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Friday, November 20, 2009
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NEW ORLEANS
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The Commission on Streamlining Government on Tuesday called for a new “independent” study of all the options for providing an academic medical center in New Orleans.
The vote followed testimony by historic preservationists who favor building a new hospital inside the shell of the 1930s vintage Charity Hospital instead of construction of a new $1.2 billion complex on another site.
NEW ORLEANS — After highlighting the recovery and redevelopment of the New Orleans East area following Hurricane Katrina, the Rev. Vien Nguyen said there is still much the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency could do to improve the community. NEW ORLEANS — A Tangipahoa Parish woman pleaded guilty to mail fraud linked to an application she made to the American Red Cross for help after Hurricane Katrina. NEW ORLEANS — A veteran New Orleans police officer accused of raping a woman has been indicted on aggravated rape and aggravated kidnapping charges by an Orleans Parish grand jury, prosecutors said. NEW ORLEANS — City officials plan to hold high-stakes talks with three rating agencies that could determine whether New Orleans can sell up to $40 million in bonds for street work. NEW ORLEANS — A federal judge refused Thursday to postpone a sentencing hearing for New Orleans political operative Mose Jefferson in a bribery case. NEW ORLEANS (AP) — French officials took part in Veterans Day celebrations at the National World War II museum on Wednesday by awarding the Legion of Honor to five Louisiana veterans and presenting a replica of the Liberty Bell to the museum. NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Tropical Storm Ida is prompting some flight cancellations at Louisiana’s largest commercial airport. NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Tropical Storm Ida has delayed the arrival of a new cruise ship in New Orleans. |
