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/ 1 week agoNew Orleans eyesore shuttered since Katrina may finally get new life. It hinges on voters.
The long-abandoned Lindy Boggs Medical Center in Mid-City could finally be reborn — but only if voters approve a $500 million...
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/ 1 week agoNew Orleans city workers demand transparency as budget crunch threatens payroll
New Orleans city workers rallied outside City Hall to demand transparency just days after Mayor LaToya Cantrell’ administration warned that a...
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/ 1 week agoNew Orleans Mayor-elect Helena Moreno announces transition policy committees, leadership
Mayor-elect Helena Moreno’s transition announced the formation Thursday of seven policy committees and the officials that will lead them as she...
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/ 1 week agoFederal prosecutors seek to limit LaToya Cantrell’s contact with former bodyguard
Federal prosecutors have asked a judge to bar most contact between Mayor LaToya Cantrell and her former police bodyguard.
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/ 1 week agoLouisiana Sen. Jay Luneau won’t run for U.S. Senate. Democrats are still seeking a candidate.
Who will step for the Democrats in next year’s U.S. Senate race?
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/ 2 weeks agoThe government shutdown could disrupt food stamps. Many in Louisiana are worried.
As the federal government shutdown drags on, concern is growing about interrupting SNAP benefits, which help pay for groceries for roughly...
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/ 2 weeks agoFormer public defenders sue Louisiana leaders, say they were ousted as retaliation
It’s the latest twist in a long-running battle between the top public defenders and Remy Starns, the state public defender.
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/ 2 weeks agoNew Orleans may not make payroll for city workers after new cash flow problems
Chief Administrative Officer Joe Threat alerted Councilmembers Joe Giarrusso and Helena Moreno that “cash-flow issues have now become even more severe...
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/ 2 weeks agoFederal shutdown hits Louisiana farmers during harvest: ‘the math just doesn’t work’
“This is a very tough time in agriculture,” said Stephen Logan, who has a farm in Gillam, La.
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/ 2 weeks agoUS Senate Judiciary committee hears from two Louisiana nominees to the US District Court
State Supreme Court Justice Will Crain and former acting U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Louisiana Alexander C. Van Hook...
 
																					
																					
																					
																					
																					
																					
																					
																					

