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EPA takes aim at auto emissions, sulfur in gas
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Obama administration proposed new regulations Friday to clean up gasoline and automobile emissions, claiming the new standards would provide $7 in health benefits from cleaner...
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La. jobless rate edges up to 6 percent in Feb. 

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Federal unemployment statistics show Louisiana's unemployment rate edged up to 6 percent in February, despite an uptick in the number of people working in non-agricultural jobs. ...
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Landrieu, Vitter: $1.4M grant for Port Fourchon
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Louisiana's two U.S. senators say the Greater Lafourche Port Commission is getting a $1.4 million grant to elevate and improve the drainage of a road at Port Fourchon, which serv...
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Industrial group to hear insurance executive
The St. Mary Industrial Group will hold its monthly luncheon meeting at noon Monday at the Petroleum Club of Morgan City. The guest speaker will be Michael Bertaut. He is a financial modeler and f...
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IBM putting 800-job tech center in Baton Rouge
By JANET McCONNAUGHEY Associated Press NEW ORLEANS — IBM expects to employ 800 people within four years at a service center to be built in Baton Rouge, Gov. Bobby Jindal and IBM Senior Vice Preside...
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Banks receive Greenwich awards
Hancock Bank and Whitney Bank received a combined eight national and regional Greenwich Excellence Awards in small business and middle market banking for 2012. The two Gulf South financial institut...
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Business conference planned in Houma
HOUMA (AP) — Signup is under way for a statewide conference for entrepreneurs set June 20 and 21 in Houma. The Louisiana Entrepreneurship Fest For Youth and First-Time Entrepreneurs will be present...
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Jindal plan estimated to boost business tax costs
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Gov. Bobby Jindal’s tax restructuring plan would shift $500 million in tax costs from individuals to businesses, the governor’s leader on the effort said Tuesday. Tim Barfie...
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Mervine Kahn to hold reunion
Mervine Kahn to hold reunion LAFAYETTE — Former employees of the Mervine Kahn Company Inc. department store in Rayne are invited to a reunion on May 26 at The Crossing at Mervine Kahn, 113 East Lou...
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Whitney bBank uilding regional headquarters
LAFAYETTE, La. — Whitney Bank has begun construction on a regional headquarters building to serve the Lafayette, Morgan City and central Louisiana markets. The 20,000-square-foot River Ranch comple...
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Cardiovascular Institute of the South is hosting an open house Tuesday, April 9, from 4:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. at the Morgan City clinic. Staff, top row from left, are Jessica Dupuis, Angela Durocher, Dr. Darrell Solet, Coral Adams, Tammy Albritton and Cherrelle Paul. In front, from left, are Heather Alleman, Nikki Boudreaux, Gloria Smith and Jayde Noel. Staff not pictured are Dr. Peter Abel, Carmen Robinson, Millette Robinson, Debbie Montag, Taffy Pellerin, Jaye Chawla, Martha Domingue, Betty Breaux, Stephanie Dehart, Linda Pisani and Michael Couvillon. Submitted Photo
CIS hosting open house in Morgan City
Cardiovascular Institute of the South is hosting an open house Tuesday, April 9, from 4:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m., at the Morgan City clinic. The open house is to showcase recent renovations which will ...
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Lafayette Oil Center enjoys new business resurgence
LAFAYETTE (AP) — A half-block-long building on Heymann Boulevard at Travis Street highlights the changes happening in the Oil Center. A new events center, the Palmetto Club, opened there last year,...
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