New Orleans CityBusiness articles from January 2003

New Orleans CityBusiness archives from January 2003

LA launches bus-tour promotion of LA Purchase BiCentennial celebration.(Louisiana Department of Culture, Recreation and Tourism)(Brief Article)
January 13, 2003... Byline: Staff The Louisiana Department of Culture, Recreation and Tourism launched its bus-tour promotion of the Louisiana Purchase Bicentennial celebration. Lt. Gov. Kathleen Babineaux Blanco sent the bus on a weeklong, statewide tour...

Essence Communications, Coca-Cola to partner with N.O. to sponsor Essence Music Festival.(Brief Article)
January 13, 2003... Byline: Staff Essence Communications Partners will partner with Coca-Cola Co., the city of New Orleans and the tourism industry to bring the three-day Essence Music Festival back to the city for at least the next three summers. The...

Proprietor of G&M Electric sentenced to six months for mail fraud.(William pappas sentenced)(Brief Article)
January 13, 2003... Byline: Staff U.S. Attorney Jim Letten announced that U.S. District Court Judge Kurt D. Engelhardt sentenced William Pappas, proprietor of G&M Electric, to six months imprisonment and a $5,000 fine for committing mail fraud in connection...

U.S. House of Representatives passes additional unemployment benefits.(Brief Article)
January 13, 2003... Byline: Staff U.S. House of Representatives voted 416-to-4 last week to provide additional unemployment benefits to some 2.5 million Americans, speeding the emergency bill to the White House for President Bush's signature. The $7.25...

Great Texas Foods buys recently-closed Ralph & Kacoo's restaurant chain.(Brief Article)
January 13, 2003... Byline: Staff Great Texas Foods, Inc. has purchased the recently closed Ralph & Kacoo's restaurant chain for $7.7 million, says Dave Porter of Real Estate Solutions Inc. The deal includes Ralph & Kacoo's properties, name, recipes,...

The Shaw Group environmental division wins Naval contract.(Brief Article)
January 13, 2003... Byline: Staff The Shaw Group Inc., a Baton-Rouge based global provider of comprehensive services to the utilities industry, announced its Shaw Environmental & Infrastructure Division was awarded a contract by the Naval Facilities...

The Republican Party to hold 2004 convention in New York.(Brief Article)
January 13, 2003... Byline: Staff The Republican Party announced last week it will hold its 2004 national convention in New York. New Orleans and Tampa Bay-St. Petersburg, Fla., were also being considered as convention sites. The GOP convention is scheduled...

City Councilwoman on one-woman campaign to clean up the French Quarter.(Brief Article)
January 13, 2003... Byline: Staff City Councilwoman Jacquelyn Brechtel Clarkson is on a one-woman campaign to clean up the French Quarter. First, Clarkson, whose district includes the Vieux Carre, had benches skirting along St. Louis Cathedral replaced...

Entergy Corp. praises govt. distribution of $1.7B for Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program.(Brief Article)
January 13, 2003... Byline: Staff Entergy Corp. praised the federal government's decision to distribute the $1.7 billion budgeted for the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program but said more funding is needed. Entergy Chief Executive Officer Wayne Leonard...

Small Biz Admin. approves more than $50M in disaster loans.(U.S. Small Business Administration)(Brief Article)
January 13, 2003... Byline: Staff U.S. Small Business Administration announced that more than $50 million in disaster loans were approved for area residents and businesses stemming from damages caused by Tropical Storm Isidore and Hurricane Lili. The loans...

Whitney National Bank makes equity investment in LeCorgne Lowenbaum.(investment firm LeCorgne Lowenbaum & Co. LLC)(Brief Article)
January 13, 2003... Byline: Staff Whitney National Bank announced it has made an equity investment in LeCorgne Lowenbaum & Co. LLC, a New Orleans-based investment banking firm. The move is designed to further the company's commercial banking business. LL&Co....

New Orleans trims energy efficiency contract.(Brief Article)
January 13, 2003... Byline: Staff Mayor Ray Nagin has factored $700,000 he saved the city last week into the 2003 fiscal year operating budget. The budget came from restructuring a 20-year energy efficiency contract, Chief Administrative Officer Kimberly...

Radio and restaurant peddle musical chairs-type dating.
January 13, 2003... Byline: Staff Just in time for Valentine's Day, radio station 104.1 KISS-FM is partnering with Cobalt restaurant and online restaurant reservation service iSeatz.com to find dates for 40 single New Orleanians. The sponsors will...

LA Dept. of Transportation to install weigh-in-motion systems.(Louisiana; truck weigh stations)(Brief Article)
January 13, 2003... Byline: Staff Truckers won't have to stop as often at roadside weigh stations in Louisiana by the end of 2003. The state Department of Transportation and Development plans to spend $6 million this year to install four weigh-in-motion...

Events of Elegance plans bridal shows with a twist.(Brief Article)
January 13, 2003... Byline: Staff Want some advice on how to plan your wedding, instead of just a few brochures? Events of Elegance in Harvey has come up with a new twist on bridal shows. Vendors will be gathering to help advise future brides and grooms...

Louisiana car thieves follow national trends.(Brief Article)
January 13, 2003... Byline: Staff The National Insurance Crime Bureau has released its most commonly stolen vehicles list for 2001, and Louisiana thieves are right on par with national targets. The top three cars stolen in Louisiana Co Oldsmobile...

Commentary: Elimination of dividend tax will be good for economy.(Column)
January 13, 2003... Byline: D. Singletary President Bush's economic stimulus package was delivered to Congress last week. It has been dissected, parsed, filleted and sautE[umlaut]ed by too many analysts. That's exactly why I think it's safe for me to add my 2...

Louisiana, Mississippi leading nation in Web-based child nutrition info. systems.(Brief Article)
January 13, 2003... Byline: Staff Louisiana and Mississippi may be leading the nation, in one area at least. The Web-based child nutrition information systems being developed in the two states may become the model for how state governments administer...

Men's Fitness Magazine ranks New Orleans as 11th fattest city in America.(Brief Article)
January 13, 2003... Byline: Staff Men's Fitness Magazine's fattest city ratings for 2002 are out, and New Orleans grew to the 11th fattest city in America. It ranked 20th in 2001. David Kalmansohn, deputy editor, cites several reasons, including more...

NYC investors plan to raise money for La. venture fund.(New York City)
January 13, 2003... Byline: Keith Pandolfi Though venture capital spending in Louisiana has never been extravagant, there are still those who see the state as ripe for investment. New York-based brokerage firm VCE Capital Inc. plans to raise $15 million...

Commentary: Caribbean cruise proves to be trouble.
January 13, 2003... Byline: Terry O'Connor It seemed like an interesting assignment. Cruise the Caribbean and cover tourism. I can do that lying down, I thought, thinking beers, beaches, buffets and big soft deck chairs. Soon, however, the trip...

Commentary: North Shore water deposit fees for new businesses excessive.
January 13, 2003... Byline: Staff During the past few years, North Shore business officials have complained repeatedly about a fee structure approved by the Louisiana Public Service Commission that results in costly upfront water deposits. The fees appear...

Orthodontist chain struggles to revive stock after merger.
January 13, 2003... Byline: Elisabeth Butler The 14 months since Metairie-based Orthodontic Centers of America Inc. bought its biggest competitor have been like wearing braces Co uncomfortable and sometimes painful. But OCA Chief Executive Officer...

City officials hail Wal-Mart ruling as 'economic development victory'.
January 13, 2003... Byline: Mary Webb Opponents of a proposed 200,000-square-foot Wal-Mart Supercenter on Tchoupitoulas Street say they plan to appeal a civil district court judge's ruling last week. The ruling prohibits further legal challenges of a...

Aetna finally gains investor in One Canal Place Tower.
January 13, 2003... Byline: Mary Webb After winning a year-long fight more than a decade ago to foreclose on the property, Aetna Life Insurance Co. announced that it has sold a 50% interest in One Canal Place Office Tower. The Hartford, Conn.-based...

Innocence Project New Orleans investigates suspected cases of wrongful convictions.
January 13, 2003... Byline: Keith Pandolfi It was 1997 when 24-year-old Dwight Labran was convicted of shooting a New Orleans man to death Co a crime, it was later determined, he did not commit. Though Labran had no prior convictions and a credible alibi...

Orleans taxes new residents on old cars.
January 13, 2003... Byline: Michael Giusti When Brandon Prins moved to Louisiana three years ago, he had no idea he would have to pay additional sales tax on a car he had owned for years. Prins, a political science professor at the University of New...

Colleges work to indoctrinate a flood of good nurse recruits.(status of nursing schools in New Orleans)
January 13, 2003... Byline: Elisabeth Butler Health care leaders bemoan the nationwide nursing shortage, but New Orleans nursing schools are among many academies that regularly turn away qualified students, citing shortages of faculty, resources and space....

ArtEgg Studios offers artists a place to work outside their homes.(Company Profile)
January 13, 2003... Byline: Keith Pandolfi The morning proclamation "Honey, I'm off to the office," is not often heard in the homes of artists. Honing their various skills in drafty garages or diminutive spare rooms, painters, writers and sculptors tend to...

Interview with outgoing Orleans Parish Dist. Atty.(Harry Connick Sr. )(Interview)
January 13, 2003... Byline: Mary Webb Outgoing Orleans Parish District Attorney Harry Connick Sr. ended his 28-year career on a high note last week. In a recent article in the Stanford Law Review, two law professors touted Connick's tenure as a model for...

Rocky Louisiana roads rattle insurance rates.
January 13, 2003... Byline: Ellen Boyer When it comes to keeping auto rates down, insurance industry officials say it's not rocket science. "Improve the road system," says Louisiana Acting Commissioner of Insurance Robert Wooley. He says it's the...

Tulane Univ. researchers trying to grow fat cells for breast augmentation.
January 13, 2003... Byline: Amber Bethel The love handles you don't want today may become the breasts you want tomorrow. Tulane University Health Sciences Center researchers are working to grow fat cells in a lab setting Co fat that could one day be used...

Jefferson Parish schools take to the airwaves to raise cash.
January 13, 2003... Byline: Amber Bethel It's worked for Jerry's Kids for years, and now it might just work for Jefferson Parish's. The Jefferson Parish Public School District will be holding its first Kids Count telethon on Cox Education Access Channel...

Port boss expects operating revenue decline to level off in 2003.
January 13, 2003... Byline: Ellen Boyer While the Port of New Orleans pulled in more than $1 million in additional operating revenue for the first half of the fiscal year, it's still struggling to keep its budget on an even keel, officials say. "Things...

Historic downtown movie theater closes doors.
January 20, 2003... Byline: Keith Pandolfi The closing of the Downtown Joy Theatre signaled the end of an era for historic downtown movie theaters. But some are eagerly anticipating a sequel for the theater's former home at 1200 Canal St. "This is an...

Jefferson Parish eyes wetlands as new homesite oasis.
January 20, 2003... Byline: Ellen Boyer Valerie Oliver watched as the area around her home near the Harvey Canal was overrun by floodwaters after a tropical storm and hurricane blew through town last year. Those storms flooded hundreds of homes throughout...

Audubon Zoo chief exec. hopes to reshape N.O. Regional Chamber of Commerce.
January 20, 2003... Byline: Mary Webb Triumphant in turning the Audubon Zoo into one of the top menageries in the country, Ron Forman, chief executive officer of the Audubon Nature Institute, hopes to achieve similar success in reshaping the New Orleans...

Federal payroll plan to bring jobs to National Finance Center.
January 20, 2003... Byline: Mary Webb Next year, the New Orleans Business and Industrial District will be home to thousands of technology jobs after the Department of Agriculture's National Finance Center was tapped to be one of four federal payroll centers....

2003 brings new leadership to New Orleans hospitality groups.
January 20, 2003... Byline: Elisabeth Butler Some of New Orleans' tourism forerunners passed the baton to new leadership in 2003. These fresh faces say they're ready to take on the industry's challenges, including a softened convention schedule and...

Buoyant business helps keep cruise lines sailing to N.O.
January 20, 2003... Byline: Elisabeth Butler As airlines across the country falter from booking too few passengers, cruise ships in New Orleans are filling faster than ever. Norwalk virus aside, tourism leaders say last year set the tone for the industry, and...

Options drive demand for new wireless phones.
January 20, 2003... Byline: Amber Bethel Robert Claypool needed more from his wireless phone. A wireless customer since 1992, Claypool hit the stores in November to find a handset that fit his needs. Instead, he settled for the next best thing. "I...

New Orleans taps new protocol chief for trade office.
January 20, 2003... Byline: Ellen Boyer Industry officials are hoping a new team in the city's Office of International Trade Development will jumpstart lagging international business efforts here. Director Gina NEidas has been joined by Sally Forman as...

Rare woodcut exhibit helps N.O. Museum of Art carve niche.
January 20, 2003... Byline: Keith Pandolfi A small exhibition of woodcut prints by an obscure German artist at the New Orleans Museum of Art may seem like small potatoes compared to exhibitions such as the upcoming "Jefferson's America & Napoleon's France,"...

Dept. of Transportation targets five area roadways for long-term improvements.
January 20, 2003... Byline: Ellen Boyer State highway officials included five New Orleans area projects among the list of major long-term transportation initiatives that most need federal funding. The Department of Transportation and Development...

Students scour New Orleans East streets to raise cash for schools.(Brief Article)
January 20, 2003... Byline: Amber Bethel You've got to have a good self-image to attract others. That's the message New Orleans East Economic Foundation is sending to kids with Project Pride, a pilot program geared to get kids on the streets Co to clean...

Commentary: Lawmakers must take action to curtail rising insurance rates.(Brief Article)(Editorial)
January 20, 2003... Byline: Staff Louisiana motorists are discouraged by the high cost of buying car insurance as evidenced by the high rate of uninsured drivers Co estimated at about 26% in 2002. That means more than one of every four Louisiana drivers are...

Commentary: Government officials and religion.(Column)
January 20, 2003... Byline: D. Singletary There are many interesting contrasts between the way our various governments function and how they tell the rest of us to live our lives. None of the contrasts is more striking than the actual blending of religion and...

Corporate scandals prompt more cos. to hire forensic accountants.(Brief Article)
January 20, 2003... Byline: Megan Kamerick The next time you steal office supplies, or "misplace" a few thousand dollars on financial statements, don't assume your misdeeds will go unnoticed. The proliferation of corporate fraud during the past year has...

Interview with renowned fitness advisor.(Mackie Shilstone)(Brief Article)(Interview)
January 20, 2003... Byline: Elisabeth Butler Fitness advisor Mackie Shilstone spent 10 years traveling around the country to train champion athletes. As world-class boxers, football and baseball players accepted their winning titles, they also publicly...

Dispute between transit authority chairman, mayor's exec. assistant much exaggerated.(Robert Ticker, Gary Foster)(Brief Article)
January 20, 2003... Byline: Staff A dispute last week between former Regional Transit Authority Chairman Robert Tucker and Mayor Ray Nagin's party at a local restaurant was not the Robert Guidry/Al Copeland tussle it was rumored to be, according to Joe...

Airport hopes car screening change boosts garage use.(Louis Armstrong International Airpot)(Brief Article)
January 20, 2003... Byline: Staff Getting into the parking garage at Louis Armstrong International Airport is about to get a lot easier. In an effort to increase accessibility to the garage, boost the number of vehicles using it, and reduce costs, the airport...

Universities want to teach Creole is more than cuisine.(Tulane University, Northwestern State University)(Brief Article)
January 20, 2003... Byline: Staff Tulane University and Northwestern State University in Natchitoches have teamed up to promote the study of the Creole language, people and culture. The partnership will allow both schools to expand Creole research,...

Quarterback's fame prompts New York surgery.(Aaron Brooks)(Brief Article)
January 20, 2003... Byline: Staff As of late last week, Saints quarterback Aaron Brooks was scheduled to hop a plane to New York City to undergo arthroscopic shoulder surgery. But employees in the sports medicine industry say it's not because New Orleans...

LUBA Workers' Comp. to return $4M to policyholders in N.O. area.(Brief Article)
January 20, 2003... Byline: Staff LUBA Workers' Comp. will return $4 million to qualified policyholders in the New Orleans area, and $1.5 million in dividends statewide. The Louisiana United Business Self Insurers Fund, an insurer which works to return...

Kmart Corp. to close seven Louisiana stores.(Brief Article)
January 20, 2003... Byline: Staff Kmart Corp., headquartered in Troy, Mich., announced it will close 326 stores nationwide, slashing between 30,000 and 35,000 jobs, as part of its Chapter 11 bankruptcy reorganization. Kmart will close seven stores in...

Bayou Steel Corp. reports net loss of $7.8M for fourth quarter.(Brief Article)
January 20, 2003... Byline: Staff Bayou Steel Corp., which operates a steel mill in LaPlace and a rolling mill in Tennessee, reported a net loss of $7.8 million, or 60 cents per share, for fourth quarter 2002. That compares with a net loss of $7.5 million, or...

Whitney Holding Corp. reports earnings of $25.1M.(Brief Article)
January 20, 2003... Byline: Staff Whitney Holding Corp. reported earnings of $25.1 million, or 63 cents per share, during the fourth quarter of 2002. That represents an increase of 26% compared with Whitney's earnings of $19.8 million, or 50 cents per share,...

Entergy Corp. expects fourth quarter earnings to exceed estimates.(Brief Article)
January 20, 2003... Byline: Staff Entergy Corp. announced that it expects fourth quarter earnings to exceed Wall Street estimates, in part because of increased income from wholesale energy trading operations. The company expects quarterly earnings per share...

Southern Univ., Cox Communications signs programming agreement.(Brief Article)
January 20, 2003... Byline: Staff Southern University and Cox Sports Television, Channel 37, have signed a five-year programming agreement, says Rod Mickler, CST vice president of regional sports. Through the agreement, CST will produce 25 Southern University...

W&T Offshore co-owner sells interest in company.(Brief Article)
January 20, 2003... Byline: Staff Bill Bethea, formerly an owner and the chief operating officer of Metairie-based W&T Offshore Inc., announced the sale of his interest in the company. Bethea and David McCubbin, former executive vice president of W&T Offshore...

Newpark Resources announces resignation from board of directors.(Timothy J. Probert resigns)(Brief Article)
January 20, 2003... Byline: Staff Newpark Resources Inc., a Metairie-based environmental and oilfield services provider, announced that Timothy J. Probert resigned from its board of directors. Probert's decision was based on the duties and responsibilities of...

State Farm Insurance's request to raise auto rates filed too late for consideration.(Brief Article)
January 20, 2003... Byline: Staff The Louisiana Insurance Rating Commission decided State Farm Fire and Casualty Co. filed a request to raise auto insurance rates on high-risk drivers too late to be considered for justification. State Farm wants to increase...

Hibernia Corp. reports net income of $249.9M for 2002.(Brief Article)
January 20, 2003... Byline: Staff Hibernia Corp. reported a net income of $249.9 million for 2002, an increase of 8% from its net income of $230.3 million in 2001. Earnings per common share went up to $1.59 this year from $1.37 last year, an increase of 16%....

U.S. Dept. of Justice files suit against Tenet Healthcare Corp.(Brief Article)
January 20, 2003... Byline: Staff While Tenet Healthcare Corp. defends itself against a new government lawsuit, local Tenet administrators say the litigation will not affect the health chain's Louisiana interests. The U.S. Department of Justice alleges...

Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold reports net income of $64.1M in the fourth quarter.(Brief Article)
January 20, 2003... Byline: Staff Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc. reported net income of $64.1 million in the fourth quarter of 2002, or 41 cents per share, versus a net loss of $2.1 million, or 1 cent per share, in fourth quarter 2001. The company also...

Black Heritage Festival begins Jan. 23.(Brief Article)(Calendar)
January 20, 2003... Byline: Staff The Louisiana State Museum's annual Black Heritage Festival, which celebrates the contributions of African-Americans, begins Thursday, Jan. 23 and will run each consecutive Thursday through Feb. 20. "This series of...

Hibernia Southcoast Capital to stop analyzing telecom sector.(Brief Article)
January 20, 2003... Byline: Staff It's just one more indication of a cool-down in a formerly hot area. Hibernia Southcoast Capital has decided to do away with analyzing the telecommunications sector. "It's been a very different sector over the last...

Robert E. Lee developers try to overcome nightclub ban.(FOB LLC files suit to open club)
January 27, 2003... Byline: Keith Pandolfi Developers of the former Robert E. Lee movie theater in Lakeview have filed a lawsuit against the city of New Orleans for refusing to grant permits necessary to open a music club. The lawsuit is the latest in...

Former bidders for Sewerage & Water Board mgmt. contract to submit new proposals.
January 27, 2003... Byline: Mary Webb Two of three former bidders for the Sewerage & Water Board management contract say they are interested in submitting new proposals after the mayor decided earlier this month to restart the process. Meanwhile, a third...

N.O. Metro Convention and Visitors Bureau to launch phone blitz.
January 27, 2003... Byline: Elisabeth Butler The New Orleans Metropolitan Convention and Visitors Bureau is literally calling in favors. Starting Feb. 11, the tourism organization will present a three-day telephone blitz that will put local celebrities...

Policy change could derail Desire Streetcar Project funding.
January 27, 2003... Byline: Ellen Boyer If the Federal Transit Administration slashes its share of funding for transit projects, the proposed Desire Streetcar Project could end up a mere desire instead of reality. The Regional Transit Authority project is...

Sea Point studies West African port project.
January 27, 2003... Byline: Ellen Boyer A deepwater facility for ships to unload and transfer containerized cargo in a small west African country could lead to new business opportunities in Louisiana. Sea Point LLC, a New Orleans-based company that...

Renewal community plan helps neighborhoods help themselves.
January 27, 2003... Byline: Mary Webb Tony Fortune, owner of Taylor-Fortune Distributing Inc., has always employed people living in the community near his business. "I've always had a knack for hiring people in the community who wanted to work. To me, it...

Nonprofit organization offers health care benefits to artists.(in New Orleans)
January 27, 2003... Byline: Keith Pandolfi The price of doing what one wants to do for a living can be substantial for artists. Though paintings, sculptures and photographs may be sought after by affluent patrons, those who created them often struggle to pay...

Interview with new athletic director of U of New Orleans.(Interview)
January 27, 2003... Byline: Amber Bethel Former National Football League Executive James W. "Jim" Miller begins his new job this week as athletic director of the University of New Orleans. Miller is only the fifth person to hold the position since 1969. ...

Steep losses force LaPlace steel mill to file Bankruptcy.(Bayou Steel Corp. files for Chapter 11 protection)
January 27, 2003... Byline: Ellen Boyer Bayou Steel Corp. in LaPlace has filed a voluntary petition for reorganization under Chapter 11 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code in the Northern District of Texas, Dallas Division. The move will enable the company to...

LA Philharmonic Orchestra changes its tune to go after hard-to-reach youth market.
January 27, 2003... Byline: Keith Pandolfi Sometimes classical music gets a bad rap. Teenagers steeped in the bubble-gum pop of Justin Timberlake see it as downright boring. And those unfamiliar with Brahms, Beethoven or Berlioz may think of orchestra...

Privacy concerns, legal issues make doctors wary of e-mail.
January 27, 2003... Byline: Elisabeth Butler E-mail is as common in most of today's offices as staplers and sticky notes, but doctors are reluctant to abandon their pens for keyboards. American Medical Association studies show only 25% of the nation's...

Commentary: LA business assns. hold annual meetings.(Editorial)
January 27, 2003... Byline: Terry O'Connor Two major business functions hit last week Co the annual Louisiana Association of Business and Industry gathering and the 2003 New Orleans Regional Chamber of Commerce meeting. Together, the events showed an...

Focus/Despite high crude oil prices, oil producers still skittish.(capital spending )
January 27, 2003... Byline: Michael Giusti Commodity price stability will dictate capital spending for New Orleans-area oil companies this year. Despite potentially volatile price swings and political uncertainty, particularly in oil-rich Iraq and...

Commentary: Telethon important to future of Jefferson Parish education.(Kids Count telethon)
January 27, 2003... Byline: Staff This week's Kids Count telethon, running from 4 p.m. to 10 p.m. today through Thursday, is important to the future of Jefferson Parish education in many ways. Fifty-one schools in the Jefferson Parish School System are...

Commentary: Success of region's sports teams will affect business.
January 27, 2003... Byline: D. Singletary How about that Super Bowl? It's a real shame the Saints weren't a part of it. One day, with some good breaks and some incredible good luck, our hometown team might just make it to the big game. And that would be a...

MO co. offers prosthetic testicles for neutered pets.(Neuticles)(Brief Article)
January 27, 2003... Byline: Staff Things are looking up for freshly neutered canines, felines and equines nationwide thanks to Neuticles. The Independence, Mo.-based company offers prosthetic testicles to pet owners who fear the forlorn looks they may receive...

Comedy Central show does segment on Jefferson Parish nutria problem.('The Daily Show' to air interview with sheriff Harry Lee)(Brief Article)
January 27, 2003... Byline: Staff Nutrias are no laughing matter to Jefferson Parish Sheriff Harry Lee but it could become one for the nation. Comedy Central's The Daily Show with Jon Stewart was in town last week to ask about the sheriff's 5-year-old...