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Today is the first Friday that New Orleans City Hall will be closed, as part of its new operating hours.
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Mayor Ray Nagin is set to present his final budget to the City Council on Friday morning. He leaves office in May, but is grappling with second largest budget shortfall in city history. The deficit after Katrina was the worst.
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The panel nearly doubled the salary, going from about $42,000 to more than $83,000. The measure grants annual raises to the council and the mayor too. It will not take effect until the next council is seated.
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After his aides said for weeks that New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin's recent "economic development trip" to China and Australia would be financed almost entirely by third parties, Nagin on Wednesday revealed that City Hall covered expenses incurred in Shanghai by the mayor, his wife and four city employees and expects to be repaid by an unnamed "sponsor.
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Local sheriffs are scheduled to hold a rally outside of the mental health institution New Orleans Adolescent Hospital to implore state leaders not to close the facility and move the primary services to Southeast Louisiana Hospital in Mandeville.
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Bill Haber / The Associated Press
Former Louisiana Gov. Buddy Roemer, center, addresses a news conference at the state Capitol in Baton Rouge Thursday. Roemer is joined by, from left, former Gov. Kathleen Blanco, current Gov. Bobby Jindal, and former Govs. Mike Foster and Dave Treen in talking about the importance of finding ways to lessen cuts to higher education in the state budget.
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This version of Lagniappe's Spring Dining Guide pays homage to the rib-sticking, shirt-staining food that sprang from the home kitchens, working-class neighborhood joints and ethnic restaurants that have played as important a role in establishing New Orleans' culinary reputation as any place that employs waiters in tuxedoes.
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The French Quarter Festival, Vieux to Do and Satchmo Summerfest make New Orleans an affordable, authentic experience for everyone.
Get an early start on a venerable tradition – the French Quarter Festival, held this year April 17-19, is a free wheeling and free sampling of the city’s great musical traditions.
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Knowing where to find a great, inexpensive munch while on vacation is crucial for travelers who find their stock portfolios, purses and wallets a bit lighter since Wall Street crashed and burned in the fall.
READ STORY on where to find cheap eats
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