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Nola.com: As Gov. Bobby Jindal prepares for a round of travels and interviews to promote his new book, the governor said it is not designed as a stepping-stone to higher office, and defended his frequent out-of-state travels as good for the state because it lets him promote Louisiana to national business and political leaders.

Editornoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9169503256345108802.post-58589540770560849112010-11-12T17:31:00.000-06:002010-11-12T17:31:28.930-06:00

The Advocate: A state advisory panel voted 8-4 Friday afternoon to endorse a series of high school science textbooks that have come under fire for how they describe evolution.

Editornoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9169503256345108802.post-83649639026166131572010-11-12T17:20:00.001-06:002010-11-12T17:22:55.833-06:00

CNN: Tailgating is of prime importance at LSU, and the ritual continues throughout generations of Tiger fans.

Editornoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9169503256345108802.post-91711962796909051502010-11-11T19:28:00.000-06:002010-11-11T19:28:22.942-06:00

Business Week: About 500 college students and faculty from around Louisiana rallied Wednesday at the Louisiana Capitol against higher education budget cuts they say will cripple their campuses, directing much of their anger at Gov. Bobby Jindal.

Editornoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9169503256345108802.post-76714954708396204952010-11-11T19:27:00.002-06:002010-11-11T19:27:29.919-06:00

Reuters: Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal in a new book accuses the White House of caring more about President Barack Obama's image during the BP oil spill than fixing the problem itself.

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Fox News: Parents in Louisiana who can afford to pay for their children's school lunch -- and whose kids go three straight days without paying -- will be reported to the state Department of Family and Children Services.

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WAFB: In a bizarre twist to a recent wreck, a man believed to have been killed in a traffic accident is in fact alive. The Baton Rouge Police Department identified the victim in a pedestrian-involved crash last Tuesday night as Terry Royce, 54.

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TMZ: Lil Wayne is taking advantage of the fact he's out of jail -- last night he traveled to New Orleans to see Chris Paul and the Hornets take on LeBron James and the Miami Heat.

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WBRZ: The state has $140 million leftover from a BP fund dedicated for building sand berms to protect the coast from encroaching oil. Now, Governor Jindal wants to use that money to bolster eroding barrier islands in desperate need of some new sediment.

Editornoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9169503256345108802.post-90144589709687062682010-11-04T22:14:00.002-05:002010-11-04T22:14:39.216-05:00

NPR: A man declared dead 16 years ago was charged Thursday with the recent kidnapping of a 12-year-old Nevada girl whose body was found by hunters in Louisiana.

Editornoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9169503256345108802.post-25188341039937066102010-11-03T17:01:00.002-05:002010-11-03T17:01:55.252-05:00

WWL: Like much of the deep south, Louisiana is officially a red state with Republicans in firm control. It's now six of seven Louisiana House seats held by the GOP and some believe this power play is still being played out.

Editornoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9169503256345108802.post-12277391708235467362010-11-03T17:00:00.002-05:002010-11-03T17:00:55.394-05:00

NewOrleans.com: Louisiana's ban on private outdoor burning is over. The ban was instituted early last month because of dry conditions around the state. Rains this week have eased that problem.

Editornoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9169503256345108802.post-28486363451175892802010-11-02T22:20:00.005-05:002010-11-02T22:42:48.928-05:00

Nola.com: Louisiana voters easily re-elected Republican U.S. Sen. David Vitter to a second six-year term Tuesday over Congressman Charlie Melancon and 10 minor candidates. Nola.com: Republican U.S. Rep. Anh "Joseph" Cao's history-making turn on Capitol Hill was halted after one term as state Rep. Cedric Richmond restored the Democratic Party's longstanding hold on the 2nd Congressional District.

Editornoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9169503256345108802.post-3613086088968921562010-11-01T18:14:00.002-05:002010-11-01T18:14:46.441-05:00

Nola.com: Gov. Bobby Jindal says BP has agreed to give Louisiana $140 million for barrier islands and other coastal restoration efforts.

Editornoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9169503256345108802.post-55009427148077134822010-11-01T18:13:00.000-05:002010-11-01T18:13:07.917-05:00

AP: With the debates done and the campaign ads in constant rotation, candidates were making their final swings around Louisiana, hoping to rally voter support and persuade them to show up at the polls Tuesday.

Editornoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9169503256345108802.post-32988557902443255662010-10-27T15:47:00.000-05:002010-10-27T15:47:06.634-05:00

WBRZ: A hacker broke into the DHH database for EMTs and First Responders on Sept. 17, according to the Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals.

Editornoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9169503256345108802.post-51821917940332690782010-10-27T11:44:00.000-05:002010-10-27T11:44:55.121-05:00

Sugarland Nola.com: Tim McGraw, Kenny Chesney, Sugarland and the Zac Brown Band are on tap for the second Bayou Country Superfest in Baton Rouge’s Tiger Stadium on May 28-29. They’re joined by Trace Adkins, Billy Currington, Luke Bryan, Jason Michael Carroll, Josh Thompson and Lee Brice.

Editornoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9169503256345108802.post-77760271432289036632010-10-26T01:18:00.002-05:002010-10-26T01:18:37.265-05:00

The Advocate: After more than six years of legal wrangling, it took Jan Waters just six minutes to plead guilty Monday to manslaughter in the May 2004 shooting death of her wealthy ex-husband in his White Oak Landing home.

Editornoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9169503256345108802.post-75107252916165722602010-10-26T00:06:00.000-05:002010-10-26T00:06:25.587-05:00

News Star: Christine Oliveaux shares her story of being in a domestically abusive relationship for over 14 years.

Editornoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9169503256345108802.post-32906846045882579642010-10-25T23:08:00.002-05:002010-10-25T23:08:31.126-05:00

Yahoo: It's hard to shock anyone who's followed Louisiana politics for any substantial length of time.

Editornoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9169503256345108802.post-42849631246366464072010-10-24T00:46:00.000-05:002010-10-24T00:46:14.838-05:00

Daily Comet: A 51-year-old Houma resident stabbed her daughter on Thursday after an argument over pizza, Houma Police said.

Editornoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9169503256345108802.post-22892102382622396052010-10-23T01:23:00.002-05:002010-10-23T01:23:37.648-05:00

WBRZ: A trailer park owner is cleaning up a sewage pond in Iberville Parish after it went unnoticed by state inspectors for thirty years.

Editornoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9169503256345108802.post-16650116858390443562010-10-23T01:21:00.002-05:002010-10-23T01:21:45.254-05:00

WAFB: The ACLU of Louisiana said the efforts of a parish government to change the date and regulate times for Halloween violate the Constitution. The organization sent a letter to the members of the Livingston Parish Council, urging them to repeal an ordinance that changes the official date of Halloween when Oct. 31 falls on a Sunday, as it does this year.

Editornoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9169503256345108802.post-70778086701381863382010-10-23T01:13:00.002-05:002010-10-23T01:13:58.313-05:00

The Advocate: State agencies began unveiling their budget cuts Friday in response to a $106.8 million deficit.

Editornoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9169503256345108802.post-47855605374386264782010-10-22T17:34:00.000-05:002010-10-22T17:34:20.015-05:00

WAFB: The Bayou Country Superfest will return to Tiger Stadium on Memorial Day weekend in 2011, organizers announced Friday.

Editornoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9169503256345108802.post-17304290212736099982010-10-22T13:41:00.002-05:002010-10-22T13:41:37.802-05:00

Nola.com: Larry Dauterive resigned as head football coach at East St. John High School on Friday. The action followed remarks he made at a New Orleans Quarterback Club meeting on Monday that some say painted a negative picture of the black community.

Editornoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9169503256345108802.post-37725304319237385762010-10-20T20:53:00.000-05:002010-10-20T20:53:00.721-05:00

News Star: A showdown between Gov. Bobby Jindal and higher education is brewing as looming budget cuts have stirred university administrators and faculty to protests and Jindal going on the offensive to demand more results from them for the state’s buck. Jindal, pointing to lagging graduation rates, said Louisiana’s university students “deserve a better value.”

Editornoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9169503256345108802.post-45524713474104338792010-10-19T23:36:00.000-05:002010-10-19T23:36:33.848-05:00

Shreveport Times: Approximately 1,367 acres of Kisatchie National Forest’s wilderness area in south Natchitoches Parish have been blackened by a wild fire believed to have been sparked Oct. 11 by lightning.

Editornoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9169503256345108802.post-57726912287383846042010-10-19T23:31:00.000-05:002010-10-19T23:31:01.698-05:00

Nola.com: Three men have pleaded guilty to stealing a newborn calf from a farm and beating the animal to death with shovels last year after a night of drinking at a New Orleans Saints party was soured by the team's disappointing loss to the Dallas Cowboys.

Editornoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9169503256345108802.post-40343300916304502682010-10-19T23:24:00.001-05:002010-10-19T23:26:56.366-05:00

WBRZ: The mayor of Sorrento has resigned. Blake LeBlanc told the city council he’s resigning because of stress and friction with the council.

Editornoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9169503256345108802.post-47466823600343910882010-10-19T23:22:00.002-05:002010-10-19T23:22:55.284-05:00

The Advocate: An escaped Baton Rouge convict with a long criminal record was captured today by sheriff’s deputies and members of the U.S. Marshal’s Task Force around 7 p.m. in a vacant house on Lorraine Street. Demond Fitzgerald Cook, 34, who fled from Catahoula Parish deputies outside the Baton Rouge state courthouse this morning, was captured at the vacant house, said Casey Rayborn Hicks, a

Editornoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9169503256345108802.post-43178197755995346502010-10-19T23:18:00.001-05:002010-10-19T23:20:49.518-05:00

WWL: Drew and Brittany Brees have welcomed their second son into the world. The New Orleans Saints quarterback announced the arrival Tuesday afternoon.

Editornoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9169503256345108802.post-78010165698325174282010-10-19T23:16:00.000-05:002010-10-19T23:16:08.557-05:00

LSU Reveille: Governor Bobby Jindal acknowledged student concerns about higher education late Tuesday afternoon with a post on his Facebook wall asking for student input.

Editornoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9169503256345108802.post-52674540653841821422010-10-18T21:46:00.000-05:002010-10-18T21:46:45.736-05:00

Nola.com: Warning that looming cuts to higher education could hurt Louisiana for a generation or more, the chairman of the Senate Education Committee called Monday for a temporary increase in state income taxes if the money is targeted to colleges and universities.

Editornoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9169503256345108802.post-40954950459430505492010-10-17T22:42:00.002-05:002010-10-17T22:42:57.999-05:00

Houma Courier: Oil and chemicals remaining in wetlands and on beaches still pose great risks to birds that breed or nest along hard-hit areas of the Louisiana coast, according to new National Audubon Society field surveys.

Editornoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9169503256345108802.post-36672427537941034042010-10-17T22:36:00.000-05:002010-10-17T22:36:43.098-05:00

News Star: Former Richwood mayor Ed Harris was found guilty as charged on one count of malfeasance in office Saturday afternoon.

Editornoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9169503256345108802.post-19302635699892735652010-10-15T13:47:00.000-05:002010-10-15T13:47:25.836-05:00

The Advocate: Alongside Pearl Jam, Nirvana, Soundgarden and Alice In Chains, the mighty Stone Temple Pilots earned their spot among the ’90s’ greatest rock acts.

Editornoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9169503256345108802.post-89756446406974820002010-10-15T13:37:00.002-05:002010-10-15T13:37:29.186-05:00

WBRZ: Officials say a new toll bridge in Lafourche Parish is handling less traffic than predicted.

Editornoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9169503256345108802.post-58645664330497807442010-10-14T23:06:00.000-05:002010-10-14T23:06:04.292-05:00

Business Week: Lake Charles, which sits on a lake with a white sand beach, has been rebuilding since getting hit by Hurricane Rita in 2005 and Hurricane Ike last year.

Editornoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9169503256345108802.post-39311454623551879722010-10-14T22:58:00.002-05:002010-10-14T22:58:49.176-05:00

Advertiser: Despite the rain showers of Oct. 11 and 12, the statewide burn ban is still in effect, according to Agriculture and Forestry Commissioner Mike Strain.

Editornoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9169503256345108802.post-64114121208919994542010-10-14T22:35:00.000-05:002010-10-14T22:35:13.249-05:00

WAFB: On Saturday, the undefeated Tiger football team will run out on to the field, pumped up by popular chants from fans, but some of the words coming from the student section are causing a stir.

Editornoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9169503256345108802.post-5174545738559683882010-10-14T22:30:00.000-05:002010-10-14T22:30:01.175-05:00

WDSU: Gov. Bobby Jindal is traveling to New York to meet with his fellow Republican governors, after a stop in New Hampshire to stump for a GOP gubernatorial candidate.

Editornoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9169503256345108802.post-897768266205423152010-10-14T00:10:00.002-05:002010-10-14T00:10:37.431-05:00

Nola.com: A proposal to prohibit state officials from getting pay raises during the term in which the raises are passed and another taking an estimated $35 million to $60 million in oil and gas tax revenue away from the state and funneling it to the parishes where the minerals are produced are two of the major items voters will decide when they head to the polls Nov. 2.

Editornoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9169503256345108802.post-3310078373420821862010-10-14T00:06:00.000-05:002010-10-14T00:06:18.599-05:00

Shreveport Times: Sereca Robinson Henderson is used to making a joyful noise as organist and minister of music at Zion Baptist Church. But she got the shock of her life when she bought the new Eric Clapton CD, "Clapton," which was recently released nationwide.

Editornoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9169503256345108802.post-29918301237248920342010-10-14T00:02:00.002-05:002010-10-14T00:02:45.748-05:00

WAFB: The annual sugar cane harvest runs through December. Because of the great weather, officials say this season's crop will have a great economic impact to the tune of nearly $2 billion.

Editornoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9169503256345108802.post-88201586994261272722010-10-13T23:57:00.002-05:002010-10-13T23:57:33.401-05:00

AP: Four Baton Rouge churches will be offering more than spiritual counseling and messages for redemption next week. They'll be handing out gas cards to anyone who turns in a handgun or assault weapon.

Editornoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9169503256345108802.post-82944014586827877112010-10-13T23:55:00.002-05:002010-10-13T23:55:48.722-05:00

WAFB: A judge ruled a man accused of killing his own grandfather is sane enough to stand trial. Judge Mike Erwin also refused to give Dustin Musso a new attorney Wednesday morning.

Editornoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9169503256345108802.post-15432906406057769072010-10-13T23:54:00.000-05:002010-10-13T23:54:08.922-05:00

WBRZ: A rescue tools salesman is being hailed as a hero after police said he used his own merchandise to cut a woman free from her burning car this morning.

Editornoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9169503256345108802.post-28457761837325647092010-10-13T23:51:00.002-05:002010-10-13T23:51:27.141-05:00

Nola.com: New Orleans Saints running back Chris Ivory is still facing a felony assault charge in the state of Washington from July 2009 when he was a student at Washington State, according to a report by WWLTV.

Editornoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9169503256345108802.post-2765594828111809892010-10-13T23:45:00.000-05:002010-10-13T23:45:17.270-05:00

Nola.com: The day after his football team lost 37-0, Carver High School junior Dontrel Claiborne signed on to his Facebook account and announced to his friends that he and his teammates were going to "bounce back."

Editornoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9169503256345108802.post-7413075660637201972010-10-13T23:43:00.002-05:002010-10-13T23:43:18.273-05:00

NPR: The deep-water drilling moratorium has been lifted, but oil industry experts and many businesses that depend on the industry say the effects are not over. In fact, they suggest the region has not yet seen the full impact of the drilling ban.

Editornoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9169503256345108802.post-60260110532470639302010-10-13T23:40:00.000-05:002010-10-13T23:40:06.593-05:00

Shreveport Times: A DeSoto sheriff's deputy resigned Monday amid an investigation of excessive force, while two more have been suspended without pay.

Editornoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9169503256345108802.post-46469323679987498252010-10-13T23:34:00.002-05:002010-10-13T23:34:28.487-05:00

KPLC: A group who wants to bring a Hard Rock Casino to Lake Charles unveiled their plans Tuesday evening before the Lake Charles City Council.

Editornoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9169503256345108802.post-90422541085606567282010-10-13T23:33:00.002-05:002010-10-13T23:33:42.189-05:00

Pelican Institute: The latest data from the United States Department of Agriculture shows that 852,000 Louisiana residents receive food stamps, up by 12.1 percent since July of 2009. Recipients now account for 19.0 percent of the state’s population, well above the current national average of 13.6 percent.

Editornoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9169503256345108802.post-7426467600895666442010-10-13T23:31:00.002-05:002010-10-13T23:31:57.702-05:00

The Advocate: A 19-year-old Clinton man’s sagging pants and exposed underwear put him in the East Feliciana Parish Prison on Tuesday.

Editornoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9169503256345108802.post-6461666533147394972010-10-13T21:21:00.002-05:002010-10-13T21:21:59.235-05:00

Town Talk: Rapides Parish sheriff’s officials have arrested a Boyce woman after she allegedly kidnapped a 1-year-old child. Natasha Starks, 27, allegedly forced a vehicle to stop on La. Highway 121 and then took a child from the backseat of the vehicle, police said.

Editornoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9169503256345108802.post-32101700802056990232010-10-10T19:34:00.000-05:002010-10-10T19:34:09.656-05:00

WBRZ: Hundreds of people flocked to the town of Pierre Part in Assumption Parish to get a taste of what the Cajun cooks can concoct.

Editornoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9169503256345108802.post-1825010704107314552010-10-07T14:44:00.000-05:002010-10-07T14:44:08.213-05:00

The Advocate: Gov. Bobby Jindal said Wednesday that no area of state government is safe from budget cuts as he prepares to eliminate a $108 million deficit from the last fiscal year.

Editornoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9169503256345108802.post-74152185106963779942010-10-06T22:41:00.000-05:002010-10-06T22:41:04.826-05:00

Nola.com: Gov. Bobby Jindal's administration will have to cut at least $108 million from the current-year state budget after Louisiana finished the previous fiscal year in the red, the governor's chief budget officer said.

Editornoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9169503256345108802.post-5087477592042453042010-10-06T22:35:00.002-05:002010-10-06T22:35:19.637-05:00

Hammond Star: Kliebert Alligator Farm in Ponchatoula, Louisiana, is being swamped with calls from people asking Mike Kliebert to make public appearances. Kliebert has reached stardom status as a result of his appearances on the History Channel show, “Swamp People,” according to his agent and publicist.

Editornoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9169503256345108802.post-79114975329649126702010-10-06T22:34:00.000-05:002010-10-06T22:34:00.569-05:00

Business Week: Louisiana will experience anemic job growth in 2010-2011 and those modest gains could be wiped out by wild cards, such as an extended ban on deepwater petroleum drilling in the Gulf of Mexico, according to an economic report released Wednesday.

Editornoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9169503256345108802.post-89684358309257277412010-10-06T22:32:00.002-05:002010-10-06T22:32:25.196-05:00

WAFB: A billboard on I-10 in Port Allen is the subject of debate. It shows two women in sexy outfits, one woman touching the other. The designer of the billboard says it's tasteful. But one local mother strongly disagrees.

Editornoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9169503256345108802.post-66917951887498880792010-10-06T22:31:00.002-05:002010-10-06T22:31:40.280-05:00

WBRZ: The ACLU of Louisiana says complaints from residents spurred a request for New Orleans Police Department records on a practice of stopping and getting identification from people not accused of doing anything wrong.

Editornoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9169503256345108802.post-76586738593130643222010-09-29T18:48:00.000-05:002010-09-29T18:48:03.061-05:00

The Advocate: St. Gabriel Mayor George L. Grace Sr. was indicted today in Baton Rouge on federal racketeering, bribery and fraud charges.

Editornoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9169503256345108802.post-72731677902503897072010-09-28T22:39:00.000-05:002010-09-28T22:39:06.906-05:00

News Star: Members of the Ku Klux Klan Dixie Rangers Chapter stood Saturday on the corner of two roads in rural western Ouachita Parish, working hard to recruit members.

Editornoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9169503256345108802.post-30842734176892396792010-09-28T20:32:00.000-05:002010-09-28T20:32:49.861-05:00

Nola.com: Thomas Henry, the former commissioner of the Louisiana High School Athletic Association, failed to properly document 2,355 transactions totaling $383,073 on the organization's credit card from 2005-2007, including charges for personal items, more than $51,000 at cigar outlets and $13,000 for clothing.

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ABC26: The Louisiana Highway Safety Commission reports traffic fatalities last year dropped to the lowest levels since 1984.

Editornoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9169503256345108802.post-76014448843734257632010-09-17T14:05:00.000-05:002010-09-17T14:05:59.110-05:00

CNN: Although only a freshman, and competing in only two varsity games thus far in his career, running back Leonard Fournette is considered to be one of the top prospects at his position.

Editornoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9169503256345108802.post-5811463558363208222010-09-16T16:30:00.000-05:002010-09-16T16:30:33.425-05:00

UPDATE: WAFB: Assumption Parish Sheriff's deputies have arrested an Assumption High School student believed to be involved in the school threat posted on Facebook Tuesday night. Sheriff Mike Waguespack said that Feronta Thompson, 17, confessed to posting the threat on Facebook. Original: The Advocate: Assumption Parish sheriff’s deputies and school system officials searched all students

Editornoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9169503256345108802.post-83313007668830466052010-09-15T15:40:00.002-05:002010-09-15T15:40:45.390-05:00

Nola.com: The nation's largest steelmaker will build a multi-phased $3.4 billion iron and steel production complex in Convent that will employ 1,250 workers, Nucor Corp. and Gov. Bobby Jindal announced Wednesday in Gramercy.

Editornoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9169503256345108802.post-74427146501338445582010-09-14T21:05:00.001-05:002010-09-14T21:09:22.846-05:00

New Orleans Saints running back Reggie Bush said Tuesday that he is giving back his Heisman Trophy after an NCAA investigation determined wrong doing while he was playing at Southern California in 2005. Yahoo: Bush forfeits his 2005 Heisman Trophy New York Times: Bothered by allegations, Bush returns Heisman

Editornoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9169503256345108802.post-25601706268203077752010-09-14T20:33:00.001-05:002010-09-14T20:36:03.505-05:00

Nola.com: The Arena Football League announced the return of the VooDoo to New Orleans on Tuesday.

Editornoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9169503256345108802.post-23734263317672500862010-09-14T20:22:00.000-05:002010-09-14T20:22:40.951-05:00

AP: The federal government hired a New Orleans man for $18,000 to appraise whether news stories about the government's actions in the Gulf oil spill were positive or negative for the Obama administration.

Editornoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9169503256345108802.post-68058080591868580422010-09-13T22:53:00.000-05:002010-09-13T22:53:37.572-05:00

From the Fox Business program Stossel: Louisiana Funeral Directors Assn.'s David Tatman and economist Donald Boudreaux on laws restricting the Monks of St. Joseph Abbey's business.

Editornoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9169503256345108802.post-89819895216862496562010-09-13T22:31:00.001-05:002010-09-13T22:34:46.315-05:00

WDSU: Covington police arrested a woman who they said took her clothes off during a cab ride, and then stole the cab. It all started around 1 a.m. Sunday, when a cab driver picked up 29-year-old Jennifer Gille from a local motel, police said.

Editornoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9169503256345108802.post-41599323824158778222010-09-10T17:19:00.000-05:002010-09-10T17:19:29.515-05:00

Blog of New Orleans: The list of artists for the Voodoo Music Experience has been out for a while, but not so the actual daily lineups. Big names like Weezer (pictured above), Muse, Ozzy Osbourne and Drake are set to appear.

Editornoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9169503256345108802.post-57911867047483028802010-09-10T00:13:00.000-05:002010-09-10T00:13:10.999-05:00

ESPN: Drew Brees and the Saints extended New Orleans' post-Super Bowl euphoria for at least another week and handed Brett Favre a second straight loss in the Louisiana Superdome. Washington Post: The Saints didn't pile up too many style points, but they did get their bid for a proper encore to last season's stirring Super Bowl title off to a victorious start. Shreveport Times: It lacked the

Editornoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9169503256345108802.post-24073865459099830362010-09-09T11:08:00.001-05:002010-09-09T11:10:46.947-05:00

Nola.com: The Super Bowl champion New Orleans Saints kick off the NFL season with a rematch of the NFC Championship Game against the Minnesota Vikings in the Louisiana Superdome. NBC and the NFL Network will broadcast the game. Festivities begin with performances by Dave Matthew and Taylor Swift.

Editornoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9169503256345108802.post-52749186900544788742010-09-07T20:13:00.000-05:002010-09-07T20:13:21.759-05:00

WBRZ: First Lady Michelle Obama, along with a several NFL stars, will be in New Orleans to promote the "Let's Move!" campaign, which fights childhood obesity.

Editornoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9169503256345108802.post-9741443315588863662010-09-02T12:59:00.000-05:002010-09-02T12:59:26.204-05:00

The Advocate: Law enforcement authorities plan to launch Louisiana’s first statewide crackdown on drunk driving that features a new strategy to prevent drivers from refusing blood-alcohol content tests.

Editornoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9169503256345108802.post-58302397132835628432010-09-02T11:58:00.000-05:002010-09-02T11:58:49.220-05:00

New York Times: An offshore oil rig exploded in the Gulf of Mexico on Thursday morning, injuring one worker, the United States Coast Guard said. Several helicopters, airplanes and boats were speeding to the scene of the explosion, south of Vermillion Bay in Louisiana.

Editornoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9169503256345108802.post-57697433275290539292010-09-01T23:17:00.000-05:002010-09-01T23:17:05.178-05:00

Fox 8: Two people were arrested and the University of New Orleans campus police chief was injured Wednesday in a scuffle with members of a crowd that refused to leave the administration building after a student protest against deep budget cuts.

Editornoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9169503256345108802.post-75345842912528258342010-09-01T23:15:00.000-05:002010-09-01T23:15:56.823-05:00

Nola.com: As the game plan spins through the head of New Orleans Saints head coach Sean Payton, Juicy Fruit gum can be found in his mouth.

Editornoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9169503256345108802.post-57588423111971093732010-08-29T21:54:00.002-05:002010-08-29T21:54:35.058-05:00

CNN: Five years ago Sunday, the water rushed in, the lights went out and for thousands of Gulf Coast residents nothing was ever the same.

Editornoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9169503256345108802.post-73425743828376884482010-08-26T11:55:00.002-05:002010-08-26T11:55:39.158-05:00

WBRZ: An attorney for the 11 family members that won the $85.7 million Powerball jackpot says they plan on buying new homes, and giving a lot of their winnings to charity.

Editornoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9169503256345108802.post-27873797204656222232010-08-25T22:18:00.000-05:002010-08-25T22:18:43.215-05:00

Nola.com: Eight days after Hurricane Katrina’s landfall, Ray Rathle took reporter Michelle Krupa, Jefferson Parish councilman John Young and staff photographer Rusty Costanza on a boat tour through Old Metairie.

Editornoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9169503256345108802.post-77059772066646707262010-08-24T02:29:00.002-05:002010-08-24T02:29:39.174-05:00

Nola.com: Gov. Bobby Jindal's book, "Real Hope, Real Change: New Conservative Solutions to Rescue America," has a new release date.

Editornoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9169503256345108802.post-43221051274397433442010-08-20T15:14:00.000-05:002010-08-20T15:14:42.058-05:00

Shreveport Times: Jay Leno will be doing standup to help the Gulf Coast.

Editornoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9169503256345108802.post-86846237450468781572010-08-17T23:50:00.000-05:002010-08-17T23:50:01.000-05:00

Nola.com: Spike Lee returned to New Orleans Tuesday with his sequel to "When the Levees Broke." “If God is Willing and Da Creek Don’t Rise,” was screened with hundreds of fans.

Editornoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9169503256345108802.post-15464550810805912082010-08-17T23:44:00.002-05:002010-08-17T23:44:26.853-05:00

WAFB: A dozen Louisiana high school football players were treated for heat exhaustion during afternoon practice Monday.

Editornoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9169503256345108802.post-80669704211059527082010-08-17T23:40:00.000-05:002010-08-17T23:40:49.337-05:00

WDSU: A national atheist organization is taking its message to the streets of New Orleans.

Editornoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9169503256345108802.post-70766481540737316362010-08-15T20:59:00.000-05:002010-08-15T20:59:49.686-05:00

The Advocate: Louisiana State Police are assisting in the investigation of a state office whose top official resigned suddenly on Friday. Murphy J. Painter, veteran commissioner of the Louisiana Office of Alcohol and Tobacco Control, quit Friday without any official explanation.

Editornoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9169503256345108802.post-64051457639936554452010-08-15T16:10:00.000-05:002010-08-15T16:10:09.155-05:00

Nola.com: About 660 new state laws went into effect, about two-thirds of the 1,063 adopted by the Louisiana Legislature at the session that ended in June. The others became or will become law on specified dates or when the governor signed them.

Editornoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9169503256345108802.post-25299081892630123252010-08-13T22:17:00.000-05:002010-08-13T22:17:01.870-05:00

The Advocate: After an almost six-hour standoff Wednesday, FBI agents arrested the so-called “Granddad Bandit,” wanted in the robberies of at least 25 banks in 13 states since December 2008. The arrest of Michael Francis Mara, 52, was made just after 3:30 p.m. at his home.

Editornoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9169503256345108802.post-6398764372474889932010-08-11T11:47:00.000-05:002010-08-11T11:47:12.267-05:00

KPLC: Beauregard Parish Police Juror Rex Brumley publicly apologized for a racial slur he made last month. Despite Brumley's apology, the NAACP is still asking for his resignation.

Editornoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9169503256345108802.post-88581490966503368702010-08-11T11:01:00.002-05:002010-08-11T11:01:52.875-05:00

Daily Comet: A Lafourche sheriff's deputy has been charged with the rape of a 6-year-old child, sheriff's officials said. David Lewellen, 33, Thibodaux, has been charged with aggravated rape.

Editornoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9169503256345108802.post-25237549450484595932010-08-11T10:30:00.000-05:002010-08-11T10:30:11.236-05:00

The Advocate: New Roads Mayor Tommy Nelson has gone on the offensive, charging the federal government specifically targeted him and other black elected officials in its two-year investigation into the Cifer 5000 garbage cleaning service.

Editornoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9169503256345108802.post-20785982718742462792010-08-11T00:40:00.000-05:002010-08-11T00:40:37.617-05:00

WAFB: Former LSU Chancellor and NASA administrator Sean O'Keefe has survived a plane crash in Alaska, reports a former NASA spokesman. O'Keefe and his son Kevin survived the crash that killed former U.S. Senator Ted Stevens and several others when the plane went down near Bristol Bay on Monday night.

Editornoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9169503256345108802.post-67974276757061259012010-08-11T00:35:00.000-05:002010-08-11T00:35:39.686-05:00

Nola.com: Atlantic Tropical Depression 5 formed over the southeastern Gulf of Mexico, the National Hurricane Center in Miami reported.

Editornoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9169503256345108802.post-52042610176461705982010-08-09T17:55:00.001-05:002010-08-09T17:58:54.963-05:00

CBS News: The Dave Matthews Band and pop singer Taylor Swift will perform in New Orleans' Jackson Square on Sept. 8 for the NFL's annual kickoff concert. The show will precede the season's opener at the New Orleans Superdome between the Super Bowl champion Saints and the Minnesota Vikings.

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