Edward Wisner News Today

Reversing a 4th Circuit Court of Appeal decision in June that blocked the case from going forward, the Louisiana Supreme Court voted 5-2 that the council is an independent body with special powers under the New Orleans Home Rule Charter, allowing it to sue the mayor, unlike legislative bodies in other Louisiana cities.

The majority ruling, written by Justice Scott Crichton, sends the lawsuit back to Reese.

Louisiana has been allowed by the Army Corps of Engineers to count $110 million spent on two major coastal restoration projects in recent years as credits towards the state’s $1.12

Excerpts and summaries of news stories from the former Intelligencer Journal, Lancaster New Era and Sunday News that focus on the events in the county’s past that are noteworthy, newsworthy

Drivers crossing the Interstate 10 bridge from Kenner to LaPlace will get an up-close view of how the state is rebuilding the coast later this summer. Sediment will be dredged

The money-grubbing New Orleans City Council is fighting a court case against the Wisner Trust, says Charles Marsala, for no good reason.

City Councilman Joe Giarrusso said the council disagrees with the latest ruling and will likely take the case to the Louisiana Supreme Court.

A cozily connected quasi-private entity attempting to develop New Orleans' West End Lakeshore Park is spending lavishly on...not much.

The New Orleans Office of Inspector General, tasked with overseeing how city money is spent, sits down with WDSU about the OIG and what they have found this past year.

A civil court judge has decided to lift the restraining order of the Wisner Trust to avoid major tax penalties.