 | By DREW BROACH | Deputy metro editor |
STAKING CLAIMS: Sprawling tarps, paid sitters, mannequins standing guard -- whether it was pent-up public enthusiasm for Mardi Gras season or a lack of law enforcement, 2023 seemed to be the year of the parade-route early bird.
RATES RISE: Jefferson Parish residents are seeing their sewerage and water bills go up this year, thanks to inflation and a rate increase that the Parish Council approved to pay for infrastructure improvements.
NO FISHING: Almost 1½ years after Hurricane Ida damaged two public fishing piers on Lake Pontchartrain, both remain closed with no firm timetable for repairs and reopening.
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