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Turtle protection device plans shelved by NOAA
BATON ROUGE (AP) — New regulations that would have forced shrimpers in the bays and marshes of the Gulf of Mexico to install devices on their nets to save endangered sea turtles were scrapped Tuesd...
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College accrediting body questions LSU job merger
BATON ROUGE, La. — The LSU governing board’s decision to merge two of the system’s top jobs has raised concerns from the Georgia-based organization that accredits Southern colleges, which is pressi...
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Judge says he’ll rule this week on voucher lawsuit
BATON ROUGE, La. — A Baton Rouge judge said Wednesday that he expects to rule this week on a lawsuit from teacher unions and school boards seeking to shut down Gov. Bobby Jindal’s statewide voucher...
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Another black bear felled illegally by gun shot
MARKSVILLE – Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries (LDWF) Enforcement Division agents and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) officials are seeking leads for an illegally killed black b...
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Levee upkeep bill comes to New Orleans
NEW ORLEANS, La. — In the busy and under-staffed offices of New Orleans’ flood-control leaders, there’s an uneasy feeling about what lies ahead. By the time the next hurricane season starts in June...
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Grand Isle still waiting for levee repairs
GRAND ISLE (AP) — Three months after Hurricane Isaac, Grand Isle is still waiting for repairs to the island’s levee system. But Grand Isle Mayor David Carmadelle tells The Courier he’s been told by...
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Many BP opt-out requests weren’t valid
By MICHAEL KUNZELMAN Associated Press NEW ORLEANS — Only about half the businesses and individuals who asked to be excluded from a proposed settlement over BP’s 2010 oil spill submitted valid reque...
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Body identified as missing oil platform worker
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A body found Monday in the Gulf of Mexico near Grand Isle has been identified as a Filipino worker missing since a Nov. 16 oil platform fire. Lafourche Parish Coroner Dr. John Ki...
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State to test pre-K overhaul
BATON ROUGE (AP) — State Superintendent of Education John White says Louisiana’s prekindergarten overhaul will be tested for at least one year before any decisions are made on how schools and cente...
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Louisiana news briefs
BP employees to be arraigned NEW ORLEANS — Two BP rig supervisors and a former BP executive were scheduled to be arraigned Wednesday on criminal charges stemming from the deadly Deepwater Horizon ...
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Father, son charged with illegal deer hunting; third man allegedly paid $80 for ill-gotten buck
BUNKIE – Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries Enforcement Division agents arrested a father and son for alleged deer hunting violations on Nov. 20 in Avoyelles Parish. Agents arrested Gre...
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Woman whose daughter died while Mom went out with friends gets new sentence, freed
SHREVEPORT – The Louisiana Supreme Court says leaving young children alone at home while a parent goes partying negligent, but not a willful murderous act when tragedy occurs. Given that ruling, Sa...
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