Westwego City Council limits public comments
The Westwego City Council on Monday (April 14), unanimously decided to limit public comments from citizens to five minutes. The council's monthly meetings open with a public comment period, most of...
View ArticleLapalco Bridge breaks down
The Lapalco Bridge in Harvey broke down Tuesday during lunchtime, bringing traffic to a halt for more than an hour. Reporter Andrea Shaw was there.
View ArticleHigher beef prices could slow down the summer grilling season
The backyard barbecue and grilling season is getting closer, but a shrinking number of cattle and growing export demand from countries like China and Japan are causing beef prices to rise to their...
View ArticleDA Cannizzaro on James Johnson
NOPD Superintendent Ronal Serpas and Orleans Parish District Attorney Leon Cannizzaro comment on James Johnson, a 2013 parolee who has been accused of sexually assaulting two women and robbing four...
View ArticleJohn White talks Common Core and Jindal's turnabout
Louisiana's education superintendent gives his take on where the legislative debate over Common Core stands, and says Gov. Bobby Jindal hasn't left him out in the cold.
View ArticleCouncilwoman LaToya Cantrell calls for a public transit center
New Orleans City Councilwoman LaToya Cantrell describes the squalid conditions passengers face as they wait for the bus or streetcar near the intersection of Canal Street and Elk Place. April 15, 2014.
View ArticleAs the IRS tax deadline approaches, here are a few tips before you file your...
The April 15 deadline to file your federal income tax returns to the IRS is almost here, and volunteer as well as professional tax preparers are ready to help local residents. One local tax expert...
View ArticleFederal City's newest tenant: Its owner.
The Algiers Development District has moved its offices into the Federal City campus, into one of the 51 structures it owns at the shuttered Naval Support Activity. The Navy gave the district board most...
View ArticleFrench Quarter residents and businesses have had enough of the T-shirt shops
T-shirts are often a way for individuals to express themselves, but novelty shops that have crowded into French Quarter over the years have become a nuisance to residents and business owners.
View ArticleProject iGuardian coaches New Orleans students on avoiding online predators
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Spokesman Brian Cox discusses Project iGuardian, a collaboration with the U.S. Attorney’s Office, the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children and...
View ArticleCoast Guard Capt. Thomas Sparks says BP oil spill clean-up will continue
Coast Guard Capt. Thomas Sparks, Federal On-Scene Coordinator for the BP Deepwater Horizon oil spill, explains how clean-up operations will continue, now that initial efforts have ended.
View ArticleCoastal Protection and Restoration Authority Chairman Jerome Zeringue on...
Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority Chairman Jerome Zeringue on Wednesday (April 16, 2014) discusses the state's concerns about the Coast Guard decision to transition to a more directed...
View ArticleChildren's Hospital deadly fungal outbreak
After Cassandra Gee read a story on NOLA.com detailing the five children who died at Children's Hospital in 2008 and 2009 from a fatal fungal infection passed through linens, she identified the first...
View ArticleChildren's Hospital lethal fungal outbreak
After Cassandra Gee read a story on NOLA.com detailing the five children who died at Children's Hospital in 2008 and 2009 from a fatal fungal infection passed through linens, she identified the first...
View ArticleDavid McClintock 4-16-14
Jefferson Parish Inspector General David McClintock tells the Ethics and Compliance Commission that he's not sure about the prospects of a controversial proposal to limit his access to parish records.
View ArticlePeche Seafood Grill chef Ryan Prewitt
Chef and co-owner of Peche Seafood Grill Ryan Prewitt talks about their culinary process.
View ArticleJefferson Parish Public Schools ballroom challenge 2014
Students dance at the 2014 Jefferson Parish Public Schools Ballroom Challenge.
View ArticleChef Ryan Prewitt at Peche Seafood Grill
Chef and co-owner of Peche Seafood Grill Ryan Prewitt talks about their culinary process.
View ArticleBP Oil Spill hasn't changed locals and tourist seafood eating habits four...
Earlier this week BP officials announced they were moving into the 'Middle Phase' of their Gulf Oil Spill cleanup efforts along the Louisiana coastline. But, even four years after the massive oil spill...
View ArticlePeche chef and co-owner Ryan Prewitt describes their baked drum
Chef and co-owner at Peche Seafood Grill Ryan Prewitt describes the cooking method of their baked drum with mushrooms and squash fritters.
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