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The Mefferts' indictment: An editorial
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As revelations mounted about former New Orleans technology chief Greg Meffert's dealings with a city contractor, most metro area residents had wondered whether Mr. Comment?
Mefferts' indictment hints at more to come: Stephanie Grace
In announcing Friday's grand jury indictment against former Nagin administration Chief Technology Officer Greg Meffert, his friend and former city contractor Mark St. Comment?
Insurance deal tarnishes Jeff's image: Andrea Shaw
... mired in the ongoing budget battles and bickering and backroom wheeling and dealing that consumes neighboring New Orleans. So imagine the recent revelation that Whitmer's company, Lagniappe Industries, and his mentor Coulon were getting a commission ... Comment?
Housing Authority of New Orleans tries to get its house in order: Jarvis DeBerry
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... adults play on a recently built basketball court at the Iberville Housing Development. The Housing Authority of New Orleans, you may have heard, doesn't function very well. That was true when HANO was being managed by local folks. It remained true ... Comment?
School choice is a real test for parents in New Orleans
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This is the first of a series on school choice in the New Orleans area On a glorious Saturday last March, New Orleans educators descended on the art museum in City Park to plug their programs at the annual school fair. Comment?
New Orleans' tourism industry is shaking off a slow spell
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The fourth quarter of 2008 was a depressing one for the New Orleans hospitality industry. Comment?
Kitten-tossing culprits still being sought
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... are still searching for the culprit. When two sets of kittens were recently tossed from moving vehicles on New Orleans area bridges, the cases garnered a lot of attention and the offer of a sizable reward. But investigators thus far have had little ... Comment?
'Shadow' jurors give lawyers idea of what verdict to expect
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... all conspired to unfairly compete against two local companies that had originally installed crime cameras in New Orleans, said Glad Jones, the lead attorney for plaintiffs Southern Electronics and Active Solutions. "They were directly on point," ... Comment?
Huey P. Long work shifts into high gear
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... hours, which he acknowledged will create hardships for shipping interests. "It's like closing Interstate 10 in New Orleans for two days," he said. "It bogs everything down." But he said the method will be safer and more efficient than having to ... Comment?
Two Katrina bridge blockade suits set to be tried in 2010
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More than four years after Hurricane Katrina and the levee failures caused widespread flooding in New Orleans, two lawsuits filed in federal court over suburban police agencies' decision to bar people from evacuating the city on foot on the Crescent City Connection appear to be heading to trial. Comment?
Snapshots of Nebraska for
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... Renie for sharing your photo. ENLARGE Saige and Hunter Skalsky of Ogallala, Neb., show their friend, Tai Lee of New Orleans, La., their 4-H lamb on their farm. Photo by Tai's grandmother, Orla Kitt of Ogallala, Neb. Send in your favorite Snapshots ... Comment?
Saints seek to end Panthers' torment in the Dome
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NEW ORLEANS - Jake Delhomme has several reasons to love the Saints. They were the team of his south Louisiana childhood, the first NFL team to put him on a roster, and ever since he left, he's been able to beat them with regularity. Comment?
Veterans Day 2009: Remembering our heroes
... will receive the medal on his behalf Wednesday in Veterans Day ceremonies at the National World War II Museum in New Orleans. 'The medal was awarded on May 4, exactly one month after his death,' said Richard Bourgeois. 'He knew he was on the list.' ... Comment?
The ad in the New Orleans Delta newspaper dated Oct. 8, 1852, asked for 300 able-bodied laborers for the newly awarded contract to build the New Orleans, Opelousas and Great Western Railroad. Comment?
... recently chaired the Louisiana State Bar Association's 9th annual Mass Torts and Complex Litigation Symposium in New Orleans. The event gathered federal judges, professors, law school deans, attorneys and experts from across the country to speak on ... Comment?
Poet Jericho Brown returns plus two days of New Orleans literary events
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For today and Monday, the New Orleans literary calendar is dominated by poets or poetry readings with an educational lecture and a conservative political activist, Star Parker, in for good measure. Comment?
Health Bill Earns One Republican Vote
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... the vote of a single Republican: Representative Ahn a oeJosepha Cao of Louisiana. Mr. Cao, a freshman from New Orleans, was elected last year in an upset victory over Representative William J. Jefferson, a Democrat who was under indictment on ... Comment?
A joyous feast in the comeback city of New Orleans
Julius Steel cleans up raw oyster shells at Pascal's Manale restaurant in New Orleans, where food is making a strong post-Katrina comeback. Comment?
The last chapter of the contributions of Ed Blakely to the recovery of New Orleans unfolded in an interview with a student reporter at the University of California at Berkeley. Comment?
Former N.O. tech chief and wife, vendor indicted
... returned an indictment against Greg Meffert, the former chief technology officer, Linda Meffert, his wife, and New Orleans..charging them with a 63-count indictment," Letten said. Meffert was the City of New Orleans' technology director from 2002 to ... Comment?