In this month's issue, New Orleans Magazine recognizes Cheryl Wild-Donde'Ville as one of the Top Women in Law for Personal Injury litigation. It is a true honor for Cheryl to be acknowledged by her peers for her steadfast dedication in this field for over twenty years. Cheryl looks forward to continuing her commitment to providing exceptional legal services to our [...]
The Mary Queen of Vietnam Church (14011 Dwyer Blvd., New Orleans, LA) hosted its annual Lunar New Year festival in honor of the 2025 Year of the Snake. Over the course of 2.5 days, thousands of attendees joined the congregation to relish in traditional Vietnamese food, dragon dances, interactive activities, live mainstream and cultural performances, and firework displays. Guests of [...]
GULFPORT, Miss. (AP) — Attorneys for Mississippi Power Co. and the Sierra Club spent nearly four hours in a Harrison County courtroom on Friday arguing about whether the economics of the power company’s Kemper County lignite plant make sense right now. The Sierra Club is asking Chancery Court Judge Jim Persons to revoke the certificate the Mississippi Public Service Commission [...]
By Kristen Mosbrucker (Originally published in The Advocate 4/28/21) Businesses that fall short on requirements for property tax breaks under a state program will have to get letters from local taxing bodies favoring any amendments to existing agreements, a state board voted Wednesday. With economic repercussions from the global COVID-19 pandemic forecast linger for years, businesses might need to change [...]
NEW ORLEANS, La. (WVUE) - A watchdog group and members of the community are asking why a major New Orleans employer is asking for a tax exemption on years-old additions made to their facilities. The watchdog group Together New Orleans says Folgers Coffee Company, with two locations in New Orleans East, should owe the city millions in taxes on additions [...]
A company that reclaims oil refinery waste may be required to identify the pollutants it wants to dump into the Intracoastal Waterway in West Baton Rouge Parish after the Supreme Court declined this week to hear an appeal from a lower court. The Intracoastal supplies drinking water to 10,000 people in nearby Iberville Parish and additional businesses. It ultimately flows [...]
