Metairie News

Louisiana lawmakers are considering multiple pieces of legislation relating to K-12 and higher education issues.

Les Bonano and The Fight Guys return Professional Boxing to the Legendary Landmark Hotel, 2601 Severn Ave, Metairie, LA on THURSDAY June 6, 2013 at 7:30 PM.

The Millennial Generation is starting to see what the baby boomers already know, tanning in your youth makes skin look older, faster.

Stanford Randolph, left, and David Lewis are wanted by the Jefferson Parish Sheriff's Office in connection with three Metairie armed robberies.

Two Memorial Day services are coming up in Jefferson Parish, one on the West Bank and one in East Jefferson Parish.

Students at J.C. Ellis Elementary in Metairie were treated to a New Orleans Saints/Gatorade Junior Training Camp Thursday.

One day after rejecting a public school spending plan, a legislative leader said Thursday his committee will consider a slightly different version submitted by Louisiana's top school board.

Louisiana Economic Development and the U.S. Small Business Administration announced the 2013 Louisiana Small Business Award winners at an event honoring small business leaders who exemplify the entrepreneurial spirit of Louisiana.

Although work began in earnest weeks ago , state highway officials Thursday ceremonially launched one of the more anxiously awaited road projects in western St.

"Epic," the big-screen, 3-D adaptation of the children's book "The Leaf Men and the Brave Good Bugs" by Louisiana author William Joyce , opens in theaters on Friday, May 24, but local movie fans are getting an early peek at the animated fantasy.

The Jefferson Parish Sheriff's Office is investigating four armed robberies that occurred early Monday morning in Metairie and Terrytown.

Jason Marsalis, the youngest of the brothers, cut his teeth on drums. He's still a first-rate jazz drummer, as evidenced by his work with the Marcus Roberts Trio and, at a recent awards banquet, the New Orleans Jazz Orchestra.

Education Superintendent John White says a Louisiana Supreme Court ruling will result in school systems receiving a $12 million refund for loss of the local shares contributed to vouchers.

"I hope they make the sign more permanent," Pelicans head coach Monty Williams jokes of the paper sign marking his new office as he checks out the new state-of-the-art basketball facility under construction at 5800 Airline Drive in Metairie, Wednesday May 15, 2013, on the same property as the Saints practice facility.

By John Maginnis & Jeremy Alford LaPOLITICS.com Proposed salary bumps for assessors, clerks and judges are all positioned to move forward in the remaining three weeks of the regular session.

As National Lemonade Day unfolded across the state on May 4, the Louisiana Organ Procurement Agency set up a lemonade stand in Metairie in an effort to raise money and awareness for organ and tissue donation.

A new cross-cultural Latin restaurant concept from the founders of the Zea Rotisserie & Grill and Semolina restaurant chains is taking shape at a prominent address along Metairie Road just off Interstate 10.

An attempt to let Louisiana gun makers circumvent federal gun control laws is headed to a final vote in the state Senate after getting unanimous committee approval Tuesday.

Two weeks after the Jefferson Parish Council opted to keep negotiating with Performing Arts Center contractor Joe Caldarera instead of placing him in default, officials Tuesday said they're still working on a deal.

Nationwide, a report from the U.S. Department of Education showed tens of thousands of students, 70 percent of them with disabilities, were strapped down or physically restrained in school in 2009-10. Louisiana's racketeering laws would be broadened to include a range of crimes including human trafficking, kidnapping, bigamy and the sale of ... (more)