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New Orleans Saints Coach Sean Payton Settles Tax Credit Lawsuit
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; ...
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Tornadoes kill 2 more bad weather expected
Tornadoes destroyed homes and tossed trees around like toothpicks as powerful storms ripped through Oklahoma and the Midwest on Sunday and ...
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NOPD looking for man in connection with two Saturday armed robberies
Once they were near the rear of the home, around 12:08 a.m., police say the same man approached them and told them to give him any money they had. The man pulled out a black and silver semi-automatic pistol, and the victims complied, police ...
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Audit DOE skipped steps in monitoring states charter schools
The review, released Monday by the Louisiana Legislative Auditor's Office, looked at charter school monitoring activities during the 2011-12 budget ...
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TPSO Man shot in his vehicle in Natalbany Sunday night
Tornadoes destroyed homes and tossed trees around like toothpicks as powerful storms ripped through Oklahoma and the Midwest on Sunday and Monday. And the destructive weather, which killed at least two people, isn't over. Baseball-sized hail, wind ...
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NOPD Man knelt between two vehicles before stealing purse Sunday
Police say the incident occurred at about 10:30 p.m. Sunday at the intersection of Ursulines Avenue and Dauphine Street when the man knelt between two vehicles waiting to confront the ...
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Offsides with Fletcher Mackel Pelicans dont want the No. 1 pick
In my first column aimed at helping the Pelicans take flight, I built a team the New Orleans Saints would be proud of - a fast-paced group focused on ...
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Sheriff Inmate nearly done serving sentence sought after leaving work early
An inmate in the transitional work program, and to be released from the Orleans Parish Prison in about a month, is being sought after he left his job in the transitional work program early and was reported missing ...
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Corps holds meeting Tuesday on Gulfport channel deepening
The port has asked the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to study the feasibility of a deeper ship channel as part of an ongoing environmental assessment of port ...
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Judge orders St. Tammany coroner to turn over 80000 documents by Friday
The St. Tammany Parish coroner has gone to court in an attempt to quash a subpoena from the Office of the Louisiana Legislative Auditor and faces a looming deadline to comply with a second subpoena -- this one from the Office of the Louisiana Attorney General -- WDSU has ...
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Fascinating festivals from around the World
From the Road Kill Cook Off to one that involve moose droppings and even the World Body Painting festival, just to name a few, festivals take many forms. Glance at some of the most interesting festivals in the United States and around the ...
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Tornadoes wallop several states 2 killed
The death toll now stands at two after tornadoes swept through Oklahoma on Sunday, the state medical examiner's office said Monday. Both victims were elderly men from ...
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Food irradiation business to increase trade in south Mississippi
A $5 million food-irradiation facility at the Gulfport-Biloxi International Airport is expected to increase business by officials who say it increases food safety and extends shelf life of perishable ...
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Corps to discuss hurricane protection study Tuesday in Lutcher
The Army Corps of Engineers will meet Tuesday with residents about a study that looks at ways to reduce the risks from hurricane and storm surge in St. James and St. John the Baptist ...
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Monday Exact Weather forecast
North Korea on Monday fired more projectiles into the sea off its east coast, South Korean officials said, urging Pyongyang to refrain from "tension-creating acts." But Pyongyang described the launches as a "regular military exercise." The South ...
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More storms expected after rash of tornadoes
And the destructive weather isn't over. Baseball-sized hail, wind gusts and tornadoes could pummel parts of the central Plains and Midwest through ...
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Report VA Hospital construction over budget behind schedule
Construction on the new Veteran Affairs hospital in Mid-City is hundreds of millions of dollars over budget and behind schedule, according to U.S. Government Accountability Office ...
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Tornadoes slam several states 300 homes hit
But the destructive weather isn't over. Baseball-sized hail, wind gusts and tornadoes could pummel parts of the central Plains and Midwest through ...
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Tornadoes pummel several states and kill 1
But the destructive weather isn't over. Baseball-sized hail, wind gusts and tornadoes could pummel parts of the central Plains and Midwest through ...
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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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