Archive for October, 2009

Rusty Costanza / The Times-PicayuneThe New Orleans Police Departments Katrina-damaged 5th District station is being demolished in preparation for the construction of a new station, which is in the design phase.The city of New Orleans said goodbye to the 5th...

 White House Council on Environmental Quality chairwoman Nancy Sutley on Thursday promised to complete a review of Louisiana coastal restoration projects "within months" to determine which would become priorities for the Obama administration. Rusty Costanza / The Times-PicayuneNancy Sutley, chairwoman...

Hurricane Ike 911 Call Haunts Dispatcher

The efforts of Louisiana preservationists will be honored in Nashville today when the National Trust for Historic Preservation presents awards to Sandra Stokes and Rebuilding Together New Orleans. Richard Moe, president of the National Trust, called Sandra Stokes an...

No date has been set, but agenda will include status of several Army Corps of Engineers construction projects

Coastal Lines of Defense Report Card ready for President Barack Obama

Recovery School District Superintendent Paul Vallas will be among the participants in a Friday afternoon forum on rebuilding New Orleans public schools in the wake of Hurricane Katrina. The Times-PicayuneRecovery School District Superintendent Paul VallasThe meeting in Room 405...

Flood protection construction coming to West End area on New Orleans lakefront

Ted Jackson / The Times-PicayuneSoldier piles line the 1.5-mile barrier floodwall across the MRGO, Intercoastal waterway and the open water in between in this photo from August. The first piling was driven in May, 2009. The work is part...

U.S. Rep. Steve ScaliseU.S. Rep. Steve Scalise will have a news conference this afternoon to call on President Obama to spend more time in southeast Louisiana during his visit this week. Scalise, R-Jefferson, will hold the conference at the...