Jarvis DeBerry: Has New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin let you down? Join the club

Chris Granger / The Times-PicayuneNew Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin gives his State of the City Address on Wednesday May 20, 2009, at the Mahalia Jackson Theatre. Imagine New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin waking up on a Monday morning and heading…

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Jarvis DeBerry: Has New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin let you down? Join the club

Jarvis DeBerry: Has New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin let you down? Join the club

Chris Granger / The Times-PicayuneNew Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin gives his State of the City Address on Wednesday May 20, 2009, at the Mahalia Jackson Theatre. Imagine New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin waking up on a Monday morning and heading…

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Jarvis DeBerry: Has New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin let you down? Join the club

Stephanie Grace: Mayor Ray Nagin’s approach doomed new City Hall

Any postmortem of Mayor Ray Nagin’s attempt to convert the old Chevron office building into a new City Hall would have to acknowledge this fact: The mayor actually came close to convincing the City Council to approve the move.Chris Granger/The…

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Port Sulphur couple asks U.S. Supreme Court to hear ‘bad faith’ Katrina case against State Farm

A Port Sulphur couple who lost their home in Hurricane Katrina has asked the U.S. Supreme Court to reverse a lower court ruling rejecting their assertion that State Farm Fire & Casualty Co. acted in bad faith when handling their…

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Port Sulphur couple asks U.S. Supreme Court to hear ‘bad faith’ Katrina case against State Farm

Conflicting policies have stalled coastline restoration, leaders say

America’s Wetland Foundation holds conference in Biloxi

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Construction resumed on Industrial Canal lock replacement project

Work will now cost an estimated $1.3 billion

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Construction resumed on Industrial Canal lock replacement project

New U.S. jobless claims climb last week, but overall beneficiary list shrinks

AP Photo/Paul SakumaThe government says the number of newly laid-off workers filing initial claims for jobless benefits fell sharply last week, largely due to changes in the timing of auto industry layoffs. WASHINGTON (AP) — The number of newly laid-off…

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New U.S. jobless claims climb last week, but overall beneficiary list shrinks

Pay rates for federal employees in Louisiana may be reviewed

Minerals Management Service workers being lured away

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Capital One survey finds Louisiana firms are planning to put more money into development

And most have ample access to credit

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St. Tammany Parish jail losing state inmates; financial problems will worsen, sheriff says

Just when St. Tammany Parish Sheriff Jack Strain didn’t think things could get any worse, the state Department of Corrections told him this week that it would be taking away part of his cash crop: state prisoners….

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