An early peek at the Louisiana legislative session: 'In Session' video
In this episode of our 'In Session' politics videos, political editor Tim Morris and Baton Rouge reporter Jan Moller talk about what to expect as the regular legislative session kicks off.
View ArticleSt. Tammany Parish Sheriff Jack Strain and Coroner Peter Galvan talk about...
St. Tammany Parish Sheriff Jack Strain and Coroner Peter Galvan talk about the apparent murder of David Smith, a St. Tammany Fire District 1 battalion chief, found dead Monday, April 25, 2011, at his...
View ArticleStephanie Grace analyzes Mayor Mitch Landrieu's speech: Politics Mailbag video
In this week's Politics Mailbag video, managing editor Peter Kovacs asks political columnist Stephanie Grace to dissect New Orleans Mayor Mitch Landrieu's first 'State of the City' speech.
View ArticleMitch Landrieu Reflects on his First Year in Office
New Orleans mayor Mitch Landrieu talks about his first year in office.
View ArticleHBO's 'Treme,' '60 Minutes' offer two different views of New Orleans...
Times-Picayune managing editor Peter Kovacs and political columnist Stephanie Grace talk about the double-dose of New Orleans politics offered to television viewers on Sunday May 1. CBS's "60 Minutes"...
View ArticleInside cockpit of Air National Guard stunt plane
Times-Picayune reporter Benjamin Alexander-Bloch flies with Lt. Col. John Klatt in an Air National Guard stunt plane as the ANG Aerobatic Team prepares for this weekend's N'Awlins Air Show on...
View ArticleMayor Mitch Landrieu announces suspensions
New Orleans Mayor Mitch Landrieu announces suspensions of 8th District Police Commander Edwin Hosli and Public Works Director Robert Mendoza in light of revelations about the use of paid details to...
View ArticleBonnet Carre Spillway opens as Mississippi River swells
The Army Corps of Engineers opened 28 bays of the 350-bay spillway structure in St. Charles Parish Monday, May 9, 2011 to divert water from a rapidly rising Mississippi River. The spillway was last...
View ArticleMississippi River flooding update with Mark Schleifstein
Times-Picayune environmental reporter Mark Schleifstein gives the latest update on the status of the Mississippi River and explains when and why the Morganza floodway will be opened within the next...
View ArticleSpillway fly over Tuesday, May 10, 2011
The Army Corps of Engineers opened an additional 44 bays of the Bonnet Spillway structure Tuesday, May 10, 2011 to divert water from a rapidly rising Mississippi River. The spillway was last opened in...
View ArticleSUNO-UNO merger and balancing Louisiana's budget: 'In Session' video update
Times-Picayune political editor Tim Morris talks to Capital Bureau reporter Jan Moller about the Louisiana Legislature's upcoming vote on the merger of Southern University of New Orleans and the...
View ArticleOyster business still has troubles by the sack
The Sunseri brothers, A and Sal, co-owners of P&J Oyster Co., are trying to salvage the 135-year-old oyster business. Now the historically high river poses the latest in a dizzying series of...
View ArticleFirst Katrina, then Alabama tornadoes: Kara Bovia is a survivor
Kara Bovia lost her Chalmette, Louisiana home to Hurricane Katrina. She resettled in Tuscaloosa, Alabama only to have her apartment destroyed in the recent tornadoes.
View ArticleOrleans Parish Coroner's staff must do autopsies in deplorable conditions: video
The Orleans Parish Coroner's office lost its autopsy facility in Hurricane Katrina. Since then, autopsies have been performed in an old funeral home under less than ideal conditions.
View ArticleCorruption trial of Mark St. Pierre offers insights into Ray Nagin's City...
Times-Picayune managing editor Peter Kovacs and political columnist Stephanie Grace talk about the bribery, money laundering and wire fraud trial of former New Orleans city vendor Mark St. Pierre.
View ArticleWhy the SUNO-UNO merger bill died in the Louisiana Legislature: 'In Session'...
Times-Picayune political editor Tim Morris talks to Capital Bureau reporters Bill Barrow and Jan Moller about why the bill to merge Southern University of New Orleans and the University of New Orleans...
View ArticleChecking on Louisiana Black Bear
Travis Dufour, a wildlife biologist with the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries, checks on Louisiana Black Bear in the Morganza Floodway as part of the department's monitoring and...
View ArticleArmy Secretary toured Mississippi River flood controls Tuesday, May 24, 2011
Secretary of the Army, John McHugh, was in town Tuesday, May 24, 2011 touring key features of the Army Corps of Engineers Greater New Orleans hurricane and storm damage risk reduction system, as well...
View ArticleFound professor from Columbia holds press conference
Francisco Piedrahita, a university professor from Colombia, holds a press conference at West Jefferson Medical Center, a day after he was found after four days lost in Jean Lafitte National Park.
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