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Home improvement giant Home Depot was linked to a bribery scheme with former New Orleans, Louisiana Mayor Ray Nagin in mid January that surprised even

On September 17th, the New Orleans City Council is expected to take up a proposal from a politically-connected developer to use sales tax money collected

It took an Act of God in New Orleans, Louisiana to do what neighborhood activists tried to do to Wal-Mart: shut it down. Reports out

Wal-Mart may be open for business in the lower garden district of New Orleans, Louisiana, but the Battle for New Orleans is far from over.

The Battle of New Orleans against Wal-Mart took another turn this week, as a host of environmental and citizens groups once again went to court

Activists fighting a Wal-Mart supercenter project in the historic Garden District of New Orleans have filed a lawsuit against the project, but in the meantime,

Pres Kabacoff, the developer of a 200,000 s.f. Wal-Mart supercenter in the historic Lower Garden District of New Orleans, has two new suits to try

In New Orleans, Louisiana, money doesn’t just talk — it speaks at public hearings. According to the Urban Conservancy and the Times Picayune newspaper, the

The political “Battle of New Orleans” over a suburban Wal-Mart superstore in an urban historic district has been won — for now. After nine months

On August 19, 2001, newsflash first mentioned the “Battle of New Orleans” to stop a 200,000 s.f. Wal-Mart supercenter from locating on 17 acres in

Local activists in historic New Orleans, a city which is a treasure trove of urban history and culture, are gearing up for the latest Battle

We reported on August 22, 1999 that the Albertson’s grocery chain was trying to win city approval in New Orleans to build a 66,000 s.f.

Vieux Carre Property Owners, the St.Charles Avenue Association, and the Felicity Street Redevelopment Project. The New Orleans City Council will have the final vote on