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Louisiana to push ahead with paying private firms to teach kids
(Reuters) - Louisiana's schools chief vowed on Friday to push ahead with a plan to let students take classes from private firms and nonprofits at taxpayers' expense, despite a legal setback and objections from some ...
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Man shot in face suspect escapes
PONCHATOULA, LA (WAFB) - A Ponchatoula man is recovering after being shot in the face Thursday night.According to reports, an officer was patrolling the North Baronne St. area when he saw two men standing in the road, one of which was wearing bloody clothing. The other man took off running when he spotted the officer.Police were unable to find the suspect.The man in the bloody clothing was ...
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BREC Park murderer sentenced to 2 life terms plus 100 years
A former East Baton Rouge Parish School System bus driver pleaded guilty Thursday on drug trafficking and money laundering charges. She was sentenced in federal court to 28 months. The 47 year old ...
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Senators hear from public on next years budget
hearings BATON ROUGE - People who rely on the state for health care and educational programs traveled to the Louisiana Capitol to ask senators to pay for those services in next year's budget. For hours Friday, the Senate Finance Committee heard requests for cuts to be reversed, for programs to be continued and for spending to increase on services with long waiting lists. It was the day ...
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2013 New Orleans Home + Design Show
The New Orleans Home+Design Show When / Where May 24-26 at the Morial Convention Center Hall I Dates/Times ? 4 pm - 9 pm Friday, May 24 ? 10 am - 8 pm Saturday, May 25 ? 10 am - 6 pm Sunday, May 26 Ticket Price: $15 adults (Military with ID – $5) Visitors can get a $5 off admission coupon by ...
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Lady Antebellum Miranda Lambert Zac Brown Band Luke Bryan headline Bayou Country Superfest
NEW ORLEANS - Some of country music's big names, including Lady Antebellum, Miranda Lambert, Darius Rucker and Zac Brown Band, take the stage at the Bayou Country Superfest at LSU's Tiger Stadium for a Memorial Day holiday jamfest. The festival's producer, Quint Davis, said the talent and the free fan fest held before the nightly concerts help to entice attendees. In its fourth ...
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Weekend events in New Orleans and surrounding area
Greek Festival will take place in New Orleans, LA featuring lots of good Greek food and drinks, music, games and overall family fun. The festival will be featuring goat burgers, which has become a very popular food in Greece over the last couple of years. The Greek Festival will be held at 1200 Robert E. Lee Blvd., New Orleans and runs Friday (24th) through Sunday (26th). Admission is $5.00 ...
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Weekly claims for unemployment insurance rise
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) -- First-time claims for unemployment insurance in Louisiana for the week ending May 18, increased from the previous week's ...
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Herb Vincent leaving LSU for the SEC
Information from the SEC BIRMINGHAM, AL - The Southeastern Conference announced Friday that Herb Vincent has been hired as Associate Commissioner for Communications for the league. Vincent currently serves as Associate Vice Chancellor for University Relations and Senior Associate Athletics Director at Louisiana State University. He will begin his new role with the SEC in September. "Herb ...
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Louisiana’s Sen. Landrieu Seeks to Delay Flood Insurance Increases
Sen. Mary Landrieu filed legislation this week to delay flood insurance increases for many residents and businesses in southern Louisiana that officials fear could begin skyrocketing at the end of the year. The National Flood Insurance Program reauthorization was approved last year. Landrieu, D-La., had an amendment that was defeated that would have stalled premium increases of 20 percent or ...
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Louisiana's recovery might be brought to its knees
The six-month moratorium suspending all exploratory oil drilling in the Gulf of Mexico is another blow to an economy already reeling and could potentially undermine the state for years to come.
There can be no one left in Louisiana who has not heard about the Deepwater Horizon disaster and the oil spill that has resulted from the collapse of the rig, which killed eleven people in the process and is now threatening the livelihoods of countless communities along the state’s coast. Read more
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