Ray Nagin

Nagin proposes 2009 budget, tax increases to City Council

01:26 PM CDT on Tuesday, October 28, 2008 Chad Bower and Doug Mouton / Eyewitness News Mayor Ray Nagin presented his 2009 budget proposal to the New Orleans City Council Tuesday, hoping that it will get the city out of a $24...

The Audacity of Deceit

Frontpage Interview’s guest today is Brad O'Leary, former President of the American Association of Political Consultants. During his ten year career as a talk show host on NBC/ Westwood One, he had two million listeners a day....

Millage rate adjustment proposed for New Orleans (AP)

Hurricane Gustav depleted New Orleans' emergency fund, city finance officials said Monday, and Mayor Ray Nagin is proposing that millage, or property tax rate, be adjusted to raise more than $24 million to help replenish it.

Committee to discuss projections for N.O.'s economy

NEW ORLEANS - The city's Revenue Estimating Conference Committee will hold its quarterly meeting at 5 p.m. today to discuss the status of the city's economy and provide its revenue projections for 2009. The meeting will be held...

Nagin proposes raising taxes

09:39 PM CDT on Monday, October 27, 2008 Associated Press Hurricane Gustav depleted New Orleans' emergency fund, and Mayor Ray Nagin is proposing that millage be adjusted to raise $24.5 million to help replenish it. Nagin, who...

McCain 1 or Bush 3?

How can we provide moral leadership abroad, asking our parents and children to make the sacrifices that this demands, if we have a president who will not provide that same moral leadership at home? by Star Parker Monday, April...

Gulf Coast Braces for Potential Category 3 Hurricane

Gulf Coast Braces for Potential Category 3 Hurricane Although still several days away from the Gulf Coast, Tropical Storm Gustav has New Orleans and other still-recovering coastal communities scrambling to prepare for what...

Day 1149: It All Comes Back To Rocks

The Times-Picayune | The Rock That Ruined New Orleans Just over five years ago, a meteorite crashed through the ceiling of a home in Broadmoor, and since then everything has gone down the toilet. Yep, that's it. That's the...

German club ‘Haus’ in path of hospital plan

NEW ORLEANS — For thousands of Oktoberfest-lovers, tonight may be the last chance to “chicken dance” at the historic Deutsches Haus Club, promoters of the annual festival say. After rebounding from the ruinous flood waters of...

Day 1149: It All Comes Back To Rocks

The Times-Picayune | The Rock That Ruined New Orleans Just over five years ago, a meteorite crashed through the ceiling of a home in Broadmoor, and since then everything has gone down the toilet. Yep, that's it. That's the...