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People who rely on the state for health care and educational programs traveled to the Louisiana Capitol to ask senators to pay for those services in next year's budget.more>> People who rely on the state for health care and educational programs traveled to the Louisiana Capitol to ask senators to pay for those services in next year's budget.more>> Members of the Lafreniere Park Advisory Board, the Lafreniere Park Patrons Board, Jefferson Parish Councilman Ben Zahn and Al Copeland, Jr. unveiled the final design for a tribute to the late Al Copelandmore>> Members of the Lafreniere Park Advisory Board, the Lafreniere Park Patrons Board, Jefferson Parish Councilman Ben Zahn and Al Copeland, Jr. unveiled the final design for a tribute to the late Al Copelandmore>> Inmates' lawyers and the U.S. Justice Department say the current design of a $145 million jail under construction in New Orleans won't meet requirements of a reform agreement signed by Orleans Parish Sheriff Marlin Gusmanmore>> Inmates' lawyers and the U.S. Justice Department say the current design of a $145 million jail under construction in New Orleans won't meet requirements of a reform agreement signed by Orleans Parish Sheriff Marlin Gusmanmore>> A recent national study says Louisiana has the highest rate of gun violence in the nation and the weakest gun safety laws.more>> A recent national study says Louisiana has the highest rate of gun violence in the nation and the weakest gun safety laws.more>> The photos of Mickey Shunick still sit in the offices of Lafayette Police Chief Jim Craft and Det. Stephen Bajat.more>> The photos of Mickey Shunick still sit in the offices of Lafayette Police Chief Jim Craft and Det. Stephen Bajat.more>> The Lafourche Parish Sheriff's Office is looking for 53-year-old Wayne Folse who has been missing since Thursday morning.more>> The Lafourche Parish Sheriff's Office is looking for 53-year-old Wayne Folse who has been missing since Thursday morning.more>> State officials have installed enhanced monitoring equipment along Louisiana 70, near the Assumption Parish sinkhole.more>> State officials have installed enhanced monitoring equipment along Louisiana 70, near the Assumption Parish sinkhole.more>> A Houma businessman accused of funneling campaign contributions to Louisiana's two U.S. senators over the legal limit has been charged with making false statements to the Federal Elections Commission.more>> A Houma businessman accused of funneling campaign contributions to Louisiana's two U.S. senators over the legal limit has been charged with making false statements to the Federal Elections Commission.more>> Police say an elderly couple were robbed at gunpoint in the parking lot of the Bayou Bend Apartments late Thursday night.more>> Police say an elderly couple were robbed at gunpoint in the parking lot of the Bayou Bend Apartments late Thursday night.more>> The New Orleans Police Department is asking the public's assistance in locating 15-year-old Adolphia Sanchez, who was last seen Thursday morning around 6:30 a.m. in the 1800 block of North Miro Street.more>> The New Orleans Police Department is asking the public's assistance in locating 15-year-old Adolphia Sanchez, who was last seen Thursday morning around 6:30 a.m. in the 1800 block of North Miro Street.more>>
Mandeville, La. -
A unanimous vote Tuesday night marks another roadblock for a Mandeville church pushing for a permit to build a bigger church. The church has been trying to build a bigger church for years, but has failed to win the city's approval.
The Mandeville Planning and Zoning board voted to uphold a decision by the city planner to reject a second application from Our Lady of the Lake Catholic Church.
The first application to build a new 16,00-sq. foot church was accepted initially, but the church was denied the permit over concerns about parking, drainage, traffic and more. A district judge upheld that decision and the case is now pending with the 1st Circuit Court of Appeal.
City attorneys say, until that case is resolved, city officials are not advised to accept another application from the church.
An attorney for the church says there is no decision at this point as to what the church's next step will be.
