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Gulf of Mexico oil spill to be front and center at hearings
U.S. House Natural Resources Committee to look at lingering effects on jobs, energy production and local economies The Deepwater Horizon disaster and the drilling moratorium that followed will be the...
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Sen. David Vitter rejects nominee for consumer protection group
He wats a five-member commission to run the new Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection, not a 'czar' Sen. David Vitter, R-La., joined other Republicans on the Senate Banking Committee last week in...
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Sen. David Vitter to accompany Rep. Jeff Landry to meeting with BOEMRE
They are expected to press for more offshore drilling permits to be granted Sen. David Vitter, R-La., plans to join Rep. Jeff Landry, R-New Iberia, for a meeting Tuesday in New Orleans with top Obama...
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Louisiana better off than most, economic data show
State ranks 10th in employment growth A new index of indicators of state economic momentum shows state economies continuing to climb out of the recession in the past year and Louisiana doing better in...
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Kenner moratorium on taxi licenses triggered by increased demand from New...
Official says more cabbies are turning to Kenner because of rising prices for a limited number of certificates available in New Orleans New taxi cab drivers looking to offer their services in Kenner...
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U.S. Senate defeats President Obama's jobs bill
The White House and congressional leaders were already moving on to other ways to cut the nation's painfully high unemployment rate WASHINGTON -- The U.S. Senate killed President Barack Obama's $447...
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Marrero off-track betting parlor proposal scuttled
Plantation Estates homeowners petition against the plan A proposed Marrero off-track betting parlor was scuttled Tuesday afternoon, less than 24 hours before the Jefferson Parish Council was set to...
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Jefferson Parish stores, bars and strip clubs targeted for alcohol violations
The Parish Council on Wednesday suspended or revoked six alcohol retail permits. After repeated incidents of allegedly selling alcohol either to minors or after hours, the Brothers convenience store...
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Meeting Friday will seek ideas on improving New Orleans' taxicab industry
New Orleans officials seeking ways to improve the city's taxicab industry will hold the first of two public meetings Friday to gather suggestions on how to enhance customer service. The Times-Picayune...
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Congress passes free trade agreements with South Korea, Colombia, Panama
The hope is that the deals will stimulate the economy and put people back to work WASHINGTON -- Congress approved free trade agreements Wednesday with South Korea, Colombia and Panama, ending a...
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Jefferson Parish committees disqualify a third of proposals from engineering...
Parish Council defers vote on whether to approve the lists of qualified and disqualified firms Jefferson Parish evaluation committees disqualified a third of the proposals from 45 engineering firms...
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Blackwater's chemical-storage expansion request gets cool reception from...
Sting from public insult lingers A familiar face is once again tangling with the Westwego City Council over a familiar issue, but this time Blackwater New Orleans LLC's attempt to expand its...
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Home-elevation contractors jack up competition
Hundreds of house-lifting firms began operating in the area in the past two years, specifically to take advantage of the state's $750 million house-lifting grant program Jeremy Patterson, a large,...
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President Obama, President Lee pitch trade deal in Michigan
They visit heart of the region that has been hardest hit by foreign car competition President Barack Obama and South Korea's President Lee Myung-bak are promoting a new trade deal by visiting an auto...
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Rick Perry says U.S. energy resources are key to economic recovery
He promises far scaled-back federal regulations, and some 1.2 million new jobs, if he is elected president Texas Gov. Rick Perry on Friday said unleashing America's energy resources was the key to...
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Obama pulls plug on part of health overhaul law
Officials were unable to find a way to make a long-term care insurance program financially self-sustaining The Obama administration says it is unable to go forward with a major new program in the...
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Jefferson Performing Arts Center job riddled with errors, legislative auditor...
Blistering report cites poor planning, scant oversight, political maneuvering In June 2009, contractors working on the Jefferson Performing Arts Center wanted to add $6.2 million for "concrete...
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All of Louisiana declared an agricultural disaster area for 2011
The designation also covers 12 Mississippi counties, nine in Texas and six in Arkansas Floods, drought and other nasty weather have made all of Louisiana -- and 27 adjacent counties in Mississippi,...
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Avondale Shipyard site's future brightens under deal with Navy
Federal money now available for redeployment, as well as closure Huntington Ingalls could get federal financing to help convert Avondale Shipyard for purposes that could keep at least some of the...
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Buddy Roemer gains support with his backing of Occupy Wall Street movement
All in all it was a good week for former Louisiana Gov. Buddy Roemer's under-the-radar presidential campaign. It was not a Herman Cain vault-to-the-front-of-the-pack week, but one in which "the...
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