French Quarter sales tax hike to fund State Police
Residents of New Orleans' French Quarter have overwhelmingly approved a new five-year sales tax to keep more than 30 state troopers patrolling their historic district.
View ArticleOfficial: 5 French Quarter strip clubs lose liquor license
Louisiana's alcohol and tobacco control commissioner says he has suspended the liquor licenses at five French Quarter strip clubs because undercover agents saw prostitution, drug sales, and lewd or...
View ArticlePublic park vies for pro golf, sparking New Orleans debate
Only 2 miles from the French Quarter, crews are carving a professional golf course into one of the nation's oldest and largest public parks amid outcry over the post-Katrina gentrification of New Orleans.
View ArticleJudge allowing liquor, tobacco sales at 4 strip clubs
Four French Quarter strip clubs can resume selling cigarettes and booze and after a New Orleans judge temporarily blocked a state agency's order revoking the liquor and tobacco licenses.
View ArticleParking on New Orleans streets about to get costlier
Parking on some busy New Orleans streets is about to get costlier.
View ArticleThese Walls: Chateau LeMoyne hotel moves into modern era
From a private home to a clothing store and parking garage, the 170-year-old boutique hotel has played a colorful role in the French Quarter’s history.
View ArticleNew Margaritaville seeks city approval
The Vieux Carre Commission’s architectural review committee is requesting changes to a new Jimmy Buffett’s Margaritaville proposed for another site in the French Quarter.
View ArticleNew Margaritaville clears VCC architectural committee
Plans to build a new Jimmy Buffett’s Margaritaville in the French Quarter moved forward Tuesday as the Vieux Carre Commission’s architectural review committee recommended conceptual approval of the...
View ArticleVieux Carre Commission tells Margaritaville to hold the salt
Plans to build a new Jimmy Buffet’s Margaritaville in the French Quarter hit a snag on Wednesday when issues were raised about how potential noise on the rooftop terrace might affect surrounding...
View ArticleFire damages electric components at French Quarter museum
Louisiana State Museum officials say a 200-year-old French Quarter building will remain closed at least two more weeks while crews check damage to electric components from a small weekend fire in its...
View ArticleNew Orleans ending civilian patrol in French Quarter
One year and hundreds of thousands of dollars later, the French Quarter Nola civilian patrol is no more.
View ArticleLandry announces plan to bolster Quarter patrols
Attorney General Jeff Landry says law enforcement agents from his office will join others from the New Orleans area to help patrol New Orleans' French Quarter during times when tourist traffic is high.
View ArticleFormer ‘trash king’ Sidney Torres getting back into garbage business
New Orleans businessman and French Quarter crime crusader Sidney Torres IV says he’s getting back into the trash collection business.
View Article$23 million condo development nearing completion in French Quarter
A group of developers is renovating the former Maison Hospitaliere properties at 822 Barracks St. and 1220 Dauphine St. into a 10-unit condo complex with off-street parking. The skilled nursing...
View ArticleExtended-stay hotel near French Quarter nears completion
The site of a former electrical supply shop at the edge of the French Quarter is about six months away from opening as a Homewood Suites by Hilton, an all-suite hotel brand.
View ArticleCreole-style French Quarter cottage with guest house tops weekly sales
A look at the highest- and lowest-priced home sales in the New Orleans area and the agents who closed the deals.
View ArticleLafitte Guest House owner sells property to focus on Marigny hotel
A local investor with other holdings in the New Orleans area recently purchased a famous boutique hotel in the French Quarter. Meanwhile the seller has plans for a boutique hotel in the Marigny.
View Article1840s French Quarter townhome with views of St. Louis Cathedral tops weekly...
A look at the highest- and lowest-priced home sales in the New Orleans area and the agents who closed the deals.
View ArticleNew security plan could make Bourbon Street pedestrian only
Mayor Mitch Landrieu is working on plans for new permanent security measures along Bourbon Street.
View ArticleHistoric Ossorno House in French Quarter tops weekly sales
A look at the highest- and lowest-priced home sales in the New Orleans area and the agents who closed the deals.
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