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New Orleans eyes December sale for $40M bond sale
The city plans to hold its first bond sale in two years next month though the outcome of three high-stakes meetings with rating agencies could push it back again.
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New Rentals Could Worsen New Orleans Housing Crisis 1hr
New Orleans is seeing a surge of new rental units, but some people wonder if the massive new complexes are really solving the affordable housing crisis in the city.
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California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger attends the 57th NBA All-Star Game, part of 2008 NBA All-Star Weekend at the New Orleans Arena on February 17, 2008 in New Orleans, Louisiana.
La. man arrested in alleged Ponzi scheme
A Louisiana businessman was arrested Thursday on charges he engaged in a Ponzi scheme that cost at least 200 investors more than $11 million, money he allegedly used to finance a lavish lifestyle.
Review: 'The Bad Lieutenant: Port Of Call New Orleans'
Nicolas Cage goes wild as a corrupt-drug addicted cop in this re-make of the '92 cult classic.
Cannizzaro rededicate D.A.'s office more than 4 years after Katrina
The Orleans Parish District Attorney says there's no place like home. After more than four years, the D.A. has one, single place to hang his hat.
BATON ROUGE - Louisiana's regional universities might have been stretching the guidelines that control what level courses they teach, says an advisory panel that recommends a review and scaling back of course offerings.
Mayoral campaign will be educational for candidates as well as voters, forum suggests
After four of the seven candidates for New Orleans mayor discussed the Youth Study Center as if it were an after-school haven, candidate James Perry, right, said, 'I think some folks misunderstood this issue.
Army Corps Of Engineers' Failed During Katrina
A federal judge has ruled that the Army Corps of Engineers' failure to properly maintain a navigation channel led to massive flooding in Hurricane Katrina.
2 Jefferson Parish jail officers arrested
Two corrections officers from a New Orleans suburb have been arrested in separate incidents.
Disney exhibit opens at New Orleans museum
An exhibit with original artwork from the Walt Disney Studio opened this week at the New Orleans Museum of Art.
Travel Co. Defends New Orleans Mayor Nagin For Mexico Trip, Blasts Paper
A federal review has found the city of New Orleans and its main redevelopment agency could not prove $11.6 million was properly spent on property and other work over the past five years, and it considers another $38 million for post-Hurricane Katrina work at risk.
Actor Nicolas Cage attends the 'Bad Lieutenant: Port Of Call New Orleans' premiere at the Sala Grande during the 66th Venice Film Festival on September 4, 2009 in Venice, Italy.
La. Casinos See 6.9 Percent Revenue Dip 2hr
Louisiana's state-licensed casinos recorded a 6.9 percent drop in gambling revenue last month from the previous October.
House panel opens impeachment hearings vs. judge
A federal judge from Louisiana was falling deeply into gambling debt as he routinely solicited money and gifts from attorneys with cases before his court, congressional investigators said Tuesday as the House opened impeachment hearings against the judge.
Lisa P. Jackson, the administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, is coming to New Orleans, the city where she grew up.
Marcus Clark to take oath in Monroe
Louisiana Supreme Court Justice-elect Marcus Clark has chosen to take his oath of office in Monroe.
SUNO basketball player arrested in rape case
A basketball player for Southern University at New Orleans has been arrested on suspicion of raping a woman at his apartment.