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By Chad Calder | Staff writerSLEEPER CELL: Hurricane Zeta was a "minor" Category 1 storm when it blew ashore last year, and it was easy to underestimate against the backdrop of a record-breaking season. But the state Insurance Department now ranks the storm among the costliest ever to hit the New Orleans area. A BRIDGE TOO FAR? Meet the two men pitching a controversial solution to a recurring problem on the north shore: traffic snarls caused by the swing bridge in Mandeville. They advocate a toll bridge over the Tchefuncte River, but the idea hinges on also charging those who use the swing bridge, a necessary provision that has made the idea harder to swallow for some elected officials. FAT CITY: A corner lot in Fat City that has been pegged for years as a pocket park will likely be much, much more. Jefferson Parish stakeholders have amassed nearby property with plans to add a parking structure and some community space. You can read about how the plans for the roughly two-acre site have evolved here. All this and much more are in today’s Front Page and on NOLA.com. Thanks for starting your day with us. CC |
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| Zeta now considered among costliest tropical systems ever in New Orleans area Read more |
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| Many insurers will reduce premiums for 'hurricane-resistant' roof Read more |
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| For the last five years, a sign at Hessmer Avenue and 18th Street in Metairie's Fat City has advertised that the empty lot there will soon be home to a pocket park. Read more |
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| Game changer is a trend simultaneously hailed and reviled elsewhere in New Orleans Read more |
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| It’s a north shore commuter’s dream: driving along Louisiana 22 and over the Tchefuncte River in traffic that flows as smoothly as the river itself. No miles-long trail of brake lights, white knuckles on steering wheels or lengthy commute times that can exponentially increase with a mechanical failure of the swing bridge in Madisonville. Read more |
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| Keeping your home clean and sanitized is essential these days to try to keep germs out of the house. Mopping may not be the most fun chore … Read more |
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| | If you've been missing your local coffee shop and their piping hot espresso, there's plenty of espresso makers, brews, and accessories you … Read more |
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| | Exercise always seems like the last thing on the list that you can get done. Work, kids, chores — they all seem to come first. But ignoring… Read more |
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