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Big rig pulls in front of another, unrestrained passenger killed
OAKDALE – An Opelousas man died when an 18-wheeler pulled from a private drive into the path of another early Tuesday. State Police said the accident occurred on La. 10 in Vernon Parish east of US ...
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Audit says $2.7M in RSD property is missing BATON ROUGE — A new audit says the state-run Recovery School District has lost track of $2.7 million in property, like computers and equipment. The Lou...
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Injunction sought against Jindal budget
BATON ROUGE, La. — Two Jefferson Parish lawmakers on Monday asked a judge to block the use of patchwork financing in next year’s budget, toughening their legal challenge against Gov. Bobby Jindal’s...
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City of New Orleans in court over jail pact
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A former New Orleans jail inmate’s account of an hours-long beating and sexual assault opened a federal court hearing Monday on proposed reforms at the facility. The reforms are ...
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Gov. Bobby Jindal
Lawmaker: Jindal tax plan faces hurdles to passage
BATON ROUGE, La. — The lawmaker sponsoring Gov. Bobby Jindal’s tax rewrite proposal said Monday that while the plan faces strong opposition, it’s not doomed to failure as the legislative session b...
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Feds: Sperm whales near Miss. River are different
By JANET McCONNAUGHEY Associated Press NEW ORLEANS — About 1,300 sperm whales in the northern Gulf of Mexico may be different enough from others in their endangered species to be considered for spe...
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Dixie Brewery’s future uncertain
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The battle over the old Dixie Brewery site has reached a tipping point as the Department of Veterans Affairs moves closer to at least partial demolition and renovation of the his...
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Analysis: ‘Revenue neutral’ toughens tax overhaul
By MELINDA DESLATTE Associated Press BATON ROUGE — By declaring his massive tax law rewrite would be “revenue neutral,” Gov. Bobby Jindal has boxed himself into a requirement that seems nearly impo...
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Poverty Point erosion funds sought
BATON ROUGE (AP) — Lt. Gov. Jay Dardenne is seeking emergency state funding to mitigate erosion at the Poverty Point State Historic Site, which is a candidate for World Heritage Site status. Darden...
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Louisiana news briefs
‘Hogan’s Heroes’ coming to museum NEW ORLEANS — The National World War II Museum will screen several episodes of the 1960s and ‘70s television comedy series “Hogan’s Heroes” at 6 p.m. today. The s...
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Unrestrained driver dies when pickup overturns in US 190 ditchh
MERRYVILLE - An unrestrained driver was ejected and killed when his pickup overturned in a ditch along US 190. State Police said Robert Norman, 69, of Bon Wier, Texas lost control of his truck abou...
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Driver, unbelted, dies when thrown from SUV as it leaves roadway
FRANKLINTON - An unrestrained driver was killed when thrown from his SUV on Saturday night. State police said a 54-year-old Sidney Sumrall of Bogalusa was killed when he was thrown from his sport u...
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