In a stormy session, workforce training wins were a bipartisan bright spot, business groups say

See which business-backed initiatives lobbyists are touting. “Some of the legislation passed this year is going to have implications for our...

New Orleans will seek state approval for $110M bond sale to solve fiscal crisis

It’s the second loan city officials have sought from the state since last year, when they discovered a deficit as large...

See the charges St. Tammany Sheriff Randy Smith faces after steakhouse fight

Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill secured an arrest warrant Thursday against St. Tammany Parish Sheriff Randy Smith related to a fight...

New Orleans levee police chief placed on leave after lawmakers question contract

The embattled police chief of the agency overseeing New Orleans’ $14.5 billion hurricane protection system has been placed on administrative leave...

S&WB resumes catch basin cleaning, but no money for ‘total fix.’ Residents are sounding off.

Neglect of the “minor drainage” system is especially apparent in Treme, where residents made their feelings known at an S&WB community...