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Payroll tax cut renewal bill introduced by House Republicans
Measure invites a year-end clash with President Obama and Democrats by including language that would pave the way for construction of a controversial oil pipeline House Republicans on Friday brought...
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Europe forges fiscal union, sees way out of crisis
Britain declines to be part of coalition, risking isolation Working almost to exhaustion and persuading countries one by one, European leaders agreed Friday to redefine their continent -- hoping that...
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Chemical dispersants targeted by Democrats' bill
'It is time that we establish a comprehensive approach to the use of dispersants' Two New York Democrats introduced legislation last week that would bar the use of the kind of chemical dispersants...
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Advocacy group targets corporations over stricter voting laws
American Legislative Exchange Council has helped states pass photo ID laws An online advocacy group is urging corporations that market to African-Americans to stop giving money to a conservative...
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Conference in overtime on future of climate talks
Proposal would give new life to the 1997 Kyoto Protocol, whose carbon emissions targets expire next year A package of documents was submitted to a marathon U.N. climate conference Saturday that would...
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New Orleans City Council panel asks applicants to waive right to remain at...
City is looking for legal advisers on regulating Entergy New Orleans When is a public meeting not a public meeting? When the public officials holding it ask the people most interested in the outcome...
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Sen. David Vitter presses for compensation for victims of accused Ponzi...
Securities Investor Protection Corp. says it doesn't cover CDs issued by an offshore bank in Antigua Sen. David Vitter, R-La., asked federal regulators last week to file suit to force an...
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Rep. Jeff Landry wins passage of his first bill
POWER Act ensures that offshore wind farms comply with the same laws as offshore oil and gas production Freshman Rep. Jeff Landry, R-New Ibera, last week passed his first bill -- a measure that...
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New Orleans Affordable Homeownership leaves lingering headaches
The housing agency's remaining assets are being transferred to the New Orleans Redevelopment Authority Three and a half years after it produced one of the biggest scandals of former Mayor Ray Nagin's...
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New Orleans City Council to pick energy lawyer
Council must decide whether to go with experience, or award contract to one of 2 other firms offering to do the work at a lower rate To hire highly regarded Washington, D.C., energy lawyer Clint Vince...
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C.C. Lockwood photograph is chosen for commemorative Louisiana stamp
'Flat Lake Sunset' image was shot in 1976, near Morgan City BATON ROUGE -- Wildlife-environmental photographer C.C. Lockwood, who has specialized in documenting the quiet beauty of the Atchafalaya...
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Audit details how Sheriff Jiff Hingle lined his pockets
Legislative auditor fleshes out findings by media, federal prosecutors Following up on media reports and criminal convictions, the Louisiana Legislative Auditor released a report Monday accusing...
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Protesters halt operations at some western ports
Their idea: If they cut off the ports, they cut into corporate profits OAKLAND, Calif. -- Hundreds of Wall Street protesters blocked gates at some of the West Coast's busiest ports on Monday, causing...
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Republicans muscle tax-cut bill through U.S. House
Included is construction of a Canada-to-Texas oil pipeline that has sparked a White House veto threat Defiant Republicans pushed legislation through the House Tuesday night that would keep alive...
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Sales and use tax at Slidell's Summit Fremaux site reduced to a half-cent
It had been 1 cent, but prospective retail tenant asked developer and city to lower it The Slidell City Council has sliced in half a special 1-cent sales and use tax put in place three years ago for...
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Port of South Louisiana approves expansion of St. John Airport
Runway extension will open the door to more traffic from small jets The Port of South Louisiana on Tuesday approved a master plan for the St. John Airport that includes a 1,100-foot extension of its...
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Orleans Shoring owner's misstatement of criminal record not willful, state...
Cancienne's record expunged Dec. 5, Orleans keeps license The contractors licensing board settled a complaint against the most powerful player in the state's $750 million home elevation grant program...
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New Orleans City Council keeps utility-regulation adviser, month-to-month
Two other teams of local and Washington lawyers sought the lucrative contract Clint Vince, the Washington, D.C., lawyer who has been the New Orleans City Council's chief legal adviser on regulating...
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Sen. David Vitter introduces bill to recapitalize FHA funds
He says he is concerned that the agency's finances are at risk and it may ask for a bailout Sen. David Vitter, R-La., introduced legislation this week he says will require the Federal Housing...
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New Orleans City Council members chafe over propriety of questioning
Stacy Head follows up on comments about hiring utility consultants The New Orleans City Council's discussion Thursday of which utility advisers to hire for the coming year ended up in relative amity,...
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