Louisiana

Headlines, People, and other news from the State of Louisiana

Is tornado intensity increasing? (Op-Ed)

Ex-New Orleans Mayor Nagin charged with bribery

Make movie or refund $50,000, Alexandria mayor tells Alabama filmmaker

Harris hiring may violate nepotism rules

Tourism dollars won’t solve New Orlean’s fiscal crisis

It’s the law: Noise ordinances

Candidates eye Port Allen hiring

New Orleans refinances existing debts with $200 million sale

Official files suit against Baton Rouge

New Orleans eases credit headache with $200M taxable refunding

Debris hauler gets an earful from N.O. officials

Ex-city worker files discrimination suit against Port Allen

Bourbon Street ‘no preaching’ law challenged

Morgan City police chief retires

Covington passes emergency ordinance

N.O. officials planned for floods, outages from today’s storm

Two Opelousas employees terminated

Back to basics: Advice for cities in fiscal crisis

Lafayette officials begin traffic light crackdown

Why do anti-hunger and anti-obesity initiatives always fall short?

USDA announces Federal resource guide to assist rural communities

10,000 city water meters stolen in Monroe

City of New Orleans envisions ‘resilience center’

105 Mayors Join “Extra Mile Day” Mission

Gretna may change hiring practices

Millions still without power amid record heat wave

Government jobs hit 4-year high

Opelousas city worker booked with theft

What the states can do to enforce immigration laws

Court reinstates former Waterproof mayor’s convictions

Layoffs hitting public workers; recovery is hurt

Bienville sheriff investigating town of Gibsland

National League of Cities back administration’s annoucement on deportations

Major cities worldwide move to cut emissions

NOLA spent a year wooing Costco

Mansfield PD to step up speeding, DWI enforcement

Port Allen council hires convicted felon as CAO

Walker aldermen name Lee interim chief

Nine accuse Lafayette PD of corruptions

Homelessness made tougher in many cities

U.S. cities lag in climate change prep

Cities’ feud hits fire coverage

Seth McKinney, Sponsor Spotlight

ANALYSIS: Mega-cities and the future opportunities for ‘mobility integrators’

Unemployment rates fall in most US metro areas

New Orleans pushes debris removal

Accused Opelousas city employee back to work

Tulane sues city to keep stadium plans on track

No annual raise for the city

Allergies are tied to urban living