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Rural roads funding bill heads to Jindal
BATON ROUGE -- Borrowed money would be used to upgrade rural roads in the state under a plan approved by the Legislature on Wednesday. Gov. Bobby Jindal supports the $325 million borrowing to fund ...
May 10, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 33 33 recommendations | email to a friend
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Crowley council eyes how to monitor underage drinking at Rice Festival
CROWLEY – The city is apparently going to take steps to do something about underage drinking at the annual Rice Festival. At Tuesday night’s City Council meeting, officials discussed the Police Dep...
May 09, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 30 30 recommendations | email to a friend
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Tangipahoa petro leasing bringing in more dollars as demand grows
AMITE--The number of oil leases in Tangipahoa Parish during the first four months of 2012 has nearly matched the 564 in the parish for all of 2011, said Tangipahoa Parish Clerk of Court Julian Dufr...
May 08, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 33 33 recommendations | email to a friend
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Kisatchie wildflower bounty on display
WINNFIELD – Kisatchie National Forest will host its annual “Celebrating Wildflowers Event” on Saturday, May 12, 2012 with a prairie tour on the Winn Ranger District. The tour will begin at the Win...
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Man charged with sex crimes involving his 9-year-old daughter
LEESVILLE – Louisiana State Police have charged a Rosepine man with sex crimes involving his daughter. Shaun Mueller, 34, is charged with pornography involving juveniles and indecent behaviror with...
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Zachary officials respond to citizen backlash, won't accept scholarship students from other systems' failing schools
Responding to input from the community, Zachary Community School District officials have decided not to participate in the Louisiana Student Scholarships for Educational Excellence Program (SSEEP) ...
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No Cinco de Mayo celebration for Mexican nationals busted in Eunice drug case
Eunice Police arrested two men on allegations of selling cocaine and marijuana and seized $56,700 in suspected drug proceeds. Manuel Cuellar-Martinez, 1044 Hwy. 91, and Jose Luis Cuellar-Zamarron,...
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Browning back in Fire Marshal chair
BATON ROUGE – State Fire Marshal Butch Browning Butch Browning was reinstated as the Louisiana State Fire Marshal today, following a State Police investigation which found that there is no factual ...
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DEQ again charges waste tire transporter with numerous violations
CHURCH POINT – Investigators with the Criminal Investigation Division of the Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality on Thursday again arrested a waste tire transporter from Church Point on n...
May 03, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 45 45 recommendations | email to a friend
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CEOs pick La. as most-improved for business
BATON ROUGE, La. — Chief Executive magazine announced Wednesday that CEOs nationwide rank Louisiana as the most-improved state for business in the U.S., according to the magazine's 2012 Best/Worst ...
May 02, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 46 46 recommendations | email to a friend
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Assistance offered to enhance migratory bird habitat
ALEXANDRIA – The Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) is offering technical and financial assistance to agricultural producers in portions of 22 parishes to develop and enhance habitat for...
Apr 30, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 53 53 recommendations | email to a friend
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La. Democrats pick new party leader
BATON ROUGE – Aging former congressman and state legislator Buddy Leach put the Louisiana Democratic Party back on its feet. Now it has picked a young person to chase the Republicans. State Sen. K...
Apr 30, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 44 44 recommendations | email to a friend
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