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La. College gets $10 million gift
PINEVILLE – Louisiana College President Joe Aguillard, fresh off a retention vote by the Board of Trustees, said Wednesday that the private Baptist school has received a $10 million donation. Aguil...
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Bill would allow colleges to set their own tuition
BATON ROUGE (AP) — Two measures that would take lawmakers out of setting college tuition rates started advancing Tuesday in the Louisiana House. The House Education Committee approved a bill that w...
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Senate panel backs Medicaid expansion model
BATON ROUGE (AP) — A proposal for Louisiana to tap into the federal health overhaul money available for expanding Medicaid narrowly won approval Tuesday from the state Senate’s health committee, de...
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House lawmakers split over budget maneuver
By MELINDA DESLATTE Associated Press BATON ROUGE — Lawmakers in the House split with their leadership Tuesday and refused to accept a procedural move that would have given most of the decision-maki...
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Jindal: $340M from BP for Gulf restoration
LAFITTE (AP) — BP PLC has agreed to pay $340 million to restore four of the barrier islands that act as hurricane buffers for Louisiana’s mainland and create two fish research hatcheries in the sta...
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Lawmakers refuse to expand public records access
BATON ROUGE (AP) — The House ethics committee on Tuesday backed Gov. Bobby Jindal’s effort to keep most of his records hidden from public view and rejected a proposal that would have limited the g...
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New Orleans paper is a daily again: The Advocate sold
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Months after cutting its print edition to three days a week, The Times-Picayune of New Orleans on Tuesday announced plans for a three-day-a-week tabloid called TPStreet available...
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Gov. Bobby Jindal
Setbacks vex GOP governors eyeing 2016 race
WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican governors are often seen as innovative policymakers and potential presidential candidates, but a few are struggling with political or ethical problems that might crimp ...
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Louisiana news briefs
Ethics panel reduces fine THIBODAUX — State Ethics officials will not rehear arguments about ethics charges against Lafourche Parish President Charlotte Randolph, but they did reduce her fine. Ra...
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Aguillard retains La. College presidency
PINEVILLE – Joe Aguillard remains president of Louisiana College, a post he’s held since January 2005. The Baptist college’s Board of Trustees reached that conclusion in a vote at its special meeti...
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Georges completes Advocate purchases, installs two former Times Picayune editors in top posts
BATON ROUGE – Two former Times Picayune editors were put in key positions by John Georges, new owner of The Advocate. His purchase of the state's largest daily was completed this week. According to...
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La. spent $800M on film tax credits
BATON ROUGE (AP) — Louisiana shelled out $800 million over the last five years in tax breaks for the movie industry, according to an audit released Monday that suggests the state gets back little i...
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