AeroPremier expanding its Lakefront presence
A private air service at Lakefront Airport has in hand the final portion of an investment of close to $2 million for facility upgrades. In addition to repairing damage dating back to Hurricane Katrina,...
View ArticlePolitical favoritism alleged among Lakefront Airport tenants
The Federal Aviation Administration’s concern about potential misuse of Lakefront Airport revenue is only a fraction of a bigger issue involving reports of political favoritism and questions over the...
View ArticleDirector told to stay quiet in Lakefront Airport probe
Tension is heightening at Lakefront Airport as its director has been accused of lying by a state official and ordered by his boss not to speak to the Federal Aviation Administration about a pending...
View ArticleFailed negotiations, new law cause strife among levee district successors
The chairman of the board that oversees New Orleans’ flood protection infrastructure says he is being sabotaged for political purposes. A state senator accuses the chairman of deliberately poisoning an...
View ArticleOpinion: Vision necessary on lakefront
The move to consolidate the region’s numerous levee districts after Hurricanes Katrina and Rita was the right move to make. The scope of these antecedent governing boards was so broad that actual flood...
View ArticleOrleans Levee District to refurbish Florida Avenue floodwall
The Orleans Levee District is investing $1.6 million in reinforcing the Florida Avenue floodwall from the Florida Avenue pump station to the Orleans-St. Bernard Parish line. The floodwall was the...
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