Texas Brine offers settlements for sinkhole
Texas Brine says it has started extending settlement offers to Assumption Parish residents who have been under an evacuation order since August because of a 15-acre sinkhole. Read more...
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Northshore Technical College moving into St. Tammany
Northshore Technical Community College plans to build a new campus in Lacombe for science, technology, math and engineering studies and training as part of an expansion in St. Tammany. Read more...
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Weekly La. claims for unemployment insurance rise
First-time claims for unemployment insurance in Louisiana for the week ending May 18, increased from the previous week's total. Read more...
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| Murder Suspect |
NOPD names suspect in murder of AmeriCorps volunteer
Investigators have named a suspect wanted in the murder of 18-year-old Joseph Massenburg, an Americorps worker gunned down on April 1. Massenburg was shot several times in the 1500 block of Eagle Street as he was talking on his mobile phone outside his residence. Read more...
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City fails again in try to delay police pact
A federal judge has refused to delay implementation of an agreement calling for major reforms of the New Orleans Police Department. U.S. District Judge Susie Morgan's Friday decision came a day after she rejected the city's request to vacate the agreemen. Read more...
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New drug causing concern in St. Tammany
St. Tammany law enforcement have been dealing with a new drug that's caused violent encounters recently. At least one death and several medical emergencies in the parish are being associated with the synthetic drug, sometimes referred to as "C-Bomb". Read more...
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| Murder-Suicide? |
Apparent murder-suicide of father and son in River Ridge
Detectives in Jefferson Parish are looking into an apparent murder suicide, involving a father and son. Read more...
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Louisiana senators hear from public on next year's budget
People who rely on the state for health care and educational programs traveled to the Louisiana Capitol to ask senators to pay for those services in next year's budget. Read more...
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| Gay Boy Scouts |
Gay Boy Scouts: how will the church react?
It may be awhile before the Catholic Church takes a position on the decision by the Boy Scouts of America to allow openly gay youth to join. The order won't take effect until January 2014, so for now there is no official reaction. Read more...
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| Hurricane Prep |
Sales tax holiday in Louisiana for hurricane prep
Louisiana's annual hurricane readiness sales tax holiday is this weekend. Starting at 12:01 a.m. (if you like to shop early), you won't be charged state sales tax on items that are considered hurricane supplies. Read more...
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| OPP |
Court filing: New jail won't fix old problems
Inmates' lawyers and the U.S. Justice Department say the current design of a $145 million jail under construction in New Orleans won't meet requirements of a reform agreement signed by Orleans Parish Sheriff Marlin Gusman. Read more...
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| Stun-Gun Attack |
Couple arrested in Covington stun-gun robbery
Covington police say a man and woman have been arrested and charged in a stun-gun attack on a female victim earlier this week. Read more...
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DOTD installs enhanced equipment at sinkhole
State officials have installed enhanced monitoring equipment along Louisiana 70, near the Assumption Parish sinkhole. Read more...
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PCS Nitrogen to cut emissions from Geismar plant
PCS Nitrogen has agreed to reduce air emissions from phosphoric acid production at its Geismar plant. The decision came as part of a settlement in a lawsuit filed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality. Read more...
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| Getting Away? |
Fewer total travelers this Memorial Day, but more on the road
Do you have plans to get away this weekend? The American Automobile Association says fewer people are traveling, but only slightly fewer. For travelers hitting the road, it will be just the opposite. Read more...
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| Weekend Fun |
Weekend events include music, food, fishing and more
The weekend comes with plenty of festivals featuring music and food. Bayou Country Superfest runs Saturday and Sunday in Tiger Stadium in Baton Rouge. "Lady Antebellum, Zac Brown , Luke Bryan, Miranda Lambert, Darius Rucker," Produce Quint Davis rattled off some of the headliners. Read more and see other events...
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| City Putt |
New Orleans' City Park offers a new way to putt a round
The long awaited and highly anticipated putt-putt golf courses at City Park open today. The 2-acre City Putt complex features two unique 18-hole courses inspired by local flavor and iconic Louisiana elements including the swamp, alligators and music. Read more...
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| Strong = Right? |
Study: Bicep size can indicate your political leanings
A new study in the Journal of Psychological Science seems to suggest that strong men are more likely to be politically conservative. The researchers collected data on bicep size and socioeconomic status... Read more
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| Consent Decree |
Judge won't let Orleans out of police reform pact
A federal judge has refused to let the city of New Orleans out of a potentially expensive agreement to reform its troubled police department. U.S. District Judge Susie Morgan issued her ruling Thursday. City officials said they plan to appeal the ruling to the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals. Read more....
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| In the Water |
Vehicle goes over the side of the Causeway
There were some scary moments this afternoon on the Lake Pontchartrain Causeway when a crash resulted in a vehicle going over the side of the bridge. Read more...
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Grand jury empaneled to review state Medicaid contract
The Louisiana attorney general's office says a special grand jury has been selected to look into possible criminal activity involving the award of a $200 million Medicaid contract by Gov. Bobby Jindal's administration. Read more...
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| Growing NOLA |
2012 Census estimates show continued NOLA growth
New Orleans continues its comeback. Fueled by growth on the Northshore and in St. Charles Parish, metro New Orleans has regained 92 percent of its pre-Katrina population. Read more...
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Louisiana Senate rejects move to stop Common Core testing standards
The Louisiana Senate has killed a resolution that sought to keep the state from using a set of uniform national standards for public school testing, called Common Core standards. Read more...
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| Mudbugs! |
The tale of holiday crawfish
With beef prices going sky-high, some consumers might want to consider boiling some Crawfish over the long holiday weekend. Read more...
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| Hurricanes |
NOAA predicts another busy hurricane season
Federal forecasters are predicting yet another busy hurricane season. Thursday's outlook calls for 13 to 20 named storms, 7 to 11 that strengthen into hurricanes and 3 to 6 that become major hurricanes. Read more...
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