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Legislature liable for Nucor steel plant borrowing
Borrowing arrangement approved by state Bond Commission The state Bond Commission has put the Legislature on the hook for repaying $35 million in borrowing for steel producer Nucor Corp. Brett Duke,...
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Obama administration schedules first Gulf lease sale since BP disaster
Interior Department wants to increase minimum amounts to encourage bidders to move quickly to develop the resources WASHINGTON -- The Obama administration is scheduling the first oil and natural gas...
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Plaquemines Parish Sheriff Jiff Hingle announces he will not seek re-election
Plaquemines Parish Sheriff Jiff Hingle announced today that he will not see re-election in October, ending a 20-year run as the parish's chief law enforcement officer amid concerns about his...
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Job creation is focus of Southern governors' meeting
Business leaders will weigh in on the most effective strategies for fostering innovation As states struggle to close budget gaps because of high unemployment and dwindling tax revenues, the Southern...
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Louisiana home elevation program gains new safety net
Gov. Bobby Jindal unveils safeguards against 'predatory' contractors In response to complaints from New Orleans-area homeowners that shady home elevation contractors participating in the state's...
View ArticleSmall-business loan program heats up First NBC Bank phone lines
U.S. Treasury Department gave bank nearly $38 million to issue loans to area small businesses First NBC Bank in New Orleans says it's getting many phone inquiries after the announcement last week that...
View ArticleWould-be Louisiana coordinators for mental-health and substance-abuse...
The revamped system will go into effect March 1, 2012 Four companies have submitted bids to the Department of Health and Hospitals to oversee and coordinate the state's mental-health and...
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Billy Tauzin takes job with CaptureRX, the pharmaceutical benefits management...
He's expected to continue working at his lobbying business Former Rep. Billy Tauzin, R-Chackbay, who recently opened a lobbying business after leaving as CEO of the Pharmaceutical Research and...
View ArticleOil issues go to court
Interior Department decision to cancel Gulf of Mexico leases is challenged Exxon Mobil Corp. asked a federal judge last week to invalidate an Interior Department decision to cancel leases in the...
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Rep. Cedric Richmond says Republicans have some explaining to do
Appearing at a jobs fair in Atlanta, he urges a focus on reducing unemployment Attending a jobs fair sponsored by the Congressional Black Caucus in Atlanta, Rep. Cedric Richmond, D-New Orleans,...
View ArticleEntergy reconsiders proposal for new transmission lines in Plaquemines Parish
Entergy Louisiana is reconsidering a proposal to build a new transmission line along Louisiana 23 in Plaquemines Parish after residents and officials complained the new 60-foot tall poles would be an...
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Second top official in hazard mitigation program is placed on leave
Allegations of graft and favoritism being investigated after whistleblower files a lawsuit The state has placed a second top official in its beleaguered hazard mitigation program on administrative...
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Whole Foods requests don't suit tastes of New Orleans planning commission
Supermarket wanted more flexibility in arranging truck deliveries The New Orleans City Planning Commission turned thumbs down Tuesday on several changes that operators of the Whole Foods store at...
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Medicaid privatization firm selection challenged again
Aetna Better Health says the Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals did not follow the rules A major insurance firm is continuing to protest its exclusion from the state's planned $2.2 billion...
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Views on economy, President Obama's handling of it sour, poll shows
More Americans still blame former President George W. Bush rather than Obama for the economic distress Americans' views on the economy have dimmed this summer. But so far, the growing pessimism...
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Chateau Bourbon Hotel upgrades approved by New Orleans City Council
Renovation and rebranding to be complete by May Converting the 250-room Chateau Bourbon Hotel on Canal Street from a three-diamond Wyndham hotel to a four-diamond Hyatt will mean more money for city...
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Louisiana sales tax holiday for guns and ammunition is coming up
A wide range of supplies will be exempted from all state and local sales taxes Next weekend, hunters and campers can take advantage of a state sales tax holiday on items they regularly use such as...
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NRC faults Entergy for radioactivity leak inside Waterford 3 plant in 2009
Pipe seals failed during maintenance, allowing 'highly radioactive' water to leak onto the floor The Nuclear Regulatory Commission has found that Entergy's Waterford 3 power plant allowed "highly...
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New Orleans tour guides targeted in Mayor Mitch Landrieu's latest regulatory...
Fingerprinting, felony check now required every two years, not just at first application Though New Orleans tour guides spend their days trying to bring the city's history to life for visitors, some...
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Taxi service in New Orleans may get major overhaul
Clean cabs, city-savvy drivers and a passenger's bill of rights are all part of proposed rules Whenever she climbs into a taxi, Catherine Hunter imagines what it would be like if she weren't from New...
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