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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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‘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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Man allegedly leaves child in car while goes in bar
MONROE – A Monroe man allegedly left his six-year-old in the car while he went into a nightclub early Sunday morning. Labarraon Spivey, 35, was was arrested around 1:30 a.m. Sunday and charged with...
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Unbelted driver dies in Interstate 12 multi-vehicle crash
ROBERT-- A multi-vehicle fatal crash on Interstate 12 Monday morning took the life of a 71-year-old Covington woman identified as Terry Gerot. The four-vehicle crash took place shortly after 6 a.m...
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Jindal tax plan includes rebates for poor, retired
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Gov. Bobby Jindal's tax package includes handing out rebate checks to the poor, active-duty military and certain retirees who otherwise could face hefty tax hikes under his ...
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Jindal health secretary resigns amid investigation 

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal's health secretary and close ally, Bruce Greenstein, is resigning amid ongoing state and federal investigations into the awarding of a Medicaid c...
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Ex-NOPD officer pleads guilty to criminal mischief NEW ORLEANS — A former NOPD officer accused last fall of falsifying a police report to cover up an alleged hit-and-run accident in his personal c...
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