NEW ORLEANS – Mayor Mitch Landrieu noted what he calls “the tremendous success” of the cultural economy and tourism sectors in 2015 as the city hosted several world-class events, received global tourism accolades and attracted major film projects. “New…
NEW ORLEANS (AP) – Associated Press Louisiana Daybook for Thursday, December 31. Dec. 31 – St. Tammany Parish Sheriff’s office joins Ernie Andrus, a 92-year-old WWII Navy veteran as he runs through St. Tammany Parish raising money for…
NEW ORLEANS – Beginning January 11, 2016, on-street parking meter rates in the French Quarter, Marigny, Central Business District and Warehouse District will jump to $3.00 an hour from the current $1.50 an hour. Parking meter rates will be…
NEW ORLEANS – The City of New Orleans announced changes to the City’s Motor Vehicle Inspection Program (Brake Tags), which are intended to increase convenience to the motoring public and increase efficiency in the administration of the program. Earlier…
NEW ORLEANS – On Monday, Jan. 4, 2016, the New Orleans Health Department will join local and federal health care officials to announce the Citywide Day of Enrollment to educate and enroll as many individuals as possible in the Affordable…
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Total civilian employment in Louisiana dropped by more than 30,000 from November 2014 to November 2015. Figures released Wednesday by the state's Louisiana Workforce Commission and adjusted to account for seasonal changes showed the number…
BATON ROUGE (AP) — The public will have access to more records in the Louisiana governor's office, tougher licensing requirements will kick in for marriages and rules governing the state's film tax breaks will tighten in January, when 19 new…
BATON ROUGE (AP) — Louisiana's budget woes are even worse than the incoming administration of Gov.-elect John Bel Edwards had anticipated, with an estimated shortfall of up to $750 million that must be closed by the end of June, a…
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Gov. Bobby Jindal declared a state of emergency and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers opened part of a massive flood control structure Wednesday as the state prepared to deal with high water on the Mississippi…
GEISMAR, LA (AP) — Methanex Corp. has successfully produced methanol at its second Geismar plant, three months ahead of the original schedule. The Advocate reports the Geismar 2 plant, which was moved from Chile, will be able to produce…
THIBODAUX, LA (AP) — Frequent rain and muddy conditions made the closing sugar-cane harvesting season a rough one for area farmers and mill operators. Bobby Gravois, a sugar-cane farmer in Thibodaux, tells The Daily Comet’s Meredith Burns it was…
NEW ORLEANS – Today, Mayor Mitch Landrieu provided an end of the year recap on accomplishments achieved as part of the Mayor’s Economic Opportunity Strategy to connect disadvantaged job seekers and businesses to new opportunities. “This year, we continued…
NEW ORLEANS (AP) – Associated Press Louisiana Daybook for Wednesday, December 30. Dec. 30 – NOFD and local safety officials host a press conference on safety during New Year's Eve, 9:30 a.m. Location: New Orleans Fire Department Station,…
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The mystery of the strange lights shining from inside a room of a dark and abandoned hospital building has been solved. Director of Information at Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center Leslie Capo told local…
NEW ORLEANS – Today, the City of New Orleans announced that City Hall will be closed to the public on Thursday, Dec. 31, 2015, and Friday, Jan. 1, 2016, in observance of the New Year’s holiday. Emergency personnel will…
MONROE, LA (AP) — Louisianians can still use their driver's licenses to fly commercial airlines Friday, despite the state's failure to comply with the federal REAL ID law. Though the state secured a yearlong extension in October to comply…
HOUMA, LA (AP) — A Texas company has agreed to buy the assets of a Leevac Shipyards for $20 million, with the deal expected to close early in the coming year. The Courier’s Brett Barrouquere reports the deal gives…
BATON ROUGE (AP) — Louisiana's recreational red snapper season comes to a close this week. The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries (LDWF) said the season will close Friday at 12:01 a.m. The state fall red snapper season…
NEW YORK (AP) — Companies around the world spent a record $5.04 trillion on acquisitions in 2015, according to Dealogic, as slow worldwide economic growth and low interest rates pushed companies to combine forces. Dealogic, a financial data provider,…
NEW YORK (AP) — Pep Boys is being acquired by Carl Icahn for $1 billion following a bidding war with the Japanese tire company Bridgestone. The deal is expected to close in the first quarter of next year. …
NEW ORLEANS—Today, NOPD Superintendent Michael Harrison announced a series of changes to the department’s senior leadership team that are designed to build on efforts already in place to modernize the department, improve police services and reduce overall crime across the…
NEW ORLEANS – Adams and Reese had 30 attorneys named to the 2016 list of Louisiana Super Lawyers and Rising Stars, which appears in the January 2016 issue of Louisiana Super Lawyers magazine published by Law & Politics. Only five…
NEW YORK (AP) – The U.S. stock market took investors for a wild ride in 2015, but in the end it was a trip to nowhere. Despite veering between record highs and the steepest dive in four years, the…
WASHINGTON (AP) — A stronger job market lifted consumer confidence in December, a business group said Tuesday. The Conference Board's consumer confidence index rose to 96.5 this month from November's revised 92.6. Americans were more optimistic about current…
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Twitter has revised its rules of conduct to emphasize that it prohibits violent threats and abusive behavior by users, promising a tough stance at a time when critics are calling for the online service to adopt…
NEW ORLEANS – Today, Mayor Mitch Landrieu provided an end of the year recap on integrated infrastructure improvements across New Orleans completed by City’s Department of Public Works (DPW) and the Sewerage and Water Board of New Orleans (S&WB). …
NEW ORLEANS (AP) – Associated Press Louisiana Daybook for Tuesday, December 29. Dec. 29 – City of New Orleans’ Department of Public Works holds its 6th abandoned vehicle auction this year, 9:00 a.m. Location: Almonaster Auto Pound, 10200…
NEW ORLEANS – Today, the City of New Orleans issued parking instructions and reminders in advance of Allstate Sugar Bowl events and 2016 New Year’s Eve Celebration. Throughout these events, the public is encouraged to be patient and prepared…
NEW ORLEANS — The City of New Orleans will continue its program of recycling Christmas trees in an effort to promote the restoration of Louisiana’s wetlands and to assist in the protection of the Louisiana coastline. Orleans Parish residents are…
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — State and local authorities are keeping an eye out for possible flooding in the coming days and weeks along the Mississippi River on the eastern edge of Louisiana and the Red River in the west. …
