starts at 10 a.m. and could go most of the day.
