Gretna officials say closing post office would hurt services, residents WWL GRETNA, La. - Evandus Lambert has had a post office box at the Gretna Finance Station since it first opened in 2003. But he may soon have to find another location. The post office is among hundreds the United States Postal Service is considering ... |
 CBS Local | Settlement offered by Citizens, but plaintiff lawyer frowns on proposal NOLA.com By Ed Anderson, The Times-Picayune The offer is about $43 million short of what lawyers for the plaintiffs are seeking in a settlement and more than $20 million short of what a judge has already ordered the Louisiana Citizens Property Insurance Corp. Citizens offers $80 million settlement |
 NOLA.com | Louisiana governor plots a future without Crescent City Connection tolls NOLA.com The governor's budget calls for privatizing the Gretna, Algiers and Chalmette ferries, which cost $9 million a year to operate but generate just $250000 in fees, relying on bridge tolls to offset the massive shortfall. The budget also calls for a total ... |
 NOLA.com (blog) | Thomas Jefferson High School students in Gretna sign for scholarships NOLA.com (blog) By Helen Williams, Gretna Columnist Brandon Savone of Thomas Jefferson High School recently signed for a Division-1 football scholarship. He will be playing at the University of Louisiana at Monroe and is now proudly sporting a ULM Warhawks T-shirt and ... |
 NOLA.com | West Bank man convicted in string of East Jefferson robberies NOLA.com The jury didn't buy it and convicted Ohlsson, 51, of Gretna, on Friday of three armed robberies, possession of a stolen car and being a felon with a firearm. Judge Ross LaDart of the 24th Judicial District Court will sentence him Feb. 24. |
 NOLA.com | Lafreniere Park killer Cerda-Anima sentenced to life in prison NOLA.com He has no chance of probation, parole of suspended sentence, which is the mandatory punishment under Louisiana law for second-degree murder. Capping off a weeklong trial in Gretna, in a courtroom packed with Adams' family and friends, ... |
 NOLA.com (blog) | Young Audiences showcase allows West Bank students to shine NOLA.com (blog) Featuring dozens of West Bank children, the showcase was hosted by Young Audiences of Louisiana, a nonprofit arts-in-education organization that serves approximately 200000 school children in Louisiana every year. KERRY MALONEY / THE TIMES-PICAYUNE ... |
 NOLA.com | Norco man denied parole in 1995 Kenner shooting NOLA.com Then-Judge Sheldon Fernandez of the 24th Judicial District Court in Gretna sentenced him to 40 years in prison. Police said Earp was helping Taylor move out of her 27th Street home when he shot her. He took the woman's toddler son, unharmed, ... |
 Live Insurance News | Judge stops attorneys from seizing Citizens' money BusinessWeek A judge has stopped attorneys trying to seize more than $100 million won for homeowners who claimed Louisiana's property insurer of last resort dragged its heels in adjusting hurricane claims in 2005. The Louisiana Supreme Court said Citizens failed to ... Citizens insurance seeks federal high court ruling on judgment Judge blocks effort to seize funds from Louisiana's last-resort insurer |
Gambit's 2012 Winter Restaurant Guide: Louisiana Contemporary bestofneworleans.com BRAXTON'S RESTAURANT 636 Franklin Ave., Gretna, 301-3166; www.braxtonsnola.com A laid-back lounge ambience permeates this West Bank eatery, which features spicy house gumbo loaded with shrimp, crab, sausage and turkey necks. Blackened chicken breast is ... |
