Blog Share The Newest Mardi Gras City Ordinances Effective for 2014

Jan 27, 2014 } in Local Issues, Mardi Gras by Seth Bloom } No Comments »

City Council passed the following ordinances last week to some mixed reviews. Many people have complained in recent years about the old ordinances being hard to enforce, specifically the ladder-height to curb placement. The City […]

Blog Share New Orleans’ Tourism Industry Unites for National Travel and Tourism Week 2012

May 9, 2012 } in Local Issues, National Issues by Seth Bloom } No Comments »

New Orleans’ tourism industry – those that work in pretty much everything from restaurants and hotels to travel agencies – are joining together this week to support the city’s economic engine – tourism – which […]

Blog Share With Murder Soaring, NOLA Seeks to Enforce Youth Curfew

Feb 6, 2012 } in Courts, Local Issues, NOPD by Seth Bloom } No Comments »

199 people were killed in New Orleans last year – 10 times the national average and a 14% increase over 2010. This January, the murder rate continued to skyrocket, with 25 killed, putting New Orleans […]

Blog Share Pedicabs Coming to New Orleans

Jul 8, 2011 } in DUI/DWI, Local Issues, Traffic by Seth Bloom } No Comments »

Partiers now have one more option for a safe ride home after a late night in the French Quarter. Despite a prolonged political fight, pedicabs have finally been approved by the City Council. The council […]