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Sep 22, 2026
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  1. Article · Sep 22, 2026 · Travers Mackel

    Mayor Helena Moreno, CAO Joe Giarrusso taking pay cuts amid budget crisis (opens the original)

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    Mayor Helena Moreno and Chief Administrative Officer Joe Giarrusso are taking 10% pay cuts in response to New Orleans' budget crisis. City Hall leaders said Moreno is the first mayor in modern times to take a pay cut. She currently earns $196,235 annually, and the 10% reduction will lower her base salary to $177,000, a decrease of just over $19,000 per year. Giarrusso, the city's top non-elected official, earns just over $325,000 annually. A former city council member, he was paid his current sa

  2. Article · Aug 28, 2026 · Travers Mackel

    St. Charles Parish marks five years of recovery after Hurricane Ida (opens the original)

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    Hurricane Ida left widespread destruction across St. Charles Parish in August 2021, with every structure impacted and weeks-long power outages in some areas. Parish President Matthew Jewell described the storm as the worst hurricane to ever hit the parish, saying, "Every structure was impacted by that storm and the devastation it brought." Five years later, Jewell said he still sees the scars of the storm but also recognizes progress. "The school system was able... in the courthouse," he said. I

  3. Article · Aug 27, 2026 · Travers Mackel

    SpaceX's $100 billion Louisiana Spaceport raises environmental and community concerns (opens the original)

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    SpaceX's $100 billion starport project in southern Louisiana aims to launch rockets by 2029, but concerns about wildlife, coastal wetlands, and state exemptions have emerged. SpaceX's $100 billion starport project in southern Louisiana aims to launch rockets by 2029, but concerns about wildlife, coastal wetlands, and state exemptions have emerged. SpaceX is set to build a $100 billion spaceport in southern Louisiana, the largest project in the state's history, with plans to launch rockets into o

  4. Article · Aug 24, 2026 · Travers Mackel

    SpaceX announces $100 billion investment in Louisiana with new launching pad near Pecan Island (opens the original)

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    Louisiana officials will reveal details about a rumored SpaceX launch site near Vermilion Bay during a news conference this morning Louisiana officials will reveal details about a rumored SpaceX launch site near Vermilion Bay during a news conference this morning Louisiana officials announced a major SpaceX project Tuesday morning. According to a news release issued by Louisiana Economic Development, the aerospace company plans to build a launch site near Vermilion Bay, southeast of Lafayette. G

  5. Article · Aug 17, 2026 · Travers Mackel

    Staged wrecks murder trial: Alleged participant outlines last conversation with murdered witness (opens the original)

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    The second week of a wide-ranging staged wrecks murder trial began Monday. Disbarred attorney Sean Alfortish and Leon Parker are facing charges related to the 2020 killing of federal witness Cornelius Garrison in the staged wrecks investigation. Last week jurors heard from an insurance investigator, an admitted participant in staged crashes, a transportation defense attorney, Garrison’s former lawyer and sister, and the forensic pathologist who examined his body. Prosecutors sought to connect Pa

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