Provides the latest RSS feeds for Louisiana News. For more headlines on Breaking, National, Business, Finance, Sports and World News, visit our home page Louisiana State News.net http://www.louisiana.statenews.net/index.php/cat/58efbe858884606b/ en-us Tue, 21 May 2013 18:23:03 -0400 Tue, 21 May 2013 18:23:03 -0400 30 revisit BATON ROUGE - The state's utility regulatory agency will reconsider a decision to shelve a planned statewide energy efficiency program. The Public Service Commission has been sued over its handling of the issue, with three organizations claiming the commission broke the state's open meetings law by refusing to allow public testimony before voting in February. PSC Chairman ... http://www.louisiana.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214671737/scat/58efbe858884606b Tue, 21 May 2013 17:13:04 -0400 http://www.louisiana.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214671737/scat/58efbe858884606b governor THIBODAUX - An oilfield service company plans a new $10 million headquarters in Gray and a $20 million manufacturing and fabrication plant at a Louisiana port. President and CEO Hank Danos says Danos & Curole Marine Contractors LLC is considering at least two ports. The manufacturing site to be selected will be decided within three months. Gov. Bobby Jindal says the expansion ... http://www.louisiana.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214671735/scat/58efbe858884606b Tue, 21 May 2013 17:13:04 -0400 http://www.louisiana.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214671735/scat/58efbe858884606b tornado PINEVILLE - Cleco Corp. is sending a 34-member crew to Oklahoma City to help Oklahoma Gas and Electric Company restore power to customers after a tornado destroyed its electric system. The crew is expected to arrive in Oklahoma on Wednesday. Cleco's mutual assistance coordinator, Floyd Pittman, says after seeing the damage left in the storm's wake, Cleco's crews head ... http://www.louisiana.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214671738/scat/58efbe858884606b Tue, 21 May 2013 17:13:04 -0400 http://www.louisiana.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214671738/scat/58efbe858884606b GULFPORT, Miss. -; Dozens of Indian guest workers are suing an Alabama-based marine and fabrication company, claiming it financially exploited them and forced them to live in squalid conditions after bringing them to work at Gulf Coast shipyards after Hurricane ... http://www.louisiana.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214671456/scat/58efbe858884606b Tue, 21 May 2013 17:09:35 -0400 http://www.louisiana.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214671456/scat/58efbe858884606b Norton's bill modifies the definition of autocycle to include enclosed motorcycles with a roll cage. That change means Elio occupants won't have to wear helmets or get a special "M" endorsement on their driver's license as required of ... http://www.louisiana.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214672076/scat/58efbe858884606b Tue, 21 May 2013 16:46:47 -0400 http://www.louisiana.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214672076/scat/58efbe858884606b BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) - Public schools, already required to have written crisis management plans, will now have to coordinate those plans with local law enforcement and emergency preparedness officials - and hold annual safety drills to rehearse them. The bill rewriting Louisiana's school safety law received final passage Thursday with a unanimous Senate vote. It comes in response to ... http://www.louisiana.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214671741/scat/58efbe858884606b Tue, 21 May 2013 16:42:16 -0400 http://www.louisiana.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214671741/scat/58efbe858884606b BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) - A ban on posting to social media sites like Facebook and Twitter while driving appears likely to hit Louisiana's law books. Both the House and Senate have easily approved the idea. The proposal has one more stop before reaching final passage after getting unanimous House backing Thursday. The bill by Livingston Sen. Dale Erdey returns to the Senate for approval of ... http://www.louisiana.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214671742/scat/58efbe858884606b Tue, 21 May 2013 16:42:15 -0400 http://www.louisiana.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214671742/scat/58efbe858884606b The person says Jordan will detail the timetable for the change to be completed at a press conference the Bobcats have scheduled for Tuesday. The person spoke to The Associated Press Monday on condition of anonymity because the name change has not been publicly ... http://www.louisiana.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214670169/scat/58efbe858884606b Tue, 21 May 2013 16:01:43 -0400 http://www.louisiana.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214670169/scat/58efbe858884606b BAYOU VISTA, LA (WAFB) - Sheriff's deputies are looking for a man who got a little more than he bargained for when he tried an armed robbery at a tire shop Tuesday morning. The St. Mary Parish Sheriff's Office said the attempted armed robbery happened at Chabill's Tire Service in Bayou Vista around 7 a.m. Deputies said the suspect walked up to the victim, pulled out a ... http://www.louisiana.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214670034/scat/58efbe858884606b Tue, 21 May 2013 15:28:57 -0400 http://www.louisiana.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214670034/scat/58efbe858884606b The tornado, with winds up to 200 mph, cut a 20-mile stretch as wide as two miles through the Oklahoma City metro area. The medical examiner's office reported 24 people died, including nine ... http://www.louisiana.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214668448/scat/58efbe858884606b Tue, 21 May 2013 14:14:21 -0400 http://www.louisiana.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214668448/scat/58efbe858884606b BATON ROUGE, LA (WAFB) - For the next couple of weeks, officers from more than 130 agencies will be conducting overtime patrols and checkpoints in Louisiana, as Operation Click It or Ticket kicks off. In a news conference Tuesday morning, Louisiana State Police demonstrated how a flipping vehicle can toss out a driver who is not buckled up. A survey last year showed nearly 80 percent of ... http://www.louisiana.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214668449/scat/58efbe858884606b Tue, 21 May 2013 14:14:20 -0400 http://www.louisiana.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214668449/scat/58efbe858884606b BATON ROUGE – LSU men's basketball coach Robert Kirby is leaving one Tiger program for another one. Kirby has joined the University of Memphis staff as an assistant coach. The Memphis native returns home after one year with LSU and head coach Johnny Jones. "I totally enjoyed my year here at LSU," Kirby said. "It was very educational as well as enjoyable with the ... http://www.louisiana.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214668450/scat/58efbe858884606b Tue, 21 May 2013 14:14:20 -0400 http://www.louisiana.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214668450/scat/58efbe858884606b BATON ROUGE, LA (WAFB) - It was a busy morning for lawmakers at the Louisiana Capitol as they consider several timely and sensitive issues. A House bill is being considered in a Senate judiciary committee that would address the liability status of volunteer firefighters in Louisiana. Current law removes liability from them when responding to fire ... http://www.louisiana.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214668451/scat/58efbe858884606b Tue, 21 May 2013 14:14:20 -0400 http://www.louisiana.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214668451/scat/58efbe858884606b Call it a Snapback revolution . As in the retro-cool of Charlotte Hornets gear stirring sentiment as much as anything in recent years. Burying the Bobcats brand a decade after it arrived reminds me of a conversation I had with the then-newly hired marketing and public-relations ... http://www.louisiana.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214668473/scat/58efbe858884606b Tue, 21 May 2013 14:10:50 -0400 http://www.louisiana.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214668473/scat/58efbe858884606b State police figures show most also won less than they did a year ago. The big exceptions were 8.7 percent one-year increases at both L'Auberge Lake Charles and the slots casino at the New Orleans Fair ... http://www.louisiana.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214666658/scat/58efbe858884606b Tue, 21 May 2013 13:30:01 -0400 http://www.louisiana.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214666658/scat/58efbe858884606b BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) -- Senators have killed a $3.5 billion public school funding proposal submitted to lawmakers by the Board of Elementary and Secondary ... http://www.louisiana.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214666944/scat/58efbe858884606b Tue, 21 May 2013 13:00:18 -0400 http://www.louisiana.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214666944/scat/58efbe858884606b BATON ROUGE, LA (WAFB) - Authorities are asking for the public's help in tracking down a wanted man. The East Baton Rouge Parish Sheriff's Office said Michael Weathers, 26, of Baton Rouge is wanted on charges of cyberstalking, illegal use of a weapon and aggravated assault with a firearm. Deputies said he sent threatening text messages to a woman on March 29. They added a ... http://www.louisiana.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214666397/scat/58efbe858884606b Tue, 21 May 2013 12:55:16 -0400 http://www.louisiana.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214666397/scat/58efbe858884606b Residents in tornado-stricken Moore, OK, await news on missing love ones Tuesday, a day after a massive tornado devastated the city, killing at least 51. Rescuers worked all night, with particular ... http://www.louisiana.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214666398/scat/58efbe858884606b Tue, 21 May 2013 12:55:15 -0400 http://www.louisiana.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214666398/scat/58efbe858884606b Charlotte Bobcats owner Michael Jordan is changing his team name back to the Hornets and it could take effect as early as the 2014-15 season albeit some confusing ... http://www.louisiana.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214665724/scat/58efbe858884606b Tue, 21 May 2013 12:54:04 -0400 http://www.louisiana.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214665724/scat/58efbe858884606b NEW ORLEANS (AP) -- The New Orleans Ethics Review Board voted 4-0 to reappoint Ed Quatrevaux as the city's inspector general for a second four-year term. Quatrevaux was hired in 2009; his new term will begin in ... http://www.louisiana.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214664574/scat/58efbe858884606b Tue, 21 May 2013 10:51:17 -0400 http://www.louisiana.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214664574/scat/58efbe858884606b Authorities said a 15-year-old girl may be facing charges after driving without a license and losing control of a car in a crash that left a 10-year-old girl dead Monday afternoon. The crash happened ... http://www.louisiana.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214664245/scat/58efbe858884606b Tue, 21 May 2013 10:45:41 -0400 http://www.louisiana.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214664245/scat/58efbe858884606b BATON ROUGE, LA (WAFB) - A simple glance at the box scores will tell you LSU's Rachele Fico pitched two games against UL-Lafayette this past weekend and lost them both. They were a pair of defeats that ended the Tigers' season in the NCAA Tournament Regionals, just a year after LSU reached the College World Series for the first time since 2004. The truth of the matter is no ... http://www.louisiana.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214664575/scat/58efbe858884606b Tue, 21 May 2013 10:45:41 -0400 http://www.louisiana.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214664575/scat/58efbe858884606b An oil tank has exploded in Louisiana, several miles outside of Baton Rouge, reported the Associated Press. The explosion, which happened late Thursday night near Denham Springs, prompted the evacuation of 30 to 35 homes. No injuries have been reported thus far. The fire is contained in a 200-square-footarea. One of two oil holding tanks that were at the scene ruptured and caught fire but ... http://www.louisiana.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214664576/scat/58efbe858884606b Tue, 21 May 2013 10:36:00 -0400 http://www.louisiana.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214664576/scat/58efbe858884606b MANSFIELD, La. (AP) -- DeSoto Parish School Board members will hold a special meeting to discuss its desegregation order where it relates to proposed school construction and enforcement of Mansfield school attendance ... http://www.louisiana.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214662958/scat/58efbe858884606b Tue, 21 May 2013 09:36:02 -0400 http://www.louisiana.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214662958/scat/58efbe858884606b NEW ORLEANS (AP) -- A federal judge has dismissed former St. Bernard Parish President Craig Taffaro's defamation lawsuit against current Parish President Dave Peralta and several other parish ... http://www.louisiana.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214662957/scat/58efbe858884606b Tue, 21 May 2013 09:36:02 -0400 http://www.louisiana.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214662957/scat/58efbe858884606b MONROE, La. (AP) -- Reductions in the number of employees, possible school closures and cuts to services including food and transportation are all possibilities as Monroe City Schools superintendent-elect Brent Vidrine takes the helm of the district on June ... http://www.louisiana.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214661593/scat/58efbe858884606b Tue, 21 May 2013 08:25:12 -0400 http://www.louisiana.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214661593/scat/58efbe858884606b HAMMOND, La. (AP) -- The proposal to expand Hammond Eastside Middle School to eighth grade will be discussed in federal court May 29 in New ... http://www.louisiana.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214661595/scat/58efbe858884606b Tue, 21 May 2013 08:25:11 -0400 http://www.louisiana.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214661595/scat/58efbe858884606b LAFAYETTE, La. (AP) -- The Lafayette City-Parish Council is expected to consider a 30-day amnesty period for motorists who are late paying red-light camera fines, and to consider splitting late fees with contractor Redflex if the company shares the cost of collecting overdue ... http://www.louisiana.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214661594/scat/58efbe858884606b Tue, 21 May 2013 08:25:11 -0400 http://www.louisiana.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214661594/scat/58efbe858884606b Charlotte Hornets players Jamal Mashburn, center, Rodney Buford, right, and Tim James, left, hold their new jerseys up during a news conference in Charlotte, N.C., Thursday, Aug. 3, ... http://www.louisiana.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214661339/scat/58efbe858884606b Tue, 21 May 2013 08:20:35 -0400 http://www.louisiana.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214661339/scat/58efbe858884606b RAYNE, La. (AP) -- An 18-year-old Eunice man was shot and later died after he and two others were attacked in the small Acadia Parish community of Branch north of ... http://www.louisiana.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214660254/scat/58efbe858884606b Tue, 21 May 2013 07:16:21 -0400 http://www.louisiana.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214660254/scat/58efbe858884606b ST. FRANCISVILLE, La. (AP) -- The West Feliciana Parish Police Jury has table an attempt to call an Oct. 19 election to possibly repeal the home-rule charter voters approved by a 337-vote margin on Nov. ... http://www.louisiana.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214660253/scat/58efbe858884606b Tue, 21 May 2013 07:16:21 -0400 http://www.louisiana.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214660253/scat/58efbe858884606b LAFAYETTE, La. (AP) -- A 40-year-old New Iberia woman has been sentenced to 26 months in prison in a tax refund scheme that netted $77,349 that the woman used for gambling ... http://www.louisiana.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214660252/scat/58efbe858884606b Tue, 21 May 2013 07:16:21 -0400 http://www.louisiana.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214660252/scat/58efbe858884606b NORMAN, Okla. (AP) -- More severe weather is in the forecast for parts of the central United States already reeling from powerful tornadoes this ... http://www.louisiana.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214660238/scat/58efbe858884606b Tue, 21 May 2013 07:16:11 -0400 http://www.louisiana.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214660238/scat/58efbe858884606b INDEPENDENCE, LA (WAFB) - Authorities said a 15-year-old girl may be facing charges after driving without a license and losing control of a car in a crash that left a 10-year-old girl dead Monday afternoon. The crash happened on LA 1054 just north of LA 40 in Independence around 4:30 p.m. The victim's name was not released. Louisiana State Police said the teen was driving a 2004 ... http://www.louisiana.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214660058/scat/58efbe858884606b Tue, 21 May 2013 07:11:35 -0400 http://www.louisiana.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214660058/scat/58efbe858884606b BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) - Baton Rouge Metro Airport will give a standard incentive package to Elite Airways when the company begins flying out of the market in ... http://www.louisiana.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214660071/scat/58efbe858884606b Tue, 21 May 2013 07:09:07 -0400 http://www.louisiana.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214660071/scat/58efbe858884606b NEW ORLEANS (AP) -- A hunter in northwest Louisiana has shot and killed one of the first whooping cranes brought to Louisiana in an attempt to re-establish the highly endangered species in the ... http://www.louisiana.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214659141/scat/58efbe858884606b Tue, 21 May 2013 06:08:11 -0400 http://www.louisiana.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214659141/scat/58efbe858884606b BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) -- Lawyers say St. Tammany Parish Coroner Peter Galvan has agreed to give nearly 80,000 emails to the state legislative auditor by late Friday morning, and to have a judge decide whether another 2,000 should be turned ... http://www.louisiana.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214659142/scat/58efbe858884606b Tue, 21 May 2013 06:08:10 -0400 http://www.louisiana.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214659142/scat/58efbe858884606b (1 hr ago) Charlotte Bobcats owner Michael Jordan is changing his team's name to the Hornets, said a person familiar with the situation. The person said Jordan will detail the timetable for the change to be completed at a news conference the Bobcats have scheduled for Tuesday. The person spoke to The Associated Press Monday on condition of anonymity because the name change has not been ... http://www.louisiana.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214654993/scat/58efbe858884606b Tue, 21 May 2013 01:48:17 -0400 http://www.louisiana.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214654993/scat/58efbe858884606b Charlotte Bobcats owner Michael Jordan is changing his team's name to the Hornets, said a person familiar with the situation. The person said ... http://www.louisiana.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214654504/scat/58efbe858884606b Tue, 21 May 2013 00:49:37 -0400 http://www.louisiana.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214654504/scat/58efbe858884606b Detectives are looking for a killer after a deadly shooting late Sunday night. The Tangipahoa Parish Sheriff's Office said James Dillon, 20, of Independence, was shot and killed while sitting in his vehicle. The ... http://www.louisiana.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214652544/scat/58efbe858884606b Mon, 20 May 2013 22:30:30 -0400 http://www.louisiana.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214652544/scat/58efbe858884606b New Orleans did win the lottery by scoring a visit from one of the most influential people in the world! We were lucky enough to have the Dalai Lama in town for a few days. A picture on the city’s ... http://www.louisiana.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214651701/scat/58efbe858884606b Mon, 20 May 2013 21:38:00 -0400 http://www.louisiana.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214651701/scat/58efbe858884606b BATON ROUGE, LA (WAFB) - Representative Chris Broadwater and a supporting cast presented his bill to members of the Senate Revenue and Fiscal Affairs Committee on Monday. The bill would create a centralized collection department to work in conjunction with the Department of Revenue and the Attorney General's Office. "At a time when we've seen cuts to higher education, ... http://www.louisiana.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214651614/scat/58efbe858884606b Mon, 20 May 2013 21:25:16 -0400 http://www.louisiana.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214651614/scat/58efbe858884606b BATON ROUGE, La. -- A Louisiana judge has ordered former Miami Dolphins running back Cecil Collins held without bond until a probation hearing July 1.The Advocate ( http://bit.ly/12pRZDO) reports that District Judge Mike Caldwell will decide whether Collins violated probation on Louisiana charges by committing a burglary in Florida in late 1999.Collins was released from a Florida prison May 1 ... http://www.louisiana.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214650836/scat/58efbe858884606b Mon, 20 May 2013 20:41:14 -0400 http://www.louisiana.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214650836/scat/58efbe858884606b JACKSON, Miss. - An explosives recycling company that authorities said improperly stored millions of pounds of a military propellant, causing the evacuation of a Louisiana town last year, was stripped of its state explosives licenses on Monday.Louisiana State Police spokeswoman Julie Lewis said Explo System Inc.'s state explosives licenses will remain revoked "pending the adjudication ... http://www.louisiana.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214650569/scat/58efbe858884606b Mon, 20 May 2013 20:39:55 -0400 http://www.louisiana.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214650569/scat/58efbe858884606b Michael Jordan is changing his team's name to the Hornets. The person says Jordan will detail the timetable for the change to be completed at a press conference the Bobcats have scheduled for Tuesday. The person spoke to The Associated Press Monday on condition of anonymity because the name change has not been publicly announced. NBA deputy commissioner and COO Adam Silver ... http://www.louisiana.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214650591/scat/58efbe858884606b Mon, 20 May 2013 20:28:39 -0400 http://www.louisiana.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214650591/scat/58efbe858884606b Detectives are looking for a killer after a deadly shooting late Sunday night. The Tangipahoa Parish Sheriff's Office said James Dillon, 20, of Independence, was shot and killed while sitting in his vehicle. The ... http://www.louisiana.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214649420/scat/58efbe858884606b Mon, 20 May 2013 19:05:05 -0400 http://www.louisiana.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214649420/scat/58efbe858884606b BATON ROUGE, LA (WAFB) - A new Legislative Audit report released Monday shows some problems with the way the State Department of Education is managing its charter schools. Charter schools are independent, publicly funded elementary or secondary schools that are operated through a charter between a non-profit or other group and the state. State law requires the state to monitor the ... http://www.louisiana.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214649421/scat/58efbe858884606b Mon, 20 May 2013 19:05:05 -0400 http://www.louisiana.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214649421/scat/58efbe858884606b (CBS) - According to CBS, the season finale of 'Mike & Molly' will not air due to the tragic events Monday afternoon in Oklahoma. CBS officials say it is due to a related storyline. A repeat broadcast will run in the time period instead of the season finale. The season finale will be broadcast at an appropriate date. 'Mike & Molly' airs on WAFB Channel 9 at 8:30 ... http://www.louisiana.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214649422/scat/58efbe858884606b Mon, 20 May 2013 19:05:04 -0400 http://www.louisiana.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214649422/scat/58efbe858884606b NEW ORLEANS -; A federal judge on Monday dismissed one of the two counts in the indictment of a former BP executive who was charged with concealing information from Congress about the amount of oil that was leaking from the company's blown-out well in the Gulf of Mexico in ... http://www.louisiana.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214643909/scat/58efbe858884606b Mon, 20 May 2013 18:24:49 -0400 http://www.louisiana.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214643909/scat/58efbe858884606b Vanderbilt and LSU are the favorites to win this week's Southeastern Conference tournament after mowing through regular-season play with uncommon ease.The real intrigue, however, is the new single-elimination format in the opening round of the tournament.Instead of the usual double-elimination format, the league's coaches say the sudden-death round was added because of scheduling and ... http://www.louisiana.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214644533/scat/58efbe858884606b Mon, 20 May 2013 18:20:24 -0400 http://www.louisiana.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214644533/scat/58efbe858884606b Two major sports facilities are coming out of the ground in metro New Orleans that are game changers. Construction is fully underway in uptown on Tulane’s campus and out in Metairie at the Saints training facility. The Green Wave has started building their own on-campus football stadium. The $60 million project will bring college football back to uptown for the first time since 1974. ... http://www.louisiana.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214644405/scat/58efbe858884606b Mon, 20 May 2013 18:12:48 -0400 http://www.louisiana.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214644405/scat/58efbe858884606b BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) -- Proposals making it more difficult to cut the rates paid to hospitals and nursing homes for taking care of Medicaid patients are nearing final ... http://www.louisiana.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214644559/scat/58efbe858884606b Mon, 20 May 2013 18:05:24 -0400 http://www.louisiana.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214644559/scat/58efbe858884606b JACKSON, Miss. (AP) -- Louisiana authorities have suspended the explosives licenses of a company accused of improperly storing millions of pounds of a military propellant in ... http://www.louisiana.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214643362/scat/58efbe858884606b Mon, 20 May 2013 17:01:33 -0400 http://www.louisiana.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214643362/scat/58efbe858884606b BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) -- Gov. Bobby Jindal has ordered a review of permits issued to Texas Brine, the operator of a collapsed salt dome in Assumption Parish that authorities say caused a 15-acre ... http://www.louisiana.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214643363/scat/58efbe858884606b Mon, 20 May 2013 17:01:33 -0400 http://www.louisiana.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214643363/scat/58efbe858884606b An Oregon girl abducted as a baby and missing for 18 years finally emerged in Dallas this week when her mother turned herself in to authorities, according to the Polk County Sheriff's ... http://www.louisiana.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214643052/scat/58efbe858884606b Mon, 20 May 2013 16:56:51 -0400 http://www.louisiana.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214643052/scat/58efbe858884606b Police are searching for a man accused of opening fire into crowds standing outside a gas station and injuring two people early Sunday morning. The Plaquemine Police Department said Shannon Holmes ... http://www.louisiana.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214643054/scat/58efbe858884606b Mon, 20 May 2013 16:56:51 -0400 http://www.louisiana.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214643054/scat/58efbe858884606b Authorities in Florida are investigating the death of an 8-year-old Louisiana boy. The Escambia County Sheriff's Office reported on its Facebook page the body of Owen Black was found around 1 p.m. Sunday. Sheriff ... http://www.louisiana.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214643053/scat/58efbe858884606b Mon, 20 May 2013 16:56:51 -0400 http://www.louisiana.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214643053/scat/58efbe858884606b An agency such as the Federal Communications Commission must be given deference concerning the scope of its jurisdiction, the U.S. Supreme Court said Monday. While the FCC claimed the interpretation of its own statutory authority is subject to review under a previous court case, Chevron vs. National Resources Defense Council Inc., the Texas cities of Arlington and San Antonio claimed Congress ... http://www.louisiana.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214642611/scat/58efbe858884606b Mon, 20 May 2013 16:48:06 -0400 http://www.louisiana.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214642611/scat/58efbe858884606b A proposal for Louisiana to tap into the federal health overhaul money available for expanding Medicaid has won approval from the state Senate's health committee, despite opposition from Gov. Bobby ... http://www.louisiana.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214641978/scat/58efbe858884606b Mon, 20 May 2013 16:21:12 -0400 http://www.louisiana.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214641978/scat/58efbe858884606b NEW IBERIA, La. (AP) -- The University of Louisiana-Lafayette's primate center has paid a $38,571 fine for the deaths of three rhesus monkeys in May 2011 and an injury last year to a ... http://www.louisiana.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214642101/scat/58efbe858884606b Mon, 20 May 2013 15:57:46 -0400 http://www.louisiana.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214642101/scat/58efbe858884606b BAYOU CORNE, LA (WAFB) - Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal was in Bayou Corne Monday morning to hold a news conference on the current status of the giant sinkhole in Grand Bayou. Texas Brine owns the salt cavern that caused the massive sinkhole in Grand Bayou in June 2012. Ten days ago, there were four breaches in the containment berm surrounding the sinkhole. The breaches were caused by ... http://www.louisiana.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214641852/scat/58efbe858884606b Mon, 20 May 2013 15:53:31 -0400 http://www.louisiana.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214641852/scat/58efbe858884606b Police are searching for a man accused of opening fire into crowds standing outside a gas station and injuring two people early Sunday morning. The Plaquemine Police Department said Shannon Holmes ... http://www.louisiana.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214642102/scat/58efbe858884606b Mon, 20 May 2013 15:53:31 -0400 http://www.louisiana.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214642102/scat/58efbe858884606b The goal was a good one: investors wanted to reduce their overall state income tax liabilities by investing in film production tax credits. The tax credits were to come directly off the investors' net incomes tax due, according to a story published by the Associated Press. The yield would be $1.33 for every dollar invested. This is what attracted New Orleans Saints coach Sean Payton; current ... http://www.louisiana.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214639926/scat/58efbe858884606b Mon, 20 May 2013 14:44:07 -0400 http://www.louisiana.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214639926/scat/58efbe858884606b OPELOUSAS, La. (AP) -- A new scam has emerged in St. Landry Parish in the form of letters directing the recipient to pay a firm $83 for a copy of a deed to their ... http://www.louisiana.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214639489/scat/58efbe858884606b Mon, 20 May 2013 13:37:28 -0400 http://www.louisiana.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214639489/scat/58efbe858884606b Authorities in Florida are investigating the death of an 8-year-old Louisiana boy. Officials said it is believed he drowned, but an investigation is ... http://www.louisiana.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214639222/scat/58efbe858884606b Mon, 20 May 2013 13:32:37 -0400 http://www.louisiana.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214639222/scat/58efbe858884606b BATON ROUGE, La. – LSU senior outfielder Raph Rhymes was named SEC Player of the Week Monday by the conference office in Birmingham, Ala. Rhymes led the second-ranked Tigers to three wins in four games last week, including an SEC series victory versus Ole Miss. He batted .455 (5-for-11) in four games with one double, two homers and six RBI. Rhymes' two-run homer in the bottom of ... http://www.louisiana.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214639223/scat/58efbe858884606b Mon, 20 May 2013 13:32:37 -0400 http://www.louisiana.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214639223/scat/58efbe858884606b performance BATON ROUGE - A new audit says the state education department had gaps in its monitoring of the academic performance of Louisiana's charter schools. The review, released Monday by the Louisiana Legislative Auditor's Office, looked at charter school monitoring activities during the 2011-12 budget year. The audit says the Department of Education didn't verify that ... http://www.louisiana.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214637778/scat/58efbe858884606b Mon, 20 May 2013 12:54:53 -0400 http://www.louisiana.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214637778/scat/58efbe858884606b A prostitution sting conducted by the Bossier City Police Department with the assistance of the Shreveport Police Department resulted in the arrest of six ... http://www.louisiana.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214638089/scat/58efbe858884606b Mon, 20 May 2013 12:52:46 -0400 http://www.louisiana.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214638089/scat/58efbe858884606b State Superintendent of Education John White said Lefkowith has experience changing systems and working with industries, which he said are both relevant in revamping how public school classes are offered and improving the state's career diploma ... http://www.louisiana.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214638090/scat/58efbe858884606b Mon, 20 May 2013 12:30:39 -0400 http://www.louisiana.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214638090/scat/58efbe858884606b Police are searching for a man accused of opening fire into crowds standing outside a gas station and injuring two people early Sunday morning. The Plaquemine Police Department said Shannon Holmes ... http://www.louisiana.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214637782/scat/58efbe858884606b Mon, 20 May 2013 12:26:02 -0400 http://www.louisiana.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214637782/scat/58efbe858884606b METAIRIE, LA (WAFB) - After taking a huge pay cut to stay with the New Orleans Saints, Will Smith will now have to make a position change.Smith will start OTA's at Outside Linebacker in Rex Ryan's new 3-4 defense.The Saints are trying to address a major weakness on the team. Earlier this year the team signed former Dallas Cowboys linebacker Victor Butler. Butler will join Smith, ... http://www.louisiana.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214637781/scat/58efbe858884606b Mon, 20 May 2013 12:26:02 -0400 http://www.louisiana.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214637781/scat/58efbe858884606b BATON ROUGE, LA (WAFB) - With hurricane season less than two weeks away, this weekend will be the best time to get prepared. This Saturday and Sunday, shoppers can take advantage of the Louisiana Hurricane Preparedness Sales Tax Holiday and save a little money while stocking up on supplies. Shoppers picking up things like portable generators, flashlights and batteries will not have to ... http://www.louisiana.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214637783/scat/58efbe858884606b Mon, 20 May 2013 12:26:02 -0400 http://www.louisiana.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214637783/scat/58efbe858884606b WASHINGTON -; The Supreme Court won't order new legislative elections in Mississippi over complaints about the timing of the state's ... http://www.louisiana.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214635980/scat/58efbe858884606b Mon, 20 May 2013 11:46:37 -0400 http://www.louisiana.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214635980/scat/58efbe858884606b DALLAS (AP) - Dallas firefighters have recovered the body of a comrade who reported by radio being trapped while battling a condominium complex blaze. A U.S. flag covered the firefighter's body when it was removed from the rubble Monday morning. The firefighter's name wasn't immediately released. Dallas Fire-Rescue spokesman Jason Evans says two firefighters were transported to a ... http://www.louisiana.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214636210/scat/58efbe858884606b Mon, 20 May 2013 11:43:06 -0400 http://www.louisiana.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214636210/scat/58efbe858884606b BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) -- Louisiana's ethics board says an LSU Board of Supervisors member can serve on the governing board and also lead a private group that wants to take over operation of LSU's Shreveport ... http://www.louisiana.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214636513/scat/58efbe858884606b Mon, 20 May 2013 11:26:24 -0400 http://www.louisiana.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214636513/scat/58efbe858884606b Casino developers received conditional approval to open the site from the Louisiana Gaming Control Board on Thursday. On June 13, casino developer William Trotter says the staff will start an eight-hour run before shutting down again to test the system and work out the final ... http://www.louisiana.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214636514/scat/58efbe858884606b Mon, 20 May 2013 11:26:24 -0400 http://www.louisiana.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214636514/scat/58efbe858884606b