Library Chronicles

More importantly, why is it John Bel who is doing the lowballing here? Amid teacher unrest and a widening pay gap with other states, Gov. ...

This may seem like a tired point but it's worth considering again that there was a six month transition period before this administratio...

It's actually kind of a relief when they just come out and say this is what they want to do . A developer has plans to build a new, t...

Kristin Palmer introduced an ordinance today . At least, it was on the agenda today. I haven't seen any reporting from the meeting ye...

#ThankYou This past week proved that our City is prepared for potentially dangerous weather events. It takes a team to be ready for these...

Everything is closed tomorrow . Except UNO, Loyola and Tulane, I guess. The Governor declared a state of emergency saying , "Nobody sho...

They moved the track east a bit . Also now they think it might get to hurricane strength. Oh, also, hello there is a storm in the Gulf n...

Just going to put the reminder up here that Cantrell's CFO was hired as the result of a national search .  Mayor-elect LaToya Cantrell...

They've spent the better part of this year trying to get Avondale "back into commerce" as a transshipment facility. I think th...

So here is some more math for you.  If you stare really hard at $25 million does it start to get any smaller at some point? On Thursday, h...

I realize this is a second consecutive post about math but it's worth asking. I can't imagine it's very many potholes. Like mayb...

They've discovered a new problem with Sewerage and Water Boards fancy billing software.  It doesn't work in reverse . It turns out...

Or Teddy Football or.. it has been suggested... Theodore Throwsevelt .. but I am afraid that is far better than any of us deserves. In any c...

Having said that, I guess these twelve posts I put up around the time of the tenth Resilience-a-versary were fine for what they were and a...

Sorry, guys. I know you went down to the Convention Center board meeting and got very mad online in person at them for trying to take all of...

There are hundreds of little stories we tell ourselves about the quirks of this city which may or may not be true.  Maybe some of them were ...

A couple of years ago Derrick Shepherd performed his one good deed in a long career otherwise characterized by, well, questionable deeds. H...

As long as nobody is talking about abolishing the Louisiana Economic Development Department Of Corporate Welfare Money Gifting (yet) we migh...

This says that a lot of these are about unpaid taxe s. Insofar as that is true, I guess it's fine. At the same time, we've watched t...

Last night I think the spray truck came by the house at least three times . NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - The State Health Department said Louisian...

Tyler Bridges has an idea to share with you about what people should and shouldn't be protesting. Pence and Scalise spent more time i...

Justin McMillan is going to Tulane . Former LSU quarterback Justin McMillan announced on ESPN 104.5 radio in Baton Rouge on Friday mornin...

So long, Lil' Entergy .  Charles Rice, the embattled president and CEO of Entergy New Orleans, will step down Monday and take a lesse...

Can we just skip to the part where they indict Trump for selling asbestos steaks or whatever stupid tax avoidance thing they're going to...

We are way beyond post-Serpas world now.  There are cameras on every corner. Police get away with all sorts of deliberately intrusive behavi...

Matthews Southwest dropped out of the Charity Hospital redevelopment sweepstakes today . Officials said the firm Matthews Southwest did no...

Try to stay hydrated. The process started in July 2016. Local officials teamed up to announce they would test school water for lead. Scho...

The general project timeline of the Landrieu years was always about beating the clock to something. (Last year we called it Beat The Clock D...

The most important thing to know about all of this is that the fix has clearly been in for Cafe Du Monde to take the thing over for a while...

For some reason the L.A. Times has a piece on making the Quarter more "family friendly" following on the heels of Billy Nungesser...

Well this didn't take long.  Pretty much as soon as RTA announces it has a plan to extend one bus line a little bit of the way into Jeff...

This morning people were still disputing their wacky bills but S&WB swears they've found at least 50 people they can send a sternly...

There's a job action at the Department of Public Works. Nobody is reporting on it beside WDSU right now . City workers are represented b...

"Lowell Narcisse is probably the most talented quarterback that we have" - Ed Orgeron at the start of fall practice Well, not ...

Oh look we're "pressing pause" on something again . New Orleans officials are pressing pause on plans to demolish and rebu...

It's okay, guys. We are doing a good job. Do not listen to the haters . To no one’s surprise, the Gulf of Mexico coastal areas lead th...

I imagine you could build a pretty healthy law practice out of just suing Sewerage and Water Board . Months after a judge ruled in fa...

Well this came out of the blue. HAPPENING NOW: employees from the Dept. Of Public Works marching up to try and speak to @mayorcantrell ....