AltWeeklies Wire
Louisiana's New Gun Lawsnew
The firearms legislation that passed this year in Baton Rouge.
Gambit |
Alex Woodward |
07-02-2013 |
Policy Issues
The New Orleans Hotel/Motel Taxnew
Charles Maldonado on the 13 percent tax levied on hotel rooms, and where that money goes.
Gambit |
Charles Maldonado |
11-20-2012 |
Policy Issues
Tags: New Orleans Hotel Tax
Privatizing Louisiana Prisonsnew
Louisiana is planning to privatize management of some prisons.
Gambit |
Charles Maldonado |
05-08-2012 |
Policy Issues
Bullied to Deathnew
Louisiana lawmakers are trying to pass anti-bullying legislation -- meet the groups that are fighting its passage.
Gambit |
Alex Woodward |
03-26-2012 |
Policy Issues
The Police Monitornew
Susan Hutson, the NOPD's independent police monitor.
Gambit |
Charles Maldonado |
01-10-2012 |
Policy Issues
Broken Record-Keepingnew
New Orleans has a long way to go when it comes to transparency in making contracts available to the public.
Gambit |
Charles Maldonado |
11-14-2011 |
Policy Issues
Holy Doughnew
A nonprofit controlled by a New Orleans area televangelist got $200,000 in state money to build a drug treatment center -- but no center was ever built.
Gambit |
Clancy DuBos |
10-10-2011 |
Policy Issues
Monkeying with the Constitutionnew
Jeremy Alford on how the "small-government" pols in Baton Rouge want to add (and add and add) to the Louisiana state Constitution.
Gambit |
Jeremy Alford |
06-20-2011 |
Policy Issues
Louisiana Poised To Ban Smoking in Bars?new
The Louisiana state legislature is poised to once again take up the issue of smoking in bars. Will 2011 be the year of butts-out at local watering holes?
Gambit |
Jeremy Alford, Kevin Allman and Alex Woodward |
03-15-2011 |
Policy Issues
Can Bob Cerasoli Help Clean Up City Gov't in New Orleans?new
When Cerasoli arrived to set up the city's first-ever Office of the Inspector General, he needed inventory tags to keep track of computers, monitors and other workplace valuables. He called City Hall to get some. It was one of his first, but not his last, surprises when it came to city government.
Gambit |
Kevin Allman |
01-14-2009 |
Policy Issues
Oil's Well, Sort Ofnew
Louisiana will lose business if a processing tax is implemented on oil and gas, as suggested by gubernatorial hopeful Foster Campbell, but will the universe really implode, as suggested by Big Oil's lobbyists?
Gambit |
Jeremy Alford |
09-18-2007 |
Policy Issues
Tags: public policy issues
Hurricane FEMAnew
Despite orders from the top and tests showing dangerous levels of formaldehyde, many residents of FEMA trailers are having trouble moving out.
Gambit |
Amanda Spake |
08-21-2007 |
Policy Issues
Tags: public policy issues
'A Wake-up Call'new
New Orleans recovery director Ed Blakely says "recovery" is going to require changing a lot more than the landscape -- attitudes will have to change, too.
Gambit |
Clancy DuBos and Jason Berry |
08-21-2007 |
Policy Issues
Bushwacked Again!new
After seven years of acrimony, Congress finally reached an agreement on a critical water-resources bill for Louisiana -- the only thing standing in the way is the White House.
Gambit |
Jeremy Alford |
08-07-2007 |
Policy Issues
Tags: public policy issues
Bohemian Breaks for New Orleans?new
A set of "cultural economy" tax credits could help the city realize a number of its development goals, from arts and architecture to entertainment and culinary delights.
Gambit |
Jeremy Alford |
06-06-2007 |
Policy Issues
Tags: public policy issues
