Gretna News

An Arizona man with a taste for alcohol and no money to pay for it has been arrested three times in the past week for running up tabs at Jefferson Parish restaurants and then refusing to pay his bill.

A Gretna letter carrier has pleaded guilty to obstructing the U.S. mail, authorities said.

A New Orleans man who was a mail carrier at a Gretna post office has pleaded guilty to throwing away mail he was supposed to deliver.

Gretna Councilman Jonathan Bolar was ousted after the City Council appointed a former recreation department supervisor to replace him at a special meeting Wednesday night.

GRETNA, La. a ' A Tucson man who likes several drinks with his lunch has been arrested three times in the past week for refusing to pay Jefferson Parish restaurants where he ate.

Catholic church officials in Baltimore are poised to begin the process of investigating a miracle attributed to Francis Xavier Seelos, a 19th century Redemptorist priest who lived, worked and died in New Orleans, the city which has helped give rise to the cause for his canonization.

A A A' An Arizona man who likes several drinks with his lunch has been arrested three times in the past week for refusing to pay at restaurants where he ate.

Weekend Warriors - 'Poolside Patio': Stacey Siegel and Robert Dulys have decided to build a pool deck for parties.

A New Orleans teenager suspected of participating in a drive-by shooting in Avondale and then threatening one of the victims over the phone was arrested Thursday, police said.

Tim Whitmer , chief administrative officer for Jefferson Parish government since 1998, received a lifetime achievement award from the Bureau of Governmental Research last week.

In her two decades as Gretna's city clerk and tax collector, Azalea Roussell's favorite memory is one that attests to how her soft-spokenness and patience have helped her deal with city officials and residents alike.

Rider: "I might as well take the bus and that'll take longer" WDSU.com updated June 26, 2009 NEW ORLEANS - WDSU .com Changes could be come to the Canal Street ferry landing.

The city of Gretna is projecting a $1.2 million budget deficit this fiscal year after it experienced one of the biggest financial downturns in its history, mainly because of Hurricane Gustav.

Kenner police have arrested two men and are seeking a third in a botched armed robbery at a business.

At the request of a West Bank lawmaker, the House has gone on record urging the state Department of Transportation and Development to end ferry service between Jackson Avenue and Gretna and shift the ferry to a Gretna-Canal Street route.

Speed "lumps," speed monitors and mini roundabouts may be coming to Gretna's streets as officials look into ways to curb speeding without bringing traffic to a complete halt.

The Metairie woman who is accused of leaving her newborn to die in Lake Pontchartrain was beaten unconscious by another inmate in Jefferson Parish Correctional Center last week, her attorney said Monday.

LAFAYETTE -- Lafayette police say a 30-year-old man was arrested after he allegedly forced his child to eat a whole crawfish, including its shell.

Gretna police have arrested seven juveniles in last weekend's shooting at birthday party that left one teenager paralyzed and two others wounded.

GRETNA - A Jefferson Parish woman has been booked with child desertion and improperly supervising her son after authorities said the 3-year-old boy ingested crack cocaine.