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All CategoriesPolice report Saturday night traffic fatality on I-10New Orleans police say a person was killed in a car accident on westbound Interstate 10 Saturday night. The accident occurred near the Chef Menteur Highway exit shortly... Read more...Former New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin's investigation is a needed and welcome probe: An editorialNo one can say, of course, whether Ray Nagin will face criminal charges. But the federal investigation into his actions is a necessary and welcome step. Read more...7 Mardi Gras krewes to parade Sunday around New Orleans metro areaCheck out today's schedule and routes Read more...Harahan to see whether conservation group can buy Colonial Country ClubTrust for Public Land helped New Orleans buy Lafitte Greenway property Read more...Jefferson Parish Sheriff's Office east bank crime report, Feb. 10This information reflects initial calls for service reported by the Jefferson Parish Sheriff's Office for the east bank of Jefferson Parish. Locations are approximate due to... Read more...A Man of Many GiftsLouisiana’s political landscape is populated with lots of interesting characters, but not many are people of great character. Only a few are both.…... Read more...Mardi Gras Indian history, intricate beading traditions highlighted in videosImages will be shown Monday evening at Loyola University Read more...Tonight's cold snap has potential to bring lowest temperatures of seasonSouth shore under freeze warning; north shore under hard-freeze warning Read more...Harahan police report, Feb. 5-10This information reflects initial calls for service reported by the Harahan Police Department. Locations are approximate. Burglar alarm calls are excluded. 8100 block of Ashlawn... Read more...Marine honored for Afghanistan counterattack'There was no way out. So we just went toward the enemy,' he says Read more...Three Alabama basketball starters suspended for LSU gameAlabama will be missing four starters for tonight's game vs. LSU Read more...Houston man dies after being struck by vehicle on LA 30A Houston man died early Saturday morning after a vehicle struck him on LA 30 near Ashland Road in Gonzales. Christian Salinas, 32, stepped onto the highway and into the... Read more...Victim identified in St. Tammany train accidentThe man who died after being hit by a train this morning is 22-year-old John Dalton IV of Slidell, according to the St. Tammany Parish Coroner's Office. Dalton was one of two... Read more...Sen. David Vitter says he'll keep an eye on FEMA waiversFEMA officials have promised to be fair in considering waiver requests Read more...Corps of Engineers nominee agrees with Sen. David Vitter on need for major change in agencyLt. Gen. Thomas Bostick was noncommittal, until pressed Read more...Lincoln Parish chicken farmer has nice words for EPA enforcerBeaver Creek chicken farm had discharged chicken litter into a tributary of the Dugdemona River Read more...Sen. Mary Landrieu gets praise from former antagonistMike Mitternight compliments her work as chairwoman of the Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship Read more...New Orleans overnight crime report for Saturday, February 11, 2012This report comes directly from the New Orleans Police Department's Major Offense Log for 6 a.m. Friday through 6 a.m. Saturday. Read more...Beekeeping ban is lifted in HammondFourth-graders from North Live Oak Elementary School in Watson pressed for the change Read more...Welsh, La., seeks help from state as crime spikesAfter three homicides in less than a year, alderman compares the town's rising violent crime rate to that of New Orleans Read more...Gov. Bobby Jindal says Obama birth control dispute exposed 'inherent flaw in Obamacare''To them, religion is ... so 1900,' he says at Conservative Political Action Conference in Washington, D.C. Read more...Rep. Cedric Richmond shows how to throw a Mardi Gras partyWashington, D.C., event features the Rebirth Brass Band Read more...Rep. Jeff Landry's neckwear is suitable for all occasionsHis wife designed the beads, which feature a 'Landry for Louisiana' pendant Read more...Louisiana congressional delegation divided on line-item vetoRep. Rodney Alexander proposes exemption for Army Corps of Engineers projects Read more...Washington, D.C., Mardi Gras has theme of '200 Years with Oysters and Beers'Rep. Steve Scalise is chairman of the 2012 festivities Read more...Gov. Bobby Jindal's proposed state-pension changes hit close to home for one lawmakerRep. James Armes III notes that his wife, a teacher, would not want to delay retirement Read more...American Heart Association campaign leaves Governor's Mansion with a healthy glowThe mansion is basking in red lights for the fourth year running Read more...Sen. David Vitter urges Louisiana Republicans to 'think big'Having a GOP-dominated Legislature and Republican governor at the same time offers an opportunity to 'get it right,' he says Read more...St. Tammany West Chamber of Commerce launches government affairs website'Stand Up St. Tammany' is devoted to public policy issues and legislative alerts Read more...Slidell City Council plans discussion of prioritiesMeeting is Monday in City Council chambers Read more...St. Tammany Parish voter registration closes Feb. 22 for elections on March 24The March 24 ballot includes the presidential preference primary, as well as municipal elections for Mandeville and Madisonville, and a special justice of the peace election in... Read more...Committee votes to keep Council utility advisorsThe selection process for hiring utility advisors to the New Orleans City Council is set to conclude at the next council meeting, when council members will consider the unanimous... Read more...Mardi Gras parade throws continue to push the envelope of creativity'People in the crowd don't want the regular throw beads anymore,' a Krewe d'Etat spokesman says Read more...Saturday weather forecast: Cooler, highs in the upper 50s; freezes tonightTonight: Freeze warning south of lake; hard freeze warning north of lake Read more...James Hoyt Huffman, WWII, Korean War veteran and retired sales manager: Obituaries todayJames Hoyt Huffman died in his home on Monday, February 6, 2012 at the age of 92. Jim was born January 29, 1920 in Ravenna, Ohio but lived in Jefferson Parish since returning to... Read more...Police searching for suspect in cold case murderNew Orleans police say they have found a lead in a cold case murder from 1996. Henry Meredith The New Orleans Police Department officials say Henry Meredith, 35, of New Orleans is... Read more...Judging the risk of releasing defendants: An editorialFor the criminal justice system to function properly, it is important that bonds are set properly Read more...Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal's budget proposal features needed fiscal steps: An editorialThe governor's spending proposal that he unveiled this week includes reforms to improve the state's fiscal health in the long run. Read more...Archbishop Rummel High School celebrates naming of new presidentBrother Gale Condit, vice principal of development at St. Paul's High School in Covington for the past 11 years, has been named president of Archbishop Rummel High School in... Read more...Proposed legislation would restrict the use of welfare benefitsRep. Cameron Henry wants to prevent cash from being used for liquor or gambling Read more...New Orleans judge turns to private lawyers as defender's office strugglesJudge Arthur Hunter cites 'constitutional emergency' Read more...Louisiana insurance complaints yield $5.3 million in payments to consumersThe Louisiana Department of Insurance recouped about half of that in connection with investigations of life insurance and annuities Read more...Contraception policy change is 'a step in the right direction,' New Orleans archbishop saysPresident Barack Obama shifts the mandate to insurance companies Read more...Ray Nagin responds to Times-Picayune story on corruption probeFormer New Orleans mayor dismisses the allegations against him as old hat Read more...Meraux man sentenced to home arrest for dumping oil field wastewaterThe wastewater should have been loaded onto a barge and taken to a disposal site onshore Read more...Joseph Davenport Jr., who mastered computers, law, real estate, ceramics and cooking in a lifetime of learning, dies at age 74He established the first endowed scholarship fund at the Tulane University School of Continuing Education Read more...Mandeville gets new health insurance carrier to save moneyCity employees had been covered by Blue Cross Blue Shield of Louisiana for eight years Read more...'Catch and Release' trailer brings instant Mardi Gras bead recycling'People are becoming more aware of how wasteful Mardi Gras can be' Read more... |
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