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Oil And Gas Production Ramping Up After Isaac
The nation’s oil and gas hub along the Gulf Coast is slowly coming back to life in the aftermath of Hurricane Isaac.
The government said Monday that 800,000 barrels per day of oil production remained offline, 58 percent of Gulf of Mexico production. At t
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Appeals Court Judges Elected Without Opposition
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Seventeen state appeals court judges were elected to office when no one signed up to run against them on the Nov. 6 ballot. A look at who won the office without a challenger:
1st CIRCUIT (based in Baton Rouge):
—Vanessa Guidry-Whipple (incumbent), D-Bourg
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Paul Adds Delegates In Louisiana Compromise
WASHINGTON (AP) — Rep. Ron Paul picked up more delegates to the Republican National Convention Tuesday after his supporters reached a compromise over disputed delegates from Louisiana.
The Texas congressman will get 17 of the Louisiana’s 46 delegates in the compromise, said Charlie Davis, who served as Paul’s campaign chairman in Louisiana. The rest o
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Lafayette To Get New Veterans Clinic
LAFAYETTE, La. (AP) — The process to find a location for a larger clinic for veterans in Lafayette is officially under way.
The Advocate reports (http://bit.ly/NeEVct) the Department of Veterans Affairs will hold a pre-bid conference for interested developers at 9 a
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Lafourche Board Approves Bond Sale For New School
THIBODAUX, La. (AP) — A new Raceland Lower Elementary School is on the horizon after the Lafourche Parish School Board approved the sale of $18 million in bonds.
The Courier reports (http://bit.ly/T4z0eg ) the school system will borrow money for construction and pay it off using property taxes it collects over several years
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Court Meeting Held On New Orleans Police Reforms
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Attorneys for the city of New Orleans and the federal government met behind closed doors with a federal judge to discuss a new agreement to overhaul the New Orleans Police Department.
Participants in Thursday’s status conference with U.S. Di
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Authorities Arrested 29 People In Raid Of Baton Rouge Club
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Authorities entered a Baton Rouge club and arrested 29 people, 23 of them underage.
Police, along with members of the Office of the State Fire Marshal, Louisiana Office of Alcohol and Tobacco Control, and Homeland Security Investigations, raided Club Theory late Friday night
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Port Allen Man Indicted On Murder Charges
PORT ALLEN, La. (AP) — A West Baton Rouge Parish grand jury has charged a 22-year-old Port Allen man with second-degree murder in the May 13 fatal shooting of an 18-year-old Brusly High School student.
Assistant District Attorney Tony Clayton says Marcus Richardson faces life in prison without the benefit of parole if convicted as charged in the death of Justin Warner
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