Long before a judge determined New Orleans' government was the ... and for establishing a private management board to oversee the city’s 35% portion. The latest ruling marked a pivotal ...

The idea that state and local governments can step up and do what FEMA does is not only unrealistic, it’s reckless.

NEW ORLEANS (WGNO) — Former New Orleans City Councilmember and local businessman Jay Batt died over the weekend. Batt represented District A from 2002 to 2006. City officials including New ...

Jay Batt, a New Orleans businessman who represented District A on the City Council for four years, died in his sleep Sunday night. He was 64. No cause of death has been established, but Batt had ...

WELL, LAWMAKERS IN BATON ROUGE HONORING A WELL-KNOWN VOICE IN NEW ORLEANS POLITICS AND BUSINESS. JAY BHATT UNEXPECTEDLY PASSED AWAY LAST NIGHT AT A FORMER CITY COUNCIL MEMBER AND LONGTIME GOP ...

“People who had no agency over themselves.” In 2023, the University of Leipzig in Germany reached out to the City of New Orleans to find a way to return the remains, Guillory said. The ...

The new owner of the site, Frank Rocco and 171 Hamilton LLC, acquired the property in January 2025 ... Leipzig in Germany reached out to the City of New Orleans to find a way to return the ...

New Orleans City Council members and the Orleans Parish Sheriff's Office addressed the response after 10 inmates escaped the Orleans Parish Jail early Friday morning.During the hearing Tuesday ...