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Tobacco tax revived despite previous veto

Associated Press
June 22, 2011

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — The Louisiana House reinvigorated a proposal Monday to renew...

A family rests at an evacuee center for leaked radiation from the damaged Fukushima nuclear facilities March 21 in Fukushima, Fukushima Prefecture, Japan.

U.S. sends ‘radiation hardened robotics’ to Japan

Associated Press and Associated Press
March 29, 2011

WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. government is sending some robotic help to Japan to help regain control...

Japanese residents express uncertainty of Japan’s future

Associated Press and Associated Press
March 16, 2011

Line after line, a list on the wall of city hall reveals the dead. Some are named. Others are identified...

Universities pushed to eliminate programs

The University of Louisiana System has put 138 degree programs — many education certification...

Jindal redirects funds to oysters

Gov. Bobby Jindal intends to redirect $12 million in state and federal coastal restoration funding to...

God. Bobby Jindal speaks Jan. 3 after meeting with members of the Louisiana Hospital Association and hospital CEOs

[Photo] Louisiana governor announces smaller budget cut

Melinda Deslatte
January 20, 2011

God. Bobby Jindal speaks Jan. 3 after meeting with members of the Louisiana Hospital Association and...

Washington parade threatened

Associated Press
January 20, 2011

A bomb left at a Martin Luther King Jr. Day parade in Spokane, Washington was sophisticated, with a remote...

LA school failed to follow security policy

Associated Press
January 20, 2011

The incoming superintendent of the Los Angeles Unified School District says a review indicates security...

Jindal urged to stay home from LSU SGA president

Associated Press
October 21, 2010

Complaining that Gov. Bobby Jindal spends more time out of state than in Louisiana, Louisiana State University's...

A worker maneuvers an oil boom while doing cleanup work near oiled marsh grass in Barataria Bay on the coast of Louisiana on June 20.

[Photo] Professor remains optimistic during oil spill disaster

Mike Cartozzo
June 24, 2010

James McGee vacuums oil in Barataria Bay on the coast of Louisiana on June 20.

Representatives Harvey LeBas, from Ville Platte, and Lowell Hazel, from Pineville, confer May 24 during a debate of a bill that would allow an increase in tuition at public universities under certain guidelines.

[Photo] House passes tuition increase for higher education

Representatives Harvey LeBas, from Ville Platte, and Lowell Hazel, from Pineville, confer May 24 during...

NTSB: Engineer did not hit brakes before train crash

Associated Press
September 18, 2008

LOS ANGELES - The engineer whose commuter train struck an oncoming freight train in Los Angeles last...

LSU law renovation

Associated Press
March 6, 2008

BATON ROUGE - Some renovations ordered by the former chancellor of the Louisiana State University law...

Patriot accused of marijuana posession

Associated Press
February 28, 2008

New England Patriots running back Kevin Faulk was issued a misdemeanor summons last Friday for possession...

New Orleans Carnival goes to the dogs

Associated Press
January 31, 2008

NEW ORLEANS - Carnival season in New Orleans is the prime time to see all the crazy people. Just add...

Boston College quarterback wins 2008 Manning Award

Associated Press
January 24, 2008

Boston College senior quarterback Matt Ryan is the winner of the 2008 Manning Award, presented by the...

Jim McNeill, a re-entry specialist, holds two cross key chains to be given to inmates being released from the Carol Vance Unit Oct. 3 in Richmond, Texas. Inmates at the prison are in the InnerChange Freedom Initiative program.

[Photo] Faith-based prison programs grow in America

Jim McNeill, a re-entry specialist, holds two cross key chains to be given to inmates being released...

Jindal criticized for health issues stance

Associated Press
October 18, 2007

BATON ROUGE (AP) - Bobby Jindal faces a looming potential dilemma that could put his gubernatorial campaign...

Saints fall to Titans 31-14 in home opener

Associated Press
September 27, 2007

With teams all over the NFL unveiling nostalgic uniforms, the New Orleans Saints and Tennessee Titans...

Prosecutors reduce charges for Jena 6 teen

Associated Press
September 13, 2007

JENA, La. (AP) - Prosecutors are continuing to reduce charges against black Jena High School students...

Blanco may testify in nursing home trial

Associated Press
August 23, 2007

ST. FRANCISVILLE - The Louisiana Supreme Court has been asked to decide whether Gov. Kathleen Blanco...

Voodoo line-up announced

Associated Press
June 28, 2007

NEW ORLEANS (AP) - Rage Against the Machine and the Smashing Pumpkins are among the acts set to headline...

Nagin: N.O. needs help fighting crime

Associated Press
March 29, 2007

BATON ROUGE (AP) - Mayor Ray Nagin said Monday that New Orleans will need crime-fighting help from state...

Young Louisiana filmmader goes to festival

Associated Press
March 29, 2007

SHREVEPORT - Hunter Gorman just got his braces off, which feels weird, and his short movie accepted into...

Harvard abstinence group fights “mindless” campus sex

Associated Press
March 29, 2007

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. - Sometime between the founding of a student-run porn magazine and the day the campus...

LSU basketball player gives up

Associated Press
March 22, 2007

LSU's "Big Baby" is moving on to the next stage of his basketball life. Glen Davis announced Tuesday...

Teacher attacked at basketball game

Associated Press
March 22, 2007

A physical education teacher whose jaw was cracked by an attacker at a youth basketball game says he...

Taped conversations could confirm running back’s guilt

Associated Press
February 1, 2007

SAN DIEGO (AP) - The existence of taped conversations between Reggie Bush or members of his family and...

Independence Bowl renamed

Associated Press
August 24, 2006

After three years as the plain old Independence Bowl, the postseason game has landed a sponsor with roots...

Colts in search of backup quarterback

Associated Press
August 24, 2006

Jim Sorgi's shoulder injury may force the Indianapolis Colts to bring in a new backup quarterback.Coach...

Saints season ticket business booms

Associated Press
March 9, 2006

NEW ORLEANS-Without the team running a single advertisement, renewals for New Orleans Saints season tickets...

New Orleans mayor authorizes forced evacuations

Associated Press
September 8, 2005

By Cain BurdeauAP WriterNEW ORLEANS-As flood waters receded inch by inch Tuesday, New Orleans Mayor C....

Lafourche teen won’t be charged in friend’s death

Associated Press
April 28, 2005

THIBODAUX, La.-A Lafourche Parish teenager who had faced a murder charge in connection with the December...

South Louisiana deaths may be linked

Associated Press
April 28, 2005

HOUMA, La.-Houma police, worried that the deaths of five men in the last 2 1/2 years may be the work...

Early to lead ULM basketball in Sun Belt Conference this year

Associated Press
April 14, 2005

Orlando Early, an assistant at Alabama for the past four years, will lead the Louisiana-Monroe men's...

Vatican looks to balance finances

Associated Press
April 14, 2005

Vatican City- The next pontiff will not only have to care for the souls of his 1 billion-member flock...

Children learn about filling papal shoes

Associated Press
April 7, 2005

The question of who will serve as Pope John Paul II's successor has given way to unique opportunities...

Bill may give tax credits to landowners

Associated Press
April 7, 2005

New Orleans-Landowners who do coastal restoration and wetland preservation on their own could get a federal...

Restaurateurs love food, life

Associated Press
April 7, 2005

That sausage pizza you had the other night - what did it mean to you?Well, maybe it reminded you of your...

Gov. Blanco meets with Fidel Castro

Associated Press
March 17, 2005

Baton Rouge-Gov. Kathleen Blanco never planned to meet with Cuban President Fidel Castro on her trip...

Columbia memorial erected in New Orleans

Associated Press
February 3, 2005

NEW ORLEANS (AP) - Workers at NASA's New Orleans plant dedicated a memorial for the space shuttle Columbia...

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