STUDENT, SCHOOL AND DISTRICT GAINS RESULT IN ALL-TIME HIGHEST STATE PERFORMANCE SCORE Almost 80% of Louisiana public schools showed increases; almost 50% met 2009 Growth targets. Baton Rouge, La. – When Louisiana set its 10-year accountability goal at 100 in 1999, policy makers were unsure about how quickly the state could achieve that goal. [...]
City Council to Receive Presentation on Tax Appeal Recommendations At its next regular Council meeting on Tuesday October 20th, the City Council will receive a formal presentation from Frilot, LLC, of recommendations in connection with the 2010 tax appeals for Orleans Parish.
A year ago, 29 state-designated cultural products districts began offering a package of tax incentives that formalized use of the arts and artists to generate economic activity. Two of those districts are located in Algiers, the Federal City, Tunisburg, Algiers Point Cultural District and the Old Algiers Cultural District. Click here to view the cultural [...]
Thomas Travel & Cruise, back on General DeGaulle Ave. “Getting back has been a long & difficult struggle” said owner, Darlene Thomas. “Katrina blew the roof off of our office building. Our original staff did not return to the city after Katrina. We ran our office from an Atlanta location for the 6 weeks that [...]
