STATE GOVERNANCE
State Senate OKs eliminating income taxes
(4/30/08) CityBusiness
Panel OKs Jindal-backed education bill
attacked as 'voucher'
(4/30/08) CityBusiness
Public comment on Jindal budget begins
(4/28/08) CityBusiness
Louisiana House agrees to LRA power
expansion (4/22/08)
CityBusiness
State Senate OKs public records law
exemption for economic agency
(4/9/08) CityBusiness
Jindal administration rules for GO Zone
program adopted (4/4/08)
CityBusiness
Jindal turns focus to worker training
(4/1/08) Times-Picayune
RECOVERY PLANNING
Plan puts airport in state hands
(5/1/08) Times-Picayune
N.O. thanks Qatari ruler for support
after storm
(4/30/08) CityBusiness
FEMA obligates $6.5B to Louisiana for
hurricane recovery (4/28/08)
CityBusiness
Blakely wants trailers vacated in summer
(4/24/08) Times-Picayune
Federal recovery czar: ‘Rebuild it and
they will come' (4/22/08)
CityBusiness
Federal office for gulf coast rebuilding
kept alive (4/19/08)
Times-Picayune
Architects praise plan to develop
riverfront (4/19/08)
Times-Picayune
Road Home awards grants to 57 percent of
applicants (4/16/08)
CityBusiness
Fannie Mae invests $48M in N.O. housing
(4/16/08) CityBusiness
GO Zone extension offers new life to
recovery plans (4/14/08)
CityBusiness
New Orleans recovery drive hopes to tap
China firms (4/11/08) Reuters
Road Home begins awarding elevation
checks (4/9/08) CityBusiness
Road Home appeals fruitful
(4/8/08) Times-Picayune
Grants awarded for neighborhood recovery
projects (4/8/08)
Times-Picayune
Louisiana Supreme Court sides with
insurers in suit over Katrina breaches
(4/8/08) CityBusiness
UNO students map recovery through Viet
Village project (4/7/08)
CityBusiness
US Senate: Don't tax Road Home grants
(4/4/08) CityBusiness
FEMA better prepared, report says
(4/3/08) Times-Picayune
Road Home efforts to recover overpayments
will not create hardships (4/1/08)
Times-Picayune
HOUSING & REAL
ESTATE
Refinancing plan is meant to close
repair-cost gaps
(5/6/08) Times-Picayune
Apartment rental rates reach calm after
storm (5/1/08) Times-Picayune
LRA moves to speed up small-rental
availability (4/29/08)
Times-Picayune
Lender says new fees may hurt La.
(4/27/08) Times-Picayune
Proposal to revive Six Flag site unfurled
(4/23/08) Times-Picayune
Signs of life slowly return to Lower 9th
(4/20/08) Times-Picayune
Investment company buys hotel
(4/18/08) Times-Picayune
Exception to GO Zone cap granted for N.O.
projects (4/18/08)
CityBusiness
Fannie Mae invests $48M in N.O. housing
(4/16/08) CityBusiness
Louisiana bucks national foreclosure
trend (4/15/08) CityBusiness
Residents contest canal safety zone
(4/10/08) Times-Picayune
Economist: Louisiana housing market set
for improvement (4/9/08)
CityBusiness
Kenner looks to future with first
land-use plan (4/9/08)
CityBusiness
$60M Tracage condo project spawns lawsuit
(4/9/08) CityBusiness
Credit crunch threatens N.O. housing
plans (4/8/08) Times-Picayune
Credit crunch threatens N.O. housing
plans (4/8/08) Times-Picayune
Developer creates affordable housing
(4/3/08) Times-Picayune
Fat City plans still evolving (4/2/08)
CityBusiness
River Parishes show steady growth (4/1/08)
Times-Picayune
Private companies to take more of
state-backed insurer's policies
(4/1/08) CityBusiness
ECONOMIC
DEVELOPMENT
Elmwood studio inks movie deal with
Universal Pictures (4/28/08)
CityBusiness
Insurance department forces Allstate to
give discount if they exclude wind coverage
(4/27/08) Times-Picayune
Hairdresser finds new roots in Ninth Ward
(4/21/08) CityBusiness
Federal charter proposal weighed
(4/20/08) Times-Picayune
Exception to GO Zone cap granted for N.O.
projects (4/18/08)
CityBusiness
Stalled St. Tammany development sold at
auction (4/17/08)
Times-Picayune
Film festival shows N.O. from inside and
outside (4/14/08)
Times-Picayune
Short-term filming, long-term benefits
(4/14/08) Times-Picayune
Grants to help assess N.O. sites
(4/13/08) Times-Picayune
Reinventing the crescent
(4/6/08) Times-Picayune
Finally a big cost break for business
insurance (4/4/08)
CityBusiness
Monsanto to expand Luling plant
(4/3/08) Times-Picayune
Encouraging Growth
(4/3/08) Times-Picayune
HURRICANE
PROTECTION, FLOOD CONTROL, & COASTAL RESTORATION
Corps offers plan to block gulf outlet
(5/3/08) Times-Picayune
Corps to begin closing spillway
(4/30/08) CityBusiness
Corps explains newspaper's use in
floodwall (4/26/08)
Times-Picayune
Corps resuming dig near levee leak
(4/25/08) Times-Picayune
Engineers raise concerns about Kenner
floodwall (4/23/08)
CityBusiness
Bonnet Carre bay openings remain at 160
(4/21/08) Times-Picayune
Proposal would turn rubble into reef
(4/20/08) Times-Picayune
EJ, St. Charles levees' strength in
question (4/17/08)
Times-Picayune
Florida firms wins $41.5M contract to
raise St. Bernard levees
(4/14/08) CityBusiness
Bonnet Carre spillway to open tomorrow
(4/10/08) Times-Picayune
Corps sign contract for IHNC Surge
Protection Project (4/7/08)
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Task Force Hope Status Report Newsletter
Shaw wins $695M Inner Harbor
surge-protection contract
(4/4/08) CityBusiness
Constructing levees creates dilemma
(4/3/08) Times-Picayune
Jefferson lists critical drainage needs
(4/1/08) Times-Picayune
INTERNATIONAL TRADE
AND TRANSPORTATION
Trump card or pipe dream?
(5/08) American Shipper
Venice port plan gets new life
(5/4/08) Times-Picayune
Bill would fold cargo airport board
(5/2/08) Times-Picayune
Port looks for private partner
(4/29/08) Times-Picayune
Railway property along Airline sought
(4/22/08) Times-Picayune
Bush defends free-trade agreement with
Mexico and Canada (4/22/08)
CityBusiness
N.O. recovery plays role in trade summit
(4/22/08) Times-Picayune
Consulate marks N.O. 'comeback,' Bush
comes back (4/22/08)
Times-Picayune
Port touts rail access for container
shipments (4/21/08)
CityBusiness
Sea point container project receives La.
bond approval
(4/21/08) American Shipper
Port of N.O. wooing Canadian exporters
(4/20/08) Times-Picayune
3 nation summit will shine international
spotlight on N.O.
(4/19/08) Times-Picayune
Shutdown of Port Fourchon would hit U.S.
economy (4/17/08)
Times-Picayune
Port officials balk at legislator’s
consolidation plan (4/14/08)
CityBusiness
Lakeview regaining bus route Monday
(4/13/08) Times-Picayune
New Orleans recovery drive hopes to tap
China firms (4/11/08) Reuters
Weak dollar slows steel imports, troubles
Port of New Orleans (4/4/08)
CityBusiness
I-12 interchange could be delayed again (4/1/08)
Times-Picayune
RTA says it needs more aid for buses (4/1/08)
Times-Picayune
TOURISM & CULTURE
That's a wrap
(5/5/08) Times-Picayune
Jazz Fest beats comparable events in
economic impact, attendance
(4/24/08) CityBusiness
Omni Royal Orleans back in local hands
(4/24/08) CityBusiness
Proposal to revive Six Flag site unfurled
(4/23/08) Times-Picayune
French Quarter Fest attendance up 4
percent (4/19/08)
CityBusiness
SATCHMO SPRUCE-UP
(4/19/08) Times-Picayune
Bug buzz builds at Custom House
(4/16/08) Times-Picayune
Jefferson looks to draw tourists
(4/15/08) Times-Picayune
Jazz landmark in running for grant
(4/15/08) Times-Picayune
N.O. tourism officials bank on weak
dollar’s silver lining
(4/14/08) CityBusiness
Dancing in the Streets
(4/13/08) Times-Picayune
Construction begins on $300M WWII museum
expansion (4/7/08)
CityBusiness
RECLAIMING THE RIVER: An ambitious plan
calls for opening the riverfront (4/5/08)
Times-Picayune
Tennessee Williams Festival Growing
(4/3/08) Times-Picayune
Nagin to attend mayors forum in China
(4/3/08) CityBuisiness
ENERGY,
SHIPBUILDING, AGRICULTURE, FORESTRY, FISHING
Shrimp fleet closer to setting anchor
(4/28/08) Times-Picayune
La. shrimpers hope report will make
customers think (4/26/08)
Times-Picayune
Entergy: St. Charles plant construction
could be delayed for months
(4/23/08) CityBusiness
Cheniere Energy completes $1.4B LNG
terminal (4/16/08)
CityBusiness
Gulf platforms must become more
hurricane-resistant (4/15/08)
CityBusiness
Proposal would make agriculture
department comply with public bid law
(4/9/08) CityBusiness
Venezuela looks to replace Exxon Mobil as
partner in Chalmette refinery
(4/9/08) CityBusiness
Mesa Energy sells interests in
Plaquemines Parish project (4/7/08)
CityBusiness
EPL makes second discovery this year in
Bay Marchand (4/2/08)
CityBusiness
EDUCATION &
WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT
First-time unemployment claims drop in
N.O. area (4/29/08)
CityBusiness
RSD gets crafty to boost attendance
(4/28/08) CityBusiness
Fiscal mess reduced in N.O. schools
(4/28/08) Times-Picayune
Metro N.O. adds jobs in March
(4/26/08) Times-Picayune
Report: Louisiana teacher quality at
all-time high (4/25/08)
CityBusiness
State house panel approves college
tuition hike (4/22/08)
CityBusiness
Report tracks schools' progress
(4/17/08) Times-Picayune
State House committee OKs labor
department revamp (4/17/08)
CityBusiness
Melancon backs extension for Louisiana
seasonal workers (4/17/08)
CityBusiness
Report mixed on N.O. public education
(4/16/08) CityBusiness
School reform dynamo sure it will pay off
(4/15/08) Times-Picayune
Roussel unveils proposal for schools
construction (4/15/08)
Times-Picayune
Supply and Demand
(4/14/08) Times-Picayune
UNO students map recovery through Viet
Village project (4/7/08)
CityBusiness
Labor secretary: recession provides
opportunities for Louisiana
(4/7/08) CityBusiness
Construction jobs down for month, year (4/6/08)
CityBusiness
State touts savings since hiring freeze
(4/4/08) CityBusiness
School plan starts war of words
(4/3/08) Times-Picayune
Parents back Mid-City school
(4/3/08) CityBusiness
Delgado, Tulane sign transfer pact
(4/3/08) Times-Picayune
NASA transition will cost eastern N.O.
jobs (4/2/08) CityBusiness
HEALTH CARE
Bridge House to build substance-abuse
treatment center in N.O.
(4/22/08) CityBusiness
Louisiana to get $3.7M for clinics to cut
ER load (4/18/08)
CityBusiness
Mental health care may get a boost
(4/16/08) Times-Picayune
LSU-run hospitals ask for $51M more in
next budget (4/15/08)
CityBusiness
Jindal admin puts new LSU hospital plan
in flux (4/7/08) CityBusiness
Health clinic brings care closer
(4/3/08) Times-Picayune
LSU opens local health clinics
(4/1/08) Times-Picayune
SOCIAL & ECONOMIC
INDICATORS & TRENDS
Economist: N.O. collects 91 percent of
pre-K sales taxes(4/30/01)
CityBusiness
N.O. inspector general waits for office
essentials (4/29/08)
CityBusiness
Letten: 'Battles against corruption' will
continue despite Bernazzani reassignment
(4/28/08) CityBusiness
Earthlink to pull plug on N.O. Wi-Fi
(4/28/08) CityBusiness
N.O. isn't alone in church closures
(4/27/08) Times-Picayune
N.O. area posts third-lowest unemployment
rate in state (4/25/08)
CityBusiness
FLYING HIGH
(4/24/08) Times-Picayune
AT&T plans $400M project in Louisiana
(4/22/08) CityBusiness
N.O. anti-crime group visits Washington (4/16/08)
CityBusiness
Closed churches reborn in array of uses
(4/13/08) Times Picayune
View parish-by-parish changes
(4/9/08) Times-Picayune
Spending increase proposed in Slidell
(4/3/08) Times-Picayune
Hispanic culture booms on the West Bank
(4/3/08) CityBusiness
Economist: N.O. likely to avoid worst of
national slowdown (4/3/08)
CityBusiness
Budget cuts brew, St. Bernard chief says
(4/3/08) Times-Picayune
N.O. City Council expected to shift
consulting contract (4/3/08)
Times-Picayune
United Way reaches $20M mark with fewer
donors (4/1/08) CityBusiness
Jefferson drops to second most populous
in latest estimates (4/1/08)
Times-Picayune