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House committee won't hear Jindal tax repeal
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — The chairman of the House tax committee said Monday that Gov. Bobby Jindal's push to repeal Louisiana's income taxes won't win passage this session, and his panel deferred a...
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Teacher charged with prohibited sexual contacty with student
MOSS BLUFF – A teacher at Sam Houston High School is accused of having inappropriate contact with a female student. State Troopers said they were tipped off by the girl’s parents and the girl confi...
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Traffic stop yields 44 pounds of pot
SULPHUR – A Florida man stopped for alleged traffic violations on Interstate 10 had more than 40 pounds of pot in his pickup. State Police said Robert Marlow, 55, of Leesburg, Fla. was pulled over...
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DeSoto Parish basketball coach arrested on sex charge
MANSFIELD (AP) — The North DeSoto High School head boys’ basketball coach has been arrested on charges relating to inappropriate behavior with a 14-year-old female student. DeSoto Parish sheriff’s ...
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Firm defends Medicaid contract
BATON ROUGE (AP) — A top official with the Maryland company whose nearly $200 million Medicaid contract with the state has been cancelled said the firm has never been contacted as part of an ongoin...
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Louisiana news briefs
Landrieu has $3.5M in account BATON ROUGE — U.S. Sen. Mary Landrieu’s campaign says the Democrat incumbent has raised $1.2 million in the latest fundraising cycle and has nearly $3.5 million in he...
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Ex-BP engineer responds to feds’ ‘farcical’ claims
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A former BP engineer charged with deleting text messages about the company’s response to its 2010 oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico claims federal prosecutors have tacked on “farci...
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Louisiana news briefs
Man gets 40-year sentence in ULL student’s death LAFAYETT — A man has been sentenced to 40 years in prison in the January 2010 shooting death of a University of Louisiana at Lafayette student. Jos...
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LSU hospital in Baton Rouge to close Monday
BATON ROUGE (AP) — Lawmakers granted final approval Wednesday to closing the doors of LSU’s public hospital in Baton Rouge next week and shifting health care services for the poor and uninsured to ...
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Judge increases bond, ex-model returns to jail
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A former male model is back in the Orleans Parish Prison after a judge found that he violated his bond by flirting with college sophomores during a Carnival parade at his parents...
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Bill would ban social media posts while driving
BATON ROUGE — Hold that Twitter thought. If you are driving, a proposed state law would make it illegal for you to post status updates or anything else to social media websites. With an eye toward ...
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Road closure will end access to Tangipahoa River landing
AMITE -- A two-tenths mile section of road leading from Old Covington Highway to Carpenter’s Landing on the Tangipahoa River east of Hammond will be closed to the public. Action came Monday, April ...
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