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La. constitutional changes going to voters
BATON ROUGE, La. — Louisiana lawmakers are proposing eight new changes to the state constitution following their regular session, including new protections from steep budget cuts for certain health...
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Public defenders running deficits
BATON ROUGE, La. — Continuing to struggle to represent clients who can’t afford attorneys, nearly 70 percent of Louisiana’s public defenders offices ran deficits last year, forcing them to dip heav...
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Woman's car hits tree, she dies
WISNER – A Wisner woman was killed in a car crash on Sunday night in Franklin Parish. The dead woman was identified as 25-year-old Memory Roberts, said Louisiana State Police. Roberts was driving a...
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20 safe after vessel hits platform, sinks in Gulf
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Officials say an offshore supply boat struck a production platform in the Gulf of Mexico on Friday and sank after all 20 people aboard were transferred safely to another boat. Co...
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Louisiana news briefs: Sen. Landrieu’s son faces drunk driving charge
La. Sen. Landrieu’s son faces drunk driving charge NEW ORLEANS — The 21-year-old son of U.S. Sen. Mary Landrieu is facing charges of driving while intoxicated, hit-and-run driving, and driving the...
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Louisiana news briefs
ATM stolen from Hammond Office of Motor Vehicles HAMMOND — State police say an unknown vehicle backed into the Office of Motor Vehicles branch in Hammond and left with an automated teller machine....
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New state office to target La. debt collection
BATON ROUGE (AP) — A new state agency is being created to beef up Louisiana’s efforts to collect delinquent accounts owed to the state. Lawmakers who overwhelmingly agreed to set up the Office of D...
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La. colleges hit roadblocks in legislative session
By MELINDA DESLATTE Associated Press BATON ROUGE — Louisiana’s higher education leaders and advocates had big goals for the just-ended legislative session, asking lawmakers to give up their authori...
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Volunteers walk on their knees and stick plugs into the mud in Little Vermilion Bay. The water was three to four feet deep.
Rebuilding the Louisiana marsh, one bulrush at a time
ABBEVILLE – The Vermilion Soil and Water Conservation District (VSWCD) in cooperation with the Natural Resources Conservation Service, Office of Soil and Water Conservation Louisiana Dept. of Agric...
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Civil service panel agrees to LSU hospital deals, layoffs
BATON ROUGE (AP) — The Civil Service Commission reversed course Monday and agreed to privatization plans for four LSU hospitals, with nearly 4,000 layoffs set to take effect June 23. The commission...
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BP oil spill cleanup ends in 3 states
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Cleanup work has ended in three of the states affected by BP PLC’s massive 2010 oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, the company said Monday. The London-based oil giant said the Coas...
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Louisiana news briefs: Audit -- Unreliable data used for tuition hikes
Audit: Unreliable data used for tuition hikes BATON ROUGE — Nearly 79 percent of community and technical colleges using a program that lets them raise student tuition didn’t provide reliable data ...
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