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Sen. Kennedy cited concerns with the nomination process leading to Duncan's selection and the paperwork submitted to Congress regarding the nomination as prompting his hesitation. Louisiana Sen. John Kennedy said he will support 5th Circuit Court of Appeals nominee Kyle Duncan, amid mounting criticism of Kennedy's hesitation from conservatives in his home state and Washington.
Federal prosecutors are recommending that a former Louisiana congressman serve no more jail time now that many of the convictions against him have been overturned. William Jefferson, 70, a Democrat who represented parts of New Orleans, has served more than five years of a 13-year sentence after being convicted on bribery charges.
The 2017 citywide elections were indeed a watershed moment in New Orleans politics, just as I predicted in my column posted on Election Eve . We not only got our first woman mayor, which was a foregone conclusion, but we also got our first Asian and Hispanic council members .
Former State Rep. John Schroder, of Covington, answers a question. The Press Club of Baton Rouge hosted three of the four candidates for the office of Louisiana Treasurer Monday Sept.
New Orleans attorney Derrick Edwards signed up as the only Democratic candidate to run for state treasurer on Wednesday, July 12, 2017, in Baton Rouge. All the major candidates for the vacant seat qualified for the Oct. 14 ballot on the opening day of the sign-up period.
With that said, there was one department of the federal government that was exemplary, even heroic in its response to Katrina. Days before Hurricane Katrina slammed into New Orleans, the U.S. Coast Guard began marshalling resources - including their iconic red and white rescue helicopters - to the area.
Votes across Louisiana went to the polls Saturday to elect a state treasurer and consider constitutional amendments. Meanwhile, New Orleans voters pick candidates in for mayor, City Council and other officers.
Acting as his own attorney, former New Orleans Mayor C. Ray Nagin filed a new motion this week asking a federal judge to overturn his conviction on 20 counts related to allegations that he traded his political influence for bribes from city contractors. Nagin's motion, typed at a federal prison camp in Texarkana, Texas, where he is serving a 10-year sentence, cites the same U.S. Supreme Court precedent that led a Virginia judge last week to vacate most of the charges that landed another disgraced New Orleans politician - former U.S. Rep. William Jefferson - in the federal pen.
It is forecast to make landfall on Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula on Friday with up to 8 inches of rain. An advisory from the US National Hurricane Center said warnings had been issued for portions of the Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama coastlines, with the storm expected to hit the region late Saturday or early Sunday as a Category 1 hurricane.
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On Wednesday and Thursday nights, FNC's The Five co-host Greg Gutfeld offered moving commentaries about how the liberal media's attempts to indict the American people as perpetually divided have utterly failed as exhibited by the Hurricane Harvey recovery efforts. Gutfeld also discussed how Harvey has shown that the basic safety of each and every person in the face of death is what matters and not petty debates like replacing Columbus Day and taking down Confederate Statues.
It must be a painful admission for the Washington Post Editorial Board that FEMA is doing a good job, since they, and so many Democrats, were hoping it would fail, because they hate Trump. No matter that it would harm Americans, the hatred runs strong THE GULF of Mexico coast is just coming to grips with the devastation of Hurricane Harvey, the remnants of which continued to pelt inland areas Thursday.
The Times-Picayune is marking the tricentennial of New Orleans with its ongoing 300 for 300 project, running through 2018 and highlighting the moments and people that connect and inspire us. Today, the series continues with the devastating Hurricane Katrina in 2005.
New Orleans Police Department Superintendent Michael Harrison, pictured at right, said the department has an "ambitious goal" to reach full compliance with NOPD's federal consent decree by the time Mayor Mitch Landrieu leaves office in mid-2018. Landrieu is pictured at left in in this undated photo.
New York, NY, August 04, 2017 -- -- The Knowledge Group/The Knowledge Congress Live Webcast Series, the leading producer of regulatory focused webcasts, has announced today that Charles L. Stern, Jr, Partner, Steeg Law Firm, LLC will speak at the Knowledge Group's webcast entitled: "Title Insurance: What Lies Ahead in 2017 and Beyond Live Webcast." This event is scheduled for Friday, September 22, 2017 @ 3:00 PM to 5:00 PM .
Surveillance shows the robber dressed in a wig at the New Orleans Firemen's Credit Union in the 3800 block of Canal Street around 5:30 p.m. Friday. He fled the scene with an unknown amount of money, jumping a fence in the back of the bank as he ran away.
Mayor Mitch Landrieu greets guests after giving his annual State of the City Address for his final year in office at Civic Theater in New Orleans, Thursday, July 6, 2017. Mayor Mitch Landrieu greets guests after giving his annual State of the City Address for his final year in office at Civic Theater in New Orleans, Thursday, July 6, 2017.