I-10 closures in Jefferson Parish tonight
06/18/13 08:50 PM
Motorists traveling through Jefferson Parish should be aware of potential delays tonight. Read the full details...
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Man keels over at bridge celebration and dies
06/17/13 12:45 PM
The Jefferson Parish Coroner's Office is trying to figure out what killed a man taking part in the celebration of the opening of the new, wider Huey P. Long Bridge. A witness tells WWL First News that the man collapsed during the start of the 5-K run across the bridge. Read more...
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Jindal launching tour of the state
06/17/13 12:30 PM
Gov. Bobby Jindal says he plans to visit all 64 Louisiana parishes in the coming months, as part of a statewide tour. The Republican governor's first stop is Monday in Alexandria. Read more...
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Tropical Depression Two in the Caribbean
06/17/13 11:34 AM
The second tropical depression of the 2013 Hurricane Season has formed in the Caribbean. The National Hurricane Center says TD2 is headed for Belize, Guatemala and Mexico. Federal forecasters predict it will enter the southern Gulf of Mexico late Tuesday and become Tropical Storm Barry... Read more
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Livingston School Board president charged in fatal hit-and-run
06/17/13 10:37 AM
Louisiana State Police arrested Malcolm Sibley of Walker on Sunday morning and charged him with felony hit and run. Read more...
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Commuters cruise in comfort on new Huey P.
06/17/13 09:12 AM
Workday commuters today are traveling the new an improved six-lane Huey P. Long Bridge. Read more...
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Study: Online dating produces happier marriages
06/17/13 06:08 AM
A new study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences shows online dating produces happier marriages, with less divorces, and they say that's true even of couples who grew up together or meet in a place of worship. Read more...
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LSU falls to UCLA 2-1 in CWS
06/16/13 10:20 PM
Costly errors by LSU cost the Tigers their first game of the College World Series. Read more...
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Louisiana Guard's top enlisted adviser fired
06/16/13 04:11 PM
The Louisiana National Guard's highest officer has fired his top enlisted adviser over alleged sexual harassment. Read more...
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Huey P. Long Bridge project completed ahead of schedule
06/16/13 01:33 PM
The $1.2 billion widening of the Huey P. Long Bridge in New Orleans was completed today approximately four months ahead of schedule and under budget, according to officials with the Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development. Read more...
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End of BP cleaning crews leaves questions on Gulf
06/16/13 11:01 AM
Environmental advocates and others are questioning the decision to quit using crews to look for tar balls left by the BP oil spill on Gulf Coast beaches in Alabama, Florida and Mississippi. Read more...
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OSHA to join Ascension blast investigation
06/16/13 07:30 AM
Federal investigators are expected in south Louisiana over the weekend at the site of an explosion that killed one worker at chemical plant in Donaldsonville -- the second such blast in the area in as many days. Read more...
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Treme murder investigation
06/16/13 05:26 AM
Members of the New Orleans Police Department Homicide Section are investigating an early morning murder in Treme. Read more...
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Ascension Parish proposal would restrict peddlers
06/16/13 05:23 AM
Ascension Parish is considering an ordinance that would greatly restrict door-to-door peddling. Read more...
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Corps completes $3 billion metro flood system
06/15/13 02:34 PM
The Army Corps of Engineers says it has completed all permanent structures in a $3 billion system of levees and floodwalls around the west Bank of New Orleans and Jefferson, Plaquemines and St. Charles parishes. Read more...
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French Market narrows executive search to four
06/15/13 02:31 PM
The French Market Corp. has selected four finalists for the position of executive director. Read more...
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Walker may raise utility rates
06/15/13 12:20 PM
Utility rates in Walker may rise for the first time in more than a decade. The Board of Aldermen has scheduled a public hearing for June 24 on four ordinances to adjust the city's rates on gas, water, sewer and garbage collection. Read more...
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Terrebonne will implement freshwater plan
06/15/13 12:17 PM
Terrebonne Parish officials are moving ahead with a project designed to dump freshwater from the Houma Navigation Canal into endangered coastal forests north of the Falgout Canal. Read more...
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One killed, 7 hurt in second Ascension plant blast
06/15/13 05:16 AM
A second blast in two days has killed a worker at an Ascension Parish chemical plant, just miles from the site where two workers were killed a day earlier. Read more...
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20 safe after vessel hits platform, sinks in Gulf
06/15/13 05:07 AM
Officials say an offshore supply boat struck a production platform in the Gulf of Mexico on Friday and sank after all 20 people aboard were transferred safely to another boat. Read more...
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Ex-Holden fire chief convicted of sex charges
06/15/13 05:03 AM
A former Holden fire chief has been convicted in state court of charges he sexually abused a 14-year-old girl. Read more...
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Weekly La. unemployment insurance claims increase
06/15/13 05:00 AM
First-time claims for unemployment insurance in Louisiana for the week ending June 8 increased from the previous week's total. Read more...
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Pay raise for LA judges, sheriffs gets final passage
06/04/13 02:54 PM
Judges and parish sheriffs have won legislative backing for their pay raises. With a 29-7 vote, the Senate gave final passage Tuesday to a bill outlining five years of pay raises for judges. Sheriffs can get the salary hikes, because...Read more.
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Sentencing delayed for figure in OPP bid-rigging plot
06/04/13 06:20 AM
A federal judge has agreed to delay a sentencing hearing for a former employee of the Orleans Parish Sheriff's Office for his role in a bid-rigging scheme. Read more...
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