By Richard A. Webster Dolan Media Newswires New Orleans — In the early 1990s when developer Brian Gibbs was a student at Tulane University, he and his friends never considered the dead zone between Uptown and the French Quarter as ...
Lawyers: Chinese drywall makers may ignore lawsuits New Orleans (AP) — Lawyers for homeowners and homebuilders who used drywall suspected of causing corrosion and possible health risks say they expect Chinese manufacturers to ignore hundreds of lawsuits filed against them. ...
Emilie Bahr Dolan Media Newswires Green has been the buzz in New Orleans building since Hurricane Katrina wiped out much of the existing housing stock and shined a new spotlight on the city’s ecological vulnerability. Despite growing interest, one significant ...
Becky Bohrer AP Writer New Orleans — New Orleans got more than $1 billion for tax-free bonds to help spur development after Hurricane Katrina, but it’s finding few takers amid a tight credit market and lingering jitters about investing here ...
Alan Sayre AP Business Writer New Orleans (AP) — A deal approved this week to fill up an empty skyscraper and keep the city’s pro football team raises the bill of taxpayer-paid-for redevelopment projects in downtown New Orleans to $300 ...