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Obama offers mortgage relief on western trip
New rules will make it easier for homeowners to refinance their mortgages, president says LAS VEGAS -- The Obama administration offered mortgage relief on Monday to hundreds of thousands of Americans...
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Jefferson Parish officials hope to lure Kohl's to Kenner with tax breaks
Using $700,000 in tax incentives as bait, Kenner and the Jefferson Parish Economic Development Commission are brokering a deal to bring a Kohl's department store to the Chateau Village Shopping...
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50 St. John Parish homes added to hurricane repair program
More federal money means parish could add homes to the program Fifty additional homes have been added to a federal repair program for people in St. John the Baptist Parish whose houses were damaged by...
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BP wins first Gulf of Mexico deepwater drilling permit since Deepwater...
WASHINGTON -- BP has won approval of its first permit to drill in the deep water of the Gulf of Mexico since the Deepwater Horizon disaster. BPBHP Billiton announced recently that it had drilled a...
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Reader comment: Sewerage & Water Board should reward conservation, charge...
Responding to Martha Carr's article "New Orleans S&WB is an aging, leaky water system that needs help, group says," reader unoforever commented in part: Times-Picayune archiveMayor Mitch Landrieu...
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St. Tammany Parish President-elect Pat Brister to push economic development
In her first public speaking appearance since being elected by a landslide margin, St. Tammany Parish President-elect Pat Brister on Wednesday told the St. Tammany-West Chamber of Commerce that her...
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Jefferson Parish Council odds and ends
The Jefferson Parish Council took the following actions Wednesday: Carnival stands: Selected Buisson Creative Strategies and Event Rental to provide viewing stands for Carnival. New lobbyists: Chose...
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New Orleans airport opens Concourse D expansion
$27 million build-out with 6 new gates is key tide-over before moving terminal New Orleans' airport unveiled the expansion to Concourse D on Thursday. While it may not make Louis Armstrong...
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Mayor Mitch Landrieu says soft-second program will support up to 1,000 new...
$52 million program goes live today New Orleans Mayor Mitch Landrieu launched a long-awaited homebuyer subsidy program Thursday that could help as many as 1,000 families buy new or restored homes in...
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Kenneth Feinberg vows better lifeline for shrimpers at House hearing
'We're reviewing ways to make the program even more generous to the shrimpers,' he says The administrator of BP's Gulf Coast compensation fund promised a congressional panel Thursday that in the next...
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Vieux Carre Commission celebrates 75th anniversary
Panel is charged with protecting the buildings of New Orleans' oldest and most historic neighborhood The Vieux Carre Commission, charged with protecting the buildings of New Orleans' oldest and most...
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Larger-than-life Ronald Reagan statue unveiled at D.C. airport
The statue is the 4th dedicated this year to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the former president's birth ARLINGTON, Va. -- The 18 million passengers who travel in and out of the nation's capital...
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Jon Huntsman calls for investigation of oil 'monopoly'
He wants the Federal Trade Commission and Senate Judiciary Committee to launch a speedy review of the industry Republican presidential candidate Jon Huntsman says federal officials must investigate...
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Louisiana Medicaid program has $127 million shortfall
Medicaid enrollment has grown, and people are using more services than expected Louisiana's Medicaid program for the poor, elderly and disabled has a nearly $127 million state funding shortfall, the...
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State Sen. Julie Quinn's lobbying on home-elevation issues helps firm she...
New insurance and bonding requirements that challenge smaller companies are less of a burden for Orleans Shoring A state senator who has crusaded for consumer protections and other changes in the...
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Poorest poor in U.S. hits new record: 1 in 15 people
The numbers underscore the breadth and scope by which the downturn has reached further into mainstream America The ranks of America's poorest poor have climbed to a record high -- 1 in 15 people --...
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Senate GOP blocks Obama infrastructure plan
Republicans oppose tax surcharge on the wealthy and spending totals they say are too high Republicans in the Senate Thursday dealt President Barack Obama the third in a string of defeats on his...
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New restaurant on Magazine Street wins tentative City Council approval
Renovation was nearly complete when the city ordered it halted this spring because some expansion was not authorized After operators secured the right for customers to use the parking lot of a...
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Mobile home resort approved near Lakeshore Estates
St. Tammany Parish Council is not swayed by the appeals of more than two dozen subdivision residents The St. Tammany Parish Council rejected the appeals of more than two dozen residents of Lakeshore...
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Bill would require rescue boats within three nautical miles of active...
Rep. Jeff Landry's proposal has oil industry fuming WASHINGTON -- The U.S. House of Representatives today is scheduled to consider legislation that would require standby rescue vessels within three...
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