Lara Nicholson

2 weeks ago | nola.com | Lara Nicholson

The Jefferson Parish Council on Wednesday denied a $49 million affordable housing project in Marrero over neighbors' concerns it would harm their quality of life. The council unanimously voted down the workforce housing apartment complex, called the Reserve at Lapalco, after a flood of speakers expressed opposition to the development for 30 minutes as they crowded the chamber.

2 weeks ago | nola.com | Lara Nicholson

After hurricane floodwaters inundated Kenner and the airport's pumps failed last year, the Jefferson Parish Council on Wednesday approved setting a meeting with the New Orleans and Kenner city councils and the airport's governing board to discuss giving Jefferson Parish more power over what happens at MSY. The parish council's seven members had jointly sponsored a resolution to organize a joint meeting with the city councils and the New Orleans Aviation Board that oversees it.

2 weeks ago | nola.com | Lara Nicholson

Jefferson Parish leaders are calling on New Orleans officials to give them more power over Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport following failures at its $27 million stormwater pump station during Hurricane Francine.

3 weeks ago | nola.com | Lara Nicholson

West Bank political veteran Ricky Templet, who was bested by two opponents in the race for his former seat on the Jefferson Parish Council Saturday, was likely a casualty of higher than normal voter turnout and a growing discontent for the rapid-fire policy changes enacted by Gov. Jeff Landry and the GOP-controlled state legislature, political observers say.

3 weeks ago | nola.com | Lara Nicholson

More than two years after new owners took over the Esplanade Mall and a redevelopment stalled, the Kenner City Council on Friday shot down the owners' request to sell it in smaller pieces, holding out hope the entire property could once again be an asset to the area.