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Charter school supporters would get benefits under bill approved by Senate...
A business donating land, a building or making major renovations or technology donations to a charter school could become a "corporate partner" of the school and be assured of spaces at the school for...
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Abandon Mid-City hospital plan, 3 Republicans urge Jindal
They pitch the idea of buying Tulane Medical Center instead In the latest volley over plans for a medical center to succeed Charity Hospital, House Speaker Jim Tucker joined two statewide elected...
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House approves bill requiring employers to check immigration status of workers
Another bill is designed to crack down on the hiring of illegal immigrants by contractors that work for local, parish or state government entities Businesses that use illegal immigrant labor could...
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FEMA chief sees bigger role for insurers in flood coverage
Coverage beyond a basic level would be turned over to private companies Congress should consider encouraging private insurance companies to provide coverage beyond the current limits set by the...
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New Orleans taxicab bureau investigator suspended
An employee of the Ground Transportation Bureau who processed taxi paperwork at City Hall resigns Mayor Mitch Landrieu's office suspended another Ground Transportation Bureau employee on Friday, and a...
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Senators Mary Landrieu and David Vitter decline to go along with bankers
Senators support lowering debit card 'swipe fees' Despite intense lobbying efforts by Louisiana bankers, Sens. Mary Landrieu, D-La., and David Vitter, R-La., didn't change their position on a measure...
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Personal income tax phaseout clears Louisiana House committee
Bill now goes to full House, setting up a showdown between the House, and the Senate and the governor BATON ROUGE -- As expected, the House Ways and Means Committee on Monday revived a proposal to...
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Jindal urges new teaching hospital board to consider alternative plan
After meeting with David Vitter and Mitch Landrieu, governor says, 'I don't think this has to slow anything down' BATON ROUGE -- After a meeting Monday with Sen. David Vitter, New Orleans Mayor Mitch...
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Hyatt Regency New Orleans donates $300,000, plans gala for Brad Pitt's Make...
Hotel that suffered major damage in Hurricane Katrina is scheduled to reopen Oct. 19 Officials with the Hyatt Regency New Orleans on Tuesday pledged $300,000 to help build two homes through actor Brad...
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Sen. Vitter places a hold on SEC nominees until Stanford victims get answers
Many investors in Louisiana and Gulf region lost their life savings WASHINGTON -- Sen. David Vitter, R-La., placed a hold Tuesday on President Barack Obama's nomination of two new members of the...
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SEC says Stanford's victims deserve protection under federal securities act
WASHINGTON -- The Securities and Exchange Commission announced Wednesday that it had concluded that certain individuals who invested money through the Stanford Group Company -- a U.S. broker-dealer...
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Hispanic population booms in Kenner and elsewhere in New Orleans area
In Kenner, Hispanics make up 22 percent of the population, up from 14 percent a decade ago Hector Sanchez came to Kenner after Hurricane Katrina to help his relatives rebuild their homes. He stayed...
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3 New Orleans Taxicab Bureau workers challenge suspensions after undercover...
They say they have not received documentation of alleged payroll fraud Three New Orleans taxicab bureau employees who were suspended without pay for alleged payroll fraud are fighting back, claiming...
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New Orleans area tops list of cities suffering the most from austerity
Analysis focuses primarily on the loss of government jobs 24/7 Wall St. reports that the New Orleans metropolitan area tops the list of cities suffering the most from austerity. Gerald Herbert, The...
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Kenner council adopts commercial filming guidelines
Brad Pitt, Bruce Willis and Catherine Zeta-Jones have all filmed movie scenes in Kenner recently, and indirectly, helped the city with some new legislation. Kenner officials tried out proposed...
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Harahan City Council puts off vote on request from Colonial Golf & Country Club
Zoning change would be needed to put grocery store on part of the 88-acre country club property The Harahan City Council voted to defer an ordinance that would have removed the square-footage...
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House approves cuts in food aid for women and infants
Cuts in farm subsidies rejected, for now The U.S. House Thursday approved a 13 percent cut in a federal program that provides food assistance for low-income women, infants and children, but rejected...
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Federal regulators extend offshore leases by one year
Lease sale in Alaska's National Petroleum Reserve is promised before the end of the year The Obama administration announced Thursday it would grant one-year extensions of offshore leases delayed by...
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New Orleans Public Belt Railroad business jaunt won't leave the station
The staff thought it was time to show off the cars to clients and potential customers New Orleans Public Belt Railroad commissioners this week put the kibosh on a scheduled excursion by the agency's...
View ArticleNew Orleans Mayor Mitch Landrieu negotiates cost-saving revision to landfill...
New Orleans Mayor Mitch Landrieu, who last year negotiated money-saving changes to the city's contracts with three trash-collection companies, this week concluded a cost-saving revision to the...
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