NEW ORLEANS –The City of New Orleans issued the details of the New Year Holiday Public Safety Plan and traffic reminders in advance of Allstate Sugar Bowl events and the 2017 New Year’s Eve Celebration. For months the Landrieu…
NEW ORLEANS (AP) – Associated Press Louisiana Daybook for Friday, Dec. 30. Friday, Dec. 30 – Allstate Sugar Bowl and College Football Playoff Foundation announce 'major' donation to Teach For America New Orleans, via press conference, 11:00 a.m.…
NEW ORLEANS – The New Orleans Convention & Visitors Bureau (CVB) has issued its First Quarter Convention Sneak Peek for 2017, including a list of CVB-booked business for the months of January, February and March. Highlights of the fourth…
NEW ORLEANS – The City of New Orleans announced that City Hall will be closed to the public today, Friday, Dec. 30, and Monday, Jan. 2, in observance of the New Year’s holiday. Emergency personnel will operate as normal…
NEW ORLEANS – On Thursday, Jan. 12, curbside collection of glass will end in the French Quarter and the Downtown Development District (DDD). Beginning Saturday, Jan. 14, the City of New Orleans Department of Sanitation will add glass to its…
NEW ORLEANS – NOLA ChristmasFest 2016 celebrates the last of its 15-day holiday merriment today, Friday, Dec. 30, with a $5 discount. NOLA ChristmasFest, the region’s only indoor Christmas festival, will give five dollar discounts off the regular full ticket…
METAIRIE, LA – Baudry Therapy Center | BRIO is offering an opportunity to test your fitness skills and learn how to get in shape, become more active and feel better at two Free Testing events on Tuesday, Jan. 3, from…
WASHINGTON (AP) – The holidays are a time for celebration and gifts, but not all presents hit the mark and returning them doesn't feel very festive. If you find yourself unhappy with a gift, you wouldn't be the only one.…
SAN DIEGO (AP) – "Ask Brianna" is a Q&A column from NerdWallet to help manage money, find a job and pay off student loans. Q: I want to make 2017 the year I fix up my finances for real.…
The Lion King to debut at The Saenger Theater
NEW ORLEANS – The Short-Term Rental Administration, a division of the Department of Safety and Permits responsible for licensing of short-term rental facilities and enforcement of the standards regulating their operation, has posted new guidelines online. They include:…
NEW ORLEANS (AP) – Associated Press Louisiana Daybook for Thursday, Dec. 29. Thursday, Dec. 29 – City of New Orleans Department of Public Works holds abandoned vehicle auction, 9:00 a.m. Location: Almonaster Auto Pound, 10200 Almonaster Ave., New…
NEW ORLEANS – Partner Barbara Ormsby of the Deutsch Kerrigan New Orleans office was recently extended an invitation to visit the White House in honor of and recognition of her diversity efforts with the Louisiana State Bar Association (LSBA) and…
BATON ROUGE (AP) — State agriculture officials say they've confirmed a case of Equine Herpes Myeloencephalopathy, an often deadly neurological disease spread by horse-to-horse contact, at the New Orleans Fair Grounds Racetrack. The Louisiana Department of Agriculture & Forestry,…
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, eligible…
NEW ORLEANS – NOPD Superintendent Michael Harrison, along with Deputy Chiefs and Commanders, will accept a donation of hundreds of teddy bears as a result of the NOPD’s third annual Teddy Bear Program, initiated by Arnaud’s Restaurant and in partnership…
NEW YORK (AP) — In 2016, the Standard & Poor's 500 index jumped 11 percent and bounced back from a flat result the year before, and energy companies and banks made some of the largest gains as investors bet on…
WASHINGTON (AP) – Long-term U.S. mortgage rates edged up this week to the highest levels in more than two years. Investors are bidding up rates under the belief that inflation and economic growth will rise with the incoming Trump administration.…
NEW YORK (AP) – Mindfulness and meditation can ease chronic pain, anxiety and depression. Now some money experts say awareness tools such as these can help you avoid impulse purchases and create a spending plan that reflects your values. …
NEW ORLEANS – Twenty-seven Deutsch Kerrigan attorneys have been named to the 2017 Louisiana Super Lawyers list, the Thomson Reuters lawyer rating service, to be published in January. The 27 Deutsch Kerrigan attorneys being named to the lists are:…
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Much of Bourbon Street will be pedestrian-only from New Year's Eve through the Jan. 2 Sugar Bowl to ensure that truck-driving terrorists cannot get to the crowds, New Orleans Mayor Mitch Landrieu said Tuesday. Trucks…
NEW ORLEANS (AP) – Associated Press Louisiana Daybook for Wednesday, Dec. 28. Wednesday, Dec. 28 – Fourth Annual Holiday Awards Luncheon, hosted by National Urban League President and CEO and former New Orleans Mayor Marc Morial, and Urban…
NEW ORLEANS – Mayor Mitch Landrieu and city officials noted the “tremendous successes” across city government in 2016 at City Hall Tuesday, Dec. 27. City officials also highlighted the special event public safety plan for the New Year holiday weekend.…
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A state audit says about $3 million in state-owned hospital equipment remains missing, though about $3 million worth has been found since an audit a year ago. The missing equipment includes more than $1 million…
NEW ORLEANS – The Conference of Latin Americanist Geographers (CLAG) is holding its meeting from Jan. 3-5, in New Orleans, once the capital of the Spanish colony of Louisiana. CLAG is an international scholarly society that has been meeting…
HARAHAN, LA – Harahan’s Mullin Landscape Associates is in the process of creating a timeless experience through the landscape of Arlington Plantation House and Gardens located in downtown Franklin, LA. They are transforming the outdoor space at this 1830’s…
BATON ROUGE (AP) — The Louisiana Department of Revenue says it will start accepting 2016 state individual income tax returns on Jan. 23. That's the same date that the IRS begins accepting federal tax returns. Jan. 23 also…
NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump's election as president has made many small business owners more upbeat about 2017. Dean Bingham says he's cautiously optimistic because business picked up at his auto repair shop after the election — people…
NEW YORK (AP) – Newly widowed, Kay McCowen quit her job, sold her house, applied for Social Security and retired to Mexico. It was a move she and her husband, Mel, had discussed before he passed away in 2012. …
NEW ORLEANS – Adams and Reese had 32 attorneys named to the 2017 list of Louisiana Super Lawyers and Rising Stars, which appears in the 2017 issue of Louisiana Super Lawyers magazine published in January. Only 5 percent of attorneys…
