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Hearing-aid refund bill rejected by Louisiana House panel
The House Commerce Committee on Tuesday rejected a bill by a Lafayette lawmaker that would have required hearing-aid dealers to give a customer a full refund after 30 days' use if it is in good...
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Photo ID requirement rejected by Louisiana House Commerce Committee
Rep. Regina Barrow, D-Baton Rouge, failed to persuade a reluctant House committee Tuesday to support her House Bill 480 to require merchants to request a photo ID from during a transaction in which a...
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Unemployment falls in most U.S. cities, but report shows lasting effects of...
Seven of ten cities with biggest increases in unemployment in Louisiana The unemployment rate fell last month in more than 80 percent of the nation's largest metro areas, adding to evidence that the...
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10 in New Orleans area accused of scamming jobless payments
Scammers accused under statewide "Operation Spring Cleaning." Authorities have arrested 10 people in the New Orleans area as the start of a statewide crackdown on fraudulent unemployment payments...
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Endeavour launch brings tourists, traffic to Florida
Shuttle launches usually generate about $5 million in economic activity for the Space Coast Florida Space Coast hotels are sold out, residents are renting bedrooms and restaurants are doubling food...
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Demolition of two buildings for Rock 'n' Bowl parking approved
Also, New Orleans City Council votes to make Congo Square name official Over the opposition of the association representing neighborhood residents, the New Orleans City Council agreed Thursday to let...
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Gov. Bobby Jindal says Louisiana has no business running employee insurance...
He likens privatization campaign to last year's battle over the national health-care overhaul Gov. Bobby Jindal's administration stepped up its campaign to privatize a state employee health plan...
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LSU officials tell skeptical legislators University Medical Center can be...
But that could take $100 million in support every year from the state BATON ROUGE -- Facing skeptical legislators, Louisiana State University System officials Monday defended plans for an academic...
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Gretna to take another look at sign ordinance before trying to pass it
A concerted pushback from Gretna business and property owners has quashed the passage of a proposed comprehensive sign ordinance, and now city officials plan to meet with community members to get more...
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Most Holy Trinity Church plans win approval of St. Tammany zoning board
A parking lot full of cars and a roomful of people holding signs usually do not bode well for a developer requesting a zoning change in St. Tammany Parish. Those attending the parish's Zoning...
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Bar owner's Bentley is seized to pay his New Orleans sales taxes
The city seized business owner's 2002 Bentley, which will be auctioned off to pay his tax bill If you owe the city back taxes, pay up or you may be walking to work. View full sizeThe bar owner's 2002...
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Covington hopes to save more than $200,000 by refinancing bonds
Hoping to benefit from better interest rates, the Covington City Council has authorized its bond attorneys to seek permission from the State Bond Commission to refinance two sets of existing bonds....
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As the Army Corps of Engineers prepares to open the Bonnet Carre' Spillway, a crowd is building around the control structure, to see a rare sight in the flatlands of south Louisiana: rushing water....
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Bonnet Carre Spillway opening draws large crowd
28 of the spillway's 350 bays will be opened Monday Although much smaller than in 2008, a large crowd was on hand Monday morning as the Army Corps of Engineers began opening the Bonnet Carre Spillway...
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Jefferson Parish's push for curbside garbage recycling hits another barrier
Service ended with Hurricane Katrina After some companies protested the dashing of their plans to resurrect Jefferson Parish's curbside garbage recycling program, the Parish Council is poised to toss...
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As gas prices soar, House mulls new drilling, while Senate weighs ending oil...
Oil company representatives say their industry enjoys no 'unique tax credits or deductions' WASHINGTON -- The bipolar congressional debate about how to rein in rising gas prices intensifies this week,...
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Fiscal watchdog: Oil and gas industry inflates tax liabilities
WASHINGTON -- A fiscal watchdog group Tuesday accused the American Petroleum Institute and others of exaggerating the payments made by the oil and gas industry to the federal government. Earlier in...
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Gretna City Council to decide on Gattuso's live-music permit renewal at...
Request was submitted too late for Monday's meeting agenda Some people love the live music at Gattuso's Deli in Old Gretna. Others hate it. View full sizeRusty Costanza, The Times-Picayune archiveBrad...
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For curbside garbage recycling, Jefferson Parish goes back to drawing board
Parish Council scraps six proposals amid debate over fairness As it scrapped the latest plans Wednesday to renew curbside garbage recycling in Jefferson, the Parish Council roused a rare debate among...
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Bourbon Street bar nestled in New Orleans-owned park draws scrutiny
Cafe Beignet documents sought by inspector general The 2004 agreement that allowed a private bar to set up shop in a city-owned park on Bourbon Street -- in what some call a sweetheart deal -- has...
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