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Proposed saggy pants ban heads to public hearing
HOUMA (AP) — Terrebonne residents can comment April 10 before the Parish Council takes a final vote on a proposal to impose fines for anyone caught wearing pants that sag below the waist in public....
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Sinkhole swallows more trees BAYOU CORNE — About 25 trees fell into the Assumption Parish sinkhole and officials say a new crack formed Monday night in a well pad south of the lake-like slurry hol...
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Supervisors approve LSU president appointment
BATON ROUGE – The LSU Board of Supervisors unanimously approved the appointment of F. King Alexander as President of the LSU System and Chancellor of LSU A&M, with the understanding that these two ...
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Mark Shirley, LSU AgCenter fisheries agent, shows shrimpers in Delcambre how to use an Emergency Position Indicator Radio Beacon to alert the Coast Guard with a distress signal.
There's more to shrimping than trawling
DELCAMBRE – Experts from the LSU AgCenter and Louisiana Sea Grant met with area shrimpers to help them become more efficient, learn new technology and comply with federal fishing regulations. “We a...
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Hurricanes offer similar lessons for builders
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Lessons learned from Hurricane Sandy about how best to limit damage to buildings closely track those of Katrina, a federal engineer said Monday. Elevating generators and pumps is...
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Lawmakers say Jindal trying to oust college leader
BATON ROUGE (AP)— Six Republican state lawmakers said Monday that Gov. Bobby Jindal is trying to pressure the Board of Regents to fire the state’s top higher education leader. Commissioner of Highe...
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Rig worker: Training saved lives after BP blowout
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A Transocean employee who served as chief mate on the Deepwater Horizon testified Monday that he believes the rig crew’s emergency training saved lives following the 2010 explosi...
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Morgan City High School student Andrew Albritton spoke at the New Generations Conference held at Morgan City High School Monday afternoon. High school students were able to present ideas to local officials about how to improve their city.
Elected officials hear student ideas
MORGAN CITY, La. — Improving city parks and trails, developing a program to help students decide what they want to do after high school and creating a freshman mentoring program were some of the id...
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WW2 Museum breaks attendance record
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The National World War II Museum says it set an attendance record this month. It says 3,556 visitors came in on March 11. That’s 295 more than the previous record, set March 27, ...
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Tax extensions must be filed electronically BATON ROUGE — Louisiana taxpayers who require more time to file their 2012 income taxes must submit their extension requests electronically. The Louisi...
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Gov. Bobby Jindal
CABL: Phase-in Jindal tax
BATON ROUGE (AP) — Gov. Bobby Jindal’s tax plan should include a margin of error so the state doesn’t end up facing new budget shortfalls, the leader of a government watchdog group said Monday. The...
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Louisiana attorney general investigating Medicaid contract
BATON ROUGE (AP) — The Louisiana attorney general’s office advised Gov. Bobby Jindal’s administration to cancel a nearly $200 million Medicaid contract with a Maryland company that has ties to the ...
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