Elmwood News

Jefferson Parish President Aaron Broussard said he wouldn't fire or suspend embattled CAO Tim Whitmer over an alleged insurance scandal despite some growing sentiment by council members and the public that he should do so.

When Alyne Pustanio saw that drivers in front of her were slamming their brakes and swerving to avoid two gray objects in the middle of Clearview Parkway in Friday's rush-hour traffic, she thought that the objects were crumpled-up plastic bags.

Jefferson Parish Chief Administrative Officer Tim Whitmer and his wife, Dawn, arrive at the Hale Boggs Federal Building.

Work on the West Esplanade Avenue bridge over the Elmwood Canal is six months behind schedule and unlikely to finish before spring.

If absentee ballots were all that mattered, Robert Dawson would be the new 1st District representative on the Kenner City Council.

Workers have stockpiled new dirt at the levee site behind the Pontchartrain Center in Kenner that will be used to replace dirt that contained the construction debris.

Does Zatarain's or any other company make Chow Chow anymore? Do you know where I can buy it? A Chow Chow lover Dear Lover, Rex Fine Foods makes a delicious chow chow, and you can find it in Rouse's grocery stores.

Lake Ponchartrain & New Orleans More than 4 years after Hurricane Katrina devastated New Orleans and the surrounding areas, the US Army Corps of Engineers continues to award large contracts to repair and strengthen flood control infrastructure in New Orleans and the vicinity.

A $195 million contract to protect East Jefferson drainage pump stations from storm surges and hurricane-driven waves in Lake Pontchartrain has been awarded by the Army Corps of Engineers .

Jefferson Transit has scheduled public hearings next week on proposed fare increases for the public buses in Jefferson Parish.

On Monday, crews will begin work on the western side of the Interstate 10-Causeway Boulevard interchange in Metairie.

A Jefferson Parish committee is recommending the increase of rabies license fees for pets in order to better fund a spay and neuter program.

State highway officials plan to explain at a public hearing Thursday what to expect when work begins next week on Phase II of the Causeway Boulevard interchange improvements at Interstate 10 in Metairie.

Conceding that one employee's work had "an extremely high error rate" and fell "far below industry standards," Ochsner Health System's chief executive officer said Friday that its in-vitro fertilization center will remain closed .

A federal judge sentenced a New Orleans man to 71 months in prison Wednesday for robbing a Harahan bank four years ago.

Guaranty Savings Bank has opened a full-service branch on Citrus Blvd. in the Elmwood Business Park.

Harahan department heads are being asked to trim their 2010 budgets, some by as much as 10 percent, to offset dipping sales tax revenue.

An apparent case of road rage has a man recovering from bullet wounds and Jefferson Parish cops trying to determine if the shooter should face charges.

Jefferson Parish sheriff's deputies are investigating a shooting on a busy Elmwood thoroughfare Wednesday afternoon.

In an effort to promote pet adoptions, Jefferson Parish is expanding the hours of operation at its two animal shelters.