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Rep. Cedric Richmond opposes free-trade deal with Colombia
He supports agreements with Panama and South Korea Free-trade agreements with Panama, Colombia and South Korea were ratified last week by the House and Senate with strong support from the Louisiana...
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William Jefferson will sell land to repay at least part of loan
Black Entertainment Network founder Robert Johnson loaned him $200,000 A New Orleans bankruptcy court judge recently approved a plan to reimburse businessman Robert Johnson for at least part of the...
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Aviation Board failed to fix take-home vehicle issues, inspector general says
Ed Quatrevaux expresses disappointment in airport board New Orleans Inspector General Ed Quatrevaux said Tuesday that the New Orleans Aviation Board has failed to implement seven of the nine changes...
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Social Security recipients to get first raises since 2009
Experts project the increase will be about 3.5 percent Social Security recipients will get a raise in January -- their first increase in benefits since 2009. Experts project the increase will be about...
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JEDCO's endorsement of Jefferson inspector general could test state law
Attorney advised that state agencies can't promote ballot initiatives. As Lucien Gunter stood near a podium Monday at the intersection of Veterans Memorial and Causeway boulevards in Metairie, he...
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U.S. deports record number of immigrants in fiscal year 2011
About 55 percent of those deported had felony or misdemeanor convictions, ICE director says U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Director John Morton said Tuesday his agency deported nearly...
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Social Security recipients to get 3.6 percent increase in benefits
Cost-of-living adjustment will take effect in January Some 55 million Social Security recipients will get a 3.6 percent increase in benefits next year, their first raise since 2009, the government...
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Health premiums increase to cut state employees paychecks
5 percent increase to take effect Dec. 2 In less than two months, many state government employees' paychecks will shrink to absorb a rate increase in their health insurance premiums. The Advocate...
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Metairie woman, New Orleans man appointed to state Massage Therapy Board
Gov. Bobby Jindal has appointed Tim Hobbs of New Orleans and Suzanne Schwing of Metairie to the Louisiana Board of Massage Therapy. The nine-member board regulates and licenses massage therapists....
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Luling assisted-living center construction is under way
St. Charles Parish Hospital owns a 9 percent share of the project A $10 million assisted living center under construction in Luling will help parish residents keep aging family members closer to home,...
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New Orleans voters will weigh in on tax for business park
Voters citywide will decide whether owners of commercial and industrial property within the park should continue to pay a 20-mill tax for 20 more years To its defenders, the 7,000-acre New Orleans...
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EPA to regulate disposal of fracking wastewater
Energy companies use hydraulic fracturing to unlock gas in deep shale formations Federal environmental regulators signaled Thursday they want to increase oversight of the natural gas extraction...
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Health premiums to cut state paychecks
A 5 percent rate increase will go into effect on Dec. 2 In less than two months, many state government employees' paychecks will shrink to absorb a rate increase in their health insurance premiums....
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Ouachita River flow to be increased to help with wastewater disposal
The current flow isn't enough to meet dilution requirements from environmental regulators The Army Corps of Engineers has decided to increase the flow of the Ouachita River so that industries like...
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Sen. David Vitter fails to win passage of drug-importation measure
Some senators who supported a 2009 drug-importation measure withdrew their backing Bemoaning the baleful "intersection of money and power and politics in Washington, D.C.,'' Sen. David Vitter, R-La.,...
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President Obama signs 3 trade deals, biggest since NAFTA
He also signed legislation to provide assistance to U.S. workers displaced because of the agreements President Barack Obama has signed trade agreements with South Korea, Panama and Colombia,...
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Public down on economy, President Obama's cures new poll finds
Less than 40 percent say Obama's proposed remedies for high unemployment would increase jobs significantly The extreme funk that settled over the country during the summer has eased slightly, but...
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Louisiana licensing board fines 12 contractors, strips one company of its...
State elevation grant program has been beset by shoddy work, unlicensed contractors and allegations of graft The Louisiana State Licensing Board for Contractors this week fined 12 contractors...
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Mike Strain re-elected as Louisiana agriculture commissioner
The Covington Republican's two opponents raised little to no money to challenge his re-election bid Agriculture Commissioner Mike Strain is getting a second term in office. Strain, a Republican...
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Louisiana contractor licensing board steps into prominent role
It is taking center stage in Gov. Bobby Jindal's fight to police house-lifting contractors run amok A once-obscure state board is taking center stage in Gov. Bobby Jindal's fight to police...
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