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New Orleans mail processing center is one of 223 being closed by U.S. Postal...
U.S. Postal Service acknowledges the decision will result in longer delivery times for mail Facing growing deficits and reduced demand for mail delivery, the U.S. Postal Service announced Thursday...
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Louisiana delegation finds fault with President Barack Obama's comments on...
'Pulling the rug out from underneath the domestic oil and gas industry ... is not the answer,' Sen. Mary Landrieu says President Barack Obama accused Republicans on Thursday of trying to exploit...
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St. Tammany Parish Councilman Jake Groby is hosting a meet-and-greet session Monday at 6 p.m. to discuss job creation and economic development in the Lacombe area. The event will take place at Pizza...
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New Orleans City Council committee to hear report on telecommunications legal...
The meeting is set to begin at 2 p.m. in the council chamber. The New Orleans City Council's Cable, Telecommunications and Technology Committee will meet this afternoon. Among other things, it will...
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St. John Parish officials gear up for fight to save Reserve-Edgard ferry
The ferry, along with one in White Castle, would be eliminated under governor's budget proposal With the Reserve-Edgard ferry once again imperiled, St. John the Baptist Parish officials are gearing up...
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Louisiana congressman aims to halt federal guest worker rule
Provision makes employers shoulder some costs Rep. Rodney Alexander, R-Quitman, is leading an effort to block a new Department of Labor regulation the agency says will protect foreign guest workers...
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Vote on raising age limit to 21 for bar, liquor store entry delayed
Jackie Clarkson first wants to present her proposals to Criminal Justice Committee next month A New Orleans City Council vote on a pair of ordinances that would raise from 18 to 21 the age at which...
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President Barack Obama hails auto bailout, refutes GOP critics
Says challengers' assertions that union members profited from taxpayer-paid rescue are a 'load of you know what' President Barack Obama proudly embraced his auto industry bailout Tuesday, telling a...
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Gulf oil spill criminal probe progressing, U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder...
Violations of the Clean Water Act and other federal statutes are alleged Washington -- Attorney General Eric Holder told Congress on Tuesday that a criminal investigation of the 2010 BP oil spill is...
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New Orleans bars should keep out everyone under 21, councilwoman says
Jackie Clarkson says measure would help address city's crime problem Citing unexpected pushback from tavern owners and some of her council colleagues, New Orleans City Councilwoman Jackie Clarkson on...
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Motor oil recycling plant decision goes to New Orleans City Council
Omega Refining Corp. of Marrero has its eye on a 12.6-acre site beside the Michoud Canal The New Orleans City Planning Commission divided 3-3 Tuesday on a proposal to authorize a plant in eastern New...
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Sen. Mary Landrieu admonishes both sides in energy debate
Chides Republicans' singular fixation on drilling, Obama administration for not drilling enough on public lands WASHINGTON -- Sen. Mary Landrieu, D-La., is chiding both Republican colleagues in the...
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Citywide curfew vote will be deferred at Thursday's New Orleans City Council...
Councilman Jon Johnson says he's doing more research, needs assurances from NOPD The new 8 p.m. weeklong curfew for juveniles in the French Quarter and part of Faubourg Marigny won't be expanded to...
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Sen. David Vitter has Democratic backing for his Corps overhaul bill
WASHINGTON -- Sen. David Vitter, R-La., introduced a bill Wednesday he says will pave the way for overhaul of the much-maligned Army Corps of Engineers. It includes a requirement that the Corps begin...
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Meraux Foundation drops suits against company partly owned by sheriff
Two lawsuits filed in January by the Arlene and Joseph Meraux Charitable Foundation against Amigo Enterprises Inc., a company partially owned by St. Bernard Parish Sheriff Jack Stephens, has been...
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Volleyball complex may still be headed to Kenner, but site has changed
There won't be a sand volleyball complex overlooking Lake Pontchartrain in Kenner, but a top city official says one could be moving to a nearby site just south of the Pontchartrain Center. He was...
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Public Belt Railroad seeks head-hunter to aid search for general manager
Firm would help New Orleans agency select permanent replacement for Jim Bridger Eighteen months after Jim Bridger resigned as general manager of the Public Belt Railroad amid questions over his...
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Louisiana Legislature is unlikely to discuss sporting-event funding this year
Lt. Gov. Jay Dardenne wants a better mechanism for recruiting and financing special events The Louisiana Legislature may not be able to do much this year to pump new money into an existing fund or...
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Music fan begs New Orleans City Council not to bar 18-year-olds from clubs
Writer says the proposed laws could 'dismantle' the local music scene An open letter to the New Orleans City Council, is the headline on an opinion piece in Barryfest.com. In it, Matthew Rosenthal...
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President Barack Obama calls on Congress to end oil and gas subsidies
Proposal is expected to have political appeal at a time of high gasoline prices President Barack Obama, turning his political sights on snowy New Hampshire, demanded that Congress eliminate oil and...
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