New Orleans Mayor Mitch Landrieu announced the settlement of three federal civil rights lawsuits stemming from city police actions related to Hurricane Katrina. Landrieu joined city officials and the families of James Brissette, Henry Glover, Ronald Madison, and Raymond Robair …
The number of traffic safety cameras to catch drivers speeding or running red lights in New Orleans could nearly double next year. The Times-Picayune reports Mayor Mitch Landrieu has proposed adding another 55 such cameras to the 66 already in …
The oil industry has left a big footprint along the Gulf Coast, where a Delaware-sized stretch of Louisiana has disappeared. But few politicians would blame Big Oil for ecosystem abuse in a state where the industry employs up to 300,000 …
