DENVER (AP) — A powdered alcohol ban is advancing in the state Legislature, though sponsors insist the ban is more of a "time-out" to figure out how to regulate a product that doesn't exist yet. The Senate voted 28-7…
NEW YORK (AP) — The world's richest person got even richer this year. Forbes said Monday that Bill Gates's net worth rose to $79.2 billion in 2015 from $76 billion last year. That put him at the top of…
NEW ORLEANS (AP) – Associated Press Louisiana Daybook for Monday, March 2. PRO VOLLEYBALL — A press conference announcing City of Kenner as venue for 2015 AVP Pro Volleyball Tour, which begins May 21-24, 11:45 a.m. Location: Coconut Beach,…
WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. factories expanded last month at their weakest pace in a year, with orders, hiring and production all growing more slowly. The Institute for Supply Management, a trade group of purchasing managers, said Monday that its…
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The U.S. Navy has agreed to buy three supply boats from Covington-based Hornbeck Offshore Services as well as retain its services to operate the boats. Together, the contracts total $132 million. NOLA.com/ The Times-Picayune’s Jennifer…
NEW ORLEANS – Mayor Mitch Landrieu released the 2014 year-end ResultsNOLA performance report on Friday. This is the City’s 14th comprehensive performance report and includes results from more than 350 performance measures that align to Mayor Landrieu’s strategic priorities of…
NEW ORLEANS – Beginning Monday, March 2, 2015, you’ll find the City of New Orleans’ Administrative Hearing Center and Parking Division offices located at City Hall, 1300 Perdido St. Both offices were previously located across from City Hall at 1340…
NEW ORLEANS – According to the Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, The Office of Technology Management at LSU Health New Orleans has finalized a deal with CB BioSciences, Inc., a startup drug development company to build a platform around…
NEW ORLEANS – Mayor Mitch Landrieu joined City leaders, Tulane City Center, and local skateboarders to celebrate the opening of New Orleans’ first public skatepark – Parisite Skatepark (named for its proximity to Paris Avenue in the St. Bernard Area…
NEW ORLEANS – As the 10th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina approaches, Greater New Orleans is turning a corner in its journey of redevelopment. GNO, Inc. reps said despite extraordinary momentum, the memory – and funding – of Katrina have…
NEW ORLEANS— More than 200 injured veterans and their supporters set off on Sunday, March 1, 2015, at 8:30 a.m. on the 2015 Ride 2 Recovery Gulf Coast Challenge sponsored by UnitedHealthcare, a six-day, 470-mile bicycle ride from Atlanta to…
NEW ORLEANS – ACG Louisiana will host speaker David M. Gaines, CEO, System Retail Services and SVP, Public Affairs at Ochsner Health System, at their March Luncheon on Tuesday, March 10, 2015, at the Roosevelt Hotel’s Blue Room, 130 Roosevelt…
