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Says he's a witness, not a target  Full story »

Report expresses concern that elevation grant program could amount to a colossal waste Full story »

St. Bernard Parish will promote the 2010 Census this evening with an event resembling a small fesitval. The Celebrate St. Bernard Committee will host the event, which will include entertainment, free food, free T-shirts and other giveaways, at Nunez Community College in Chalmette. Called "Celebrate St. Bernard and Stand Up and Be Counted,'' the event will be from 5:30... Full story »

$648 million budget recommendation goes to legislature for approval Full story »

Corps expects to complete in about five years what normally might have taken 20 Full story »

Flood maps that don't reflect actual risks and computer models using outdated or incomplete data are products of a balkanized system that hampers emergency planning and response, users of that system said Wednesday. Case in point: on the eve of the fifth storm season since Hurricane Katrina, there still doesn't exist in Louisiana a central map of accurate Mississippi... Full story »

Arbitration panel to decide financing dispute by early April Full story »

'Levees aren't foolproof,' one says Full story »

Agreement signed today by Army Corps of Engineers, state and local officials Full story »

Officials meet every two weeks to inspect and discuss some of the 53 projects under way on the west bank Full story »

She tried to misled clients, prosecutors say Full story »

To give more time for decision-making and evacuation when warranted, forecasters will begin issuing their storm warnings a full 12 hours earlier this hurricane season, which begins June 1. That decision and others, including the National Hurricane Center's move last year to eliminate the gobblygook from its description of potential storm surge flooding, are among a mix of changes... Full story »

Walmart officials delivered a $10,000 donation to the Community Center of St. Bernard this morning during a ceremony in Chalmette. Company officials were in Chalmette to celebrate the opening of the chain's 1,000 "MoneyCenter,'' an in-store facility that provides some financial services to customers such as check cashing, bill paying and pre-paid debit cards. The Chalmette Walmart, flooded during... Full story »

Louisiana officials on Monday took a small step toward issuing bonds to help finance the state's share of levee and coastal restoration costs based on money the state will receive from offshore oil production after 2016. The state's Coastal Protection and Restoration Financing Corporation voted to ask the State Bond Commission to review the way it will hire expert... Full story »

Bid challenges continue to hamstring a major hurricane flood reduction project in St. Bernard Parish, where a second formal protest was filed this week by the joint venture that originally won a floodwall construction contract there last fall, then lost it two weeks ago to a competitor who filed the first protest. It's a flip-flop-flip that will further delay construction... Full story »