Bay Briefs Archives - Lagniappe Mobile

New Mobile River Bridge & Bayway effort underway

Jan 26, 2021 | 0

More than a year after the Eastern Shore Metropolitan Planning Organization (ESMPO) voted to...

Amazon proposal latest in a series of distribution center investments

Jan 21, 2021 | 0

With a proposed $45 million capital investment in a vacant 24 acres in Spanish Fort Town Center,...

Bills aim to provide crisis intervention training for law enforcement

Jan 20, 2021 | 0

A pair of bills set to be considered by state lawmakers during the 2021 legislative session...

Food truck ordinance stalls again after complaints from both sides

Jan 20, 2021 | 0

Councilman Joel Daves’ optimism that the long road the committee he chairs has been on in coming up with food truck regulations took a hit during a Mobile City Council pre-conference meeting Tuesday. Unable to hide his...

Group finds ways to celebrate Mardi Gras without parades

Jan 20, 2021 | 0

No parades will roll in the city of Mobile during Carnival season, Mayor Sandy Stimpson’s office confirmed in a statement Friday afternoon. In a discussion with Mardi Gras organization leaders over possible alternative plans,...

City spends nearly $1 million defending religious freedom lawsuit

Jan 20, 2021 | 1

The city has spent close to $1 million in legal fees related to the planning denial of a...

COVID-19 vaccine rollout gets organized in area

Jan 20, 2021 | 0

By Dale Liesch and Gabriel Tynes After teaming up for months to provide COVID-19 testing, the city...

Killings increased in Mobile in 2020

Jan 13, 2021 | 0

A total of 46 homicides were reported to the Mobile Police Department (MPD) in 2020, which is six more than were reported in 2019. According to MPD Chief Lawrence Battiste, the majority of the killings can be put in one of two...