Chris Roberts on animal shelter location
Along busy Lapalco Boulevard, the future West Bank animal shelter will be at a good spot to advertise adoptable animals, Councilman Chris Roberts said at the March 4 meeting of the Jefferson Parish...
View ArticleTexas woman who says she was raped by hotel security guard speaks out: video
With her husband and her attorney Gloria Allred by her side, a Texas woman who says she was raped by a security guard at the Royal Sonesta in the French Quarter during Mardi Gras 2013 addresses the...
View ArticleReserve teen's lawyer fires back at statements by JPSO Sheriff Newell Normand
Jefferson Parish Sheriff Newell Normand spoke about the incident captured on video showing a plainclothes JPSO detective punching a teen in the face mulitple times. Brady Becker's attorney David...
View ArticleLake Pontchartrain Elementary School Demolition Contract Postponed
Vote on contract to demolish Lake Pontchartrain Elementary School was tabled by the St. John the Baptist Parish School Board.
View ArticleLagniappe special education parents oppose state report, fight for school
Harold Bailey Sr. speaks about his frustration with the news of the Recovery School District's recommendation of Lagniappe Academy to close. His two sons are new to Lagniappe this year. And his...
View ArticleMark Spears 3-4-15
Jefferson Parish Councilman Mark Spears, Jr. explains why he wants to explore setting an hourly minimum wage for classified parish employees at $10.51.
View ArticleAlbinas Prizgintas
Bach Around the Clock's rich creativity might be said to reflect the heart, soul and personality of its founder, Albinas Prizgintas.
View ArticleDeputy and teen wrestling in Feb. 13 arrest
New video showing a deputy wrestling with a teenager was released Thursday (March 5) by the Jefferson Parish Sheriff's Office. It's an extended video taken Feb. 13, showing 17-year-old Brady Becker of...
View ArticleHelp catch po-boy restaurant graffiti vandals and get 1000 pieces of chicken
After Melba's Po-Boy restaurant on Elysian Fields Avenue was vandalized with graffiti by two unknown men on Tuesday (Mar. 3), the owner of the po-boy restaurant is offering a reward of 1,000 pieces of...
View ArticleBean bag baseball
Warren Melinie shares his secrets to tossing a good bean bag during the 2015 Greater New Orleans Senior Olympics bean bag baseball competition at Val Reiss Center in Chalmette Wednesday March 4, 2015....
View ArticleJared Brossett's opening remarks on ride-sharing rules
Jared Brossett outlines the debate over UberX and other ride-sharing services as the City Council debates how to regulate those companies in New Orleans.
View ArticleGregory Carroll 3-5-15
Kenner City Councilman discusses the importance of preserving cemeteries near the site of the future East Jefferson Levee District headquarters on March 5, 2015
View ArticleAlgiers ferry service challenges
The Algiers ferries need to increase ridership before hours are added to the current schedule, says Justin Augustine III, chief executive of Transdev. He discusses challenges of attracting passengers...
View ArticleExplaining Mars' ancient ocean
NASA planetary scientists Geronimo Villanueva and Michael Mumma describe research published Thursday in Science magazine that concludes Mars had enough water to form a mile-deep ocean 4.3 billion years...
View ArticleMars 'sputtering' atmosphere theory
Impacts by energetic particles from space on the molecules of Mars' atmosphere, a process called "sputtering," may have caused the plant to use most of its water, NASA scientists say. This video was...
View ArticleNeutral hydrogen molecules and Mars' lost atmosphere
Scientists believe another process that may have caused Mars' atmosphere to disappear was the collision of "neutral" hydrogen molecules in the air over the planet over billions of years. This video was...
View ArticleSolar plasma and Mars' lost atmosphere
Another theory for the loss of Mars' atmosphere is that high-energy solar photons -- plasma -- struck the upper Martian atmosphere, turning gas molecules into ions and eroding the atmosphere over time....
View ArticleMethane on Mars
The discovery of methane on Mars led scientists to work on determining whether it was being created by microbial activity within the planet's surface, which would mean life was once present, or whether...
View ArticleNew Orleans VA hospital moving to 2016 opening under new chief Fernando...
Fernando Rivera, 54, became the new director and chief executive officer for the Southeast Louisiana Veterans Health Care System in January. Rivera's chief responsibility is overseeing the New Orleans...
View ArticleNew Orleans VA hospital moving to 2016 opening under new chief Fernando...
Sloan Gibson, deputy secretary for Veterans Affairs, on a recent visit to New Orleans, said he was pleased to learn of Rivera's decision to return to New Orleans, largely because it seemed to be a...
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