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Cantrell blasts subsidies sought for proposed Convention Center hotel; center leader urges patience
By Richard Thompson
Source: The Advocate
August 14, 2018
In the opening salvo in what could become a lengthy negotiation over whether the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center moves...Watchdog report asks Convention Center to slow down $557 million hotel project
By Beau Evans
Source: NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune
July 20, 2018
A $557 million hotel proposed for the New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center needs a thorough evaluation of the project’s...Take a close look at $330M sweetener for convention center hotel, watchdog says
By Richard Thompson
Source: The Advocate
July 19, 2018
A local government watchdog group is urging officials to take a more critical look at a request for hundreds of...Proposed tax breaks raise questions as bid to build hotel near Morial center continues
By Richard Thompson
Source: The Advocate
June 17, 2018
Ernest N. Morial Convention Center officials are back at the negotiating table, hoping to finally realize their dream of building a...
NOPD faces ‘structural deficit’ from pay raises, overtime: Cantrell
By Greg LaRose
Source: NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune
June 15, 2018
To provide New Orleans police officers with a pay raise starting in 2018, former Mayor Mitch Landrieu tapped into an initial...10 Louisiana parishes with the highest property tax rates – 3 are in metro New Orleans
By Robert Rhoden
Source: NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune
June 7, 2018
Update: A clarification was added to this story to indicate that municipal taxes were not factored in the Louisiana Tax...‘She makes G. Gordon Liddy look like a wimp’
By John Pope
Source: NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune
June 3, 2018
The Times-Picayune is marking the tricentennial of New Orleans with its ongoing 300 for 300 project, running through 2018 and highlighting...After Round 1 stalled, New Orleans convention center officials restart talks for Omni Hotel
By Richard Thompson
Source: The Advocate
May 27, 2018
Second time’s the charm. That’s what members of the New Orleans Exhibition Hall Authority hope as they return to...
Our levees and pumps aren’t enough to keep New Orleans dry | Editorial
By The Times-Picayune Editorial Board
Source: NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune
May 27, 2018
The start of hurricane season always raises our collective anxiety level a bit. South Louisianians have to be on...
People this Week: New hires, promotions, awards
By CityBusiness staff reports
Source: CityBusiness
May 23, 2018
Awards Insurance Business America has released its Top Producers 2018 report and Beth Carter-Drury, CIC, Zachary Fanberg and Marcus...