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Drivers are expected to encounter jam-packed highways during the upcoming Memorial Day holiday weekend, according to a survey released Tuesday by AAA.
Published: Fri, 25 May 2012 16:45:42 GMT
State police are investigating a fatal crash involving a pedestrian walking along the eastbound lanes of Interstate 10 in St. Tammany Parish.
Published: Fri, 25 May 2012 16:35:32 GMT
The Federal Emergency Management Agency is providing another $9.2 million to help southeast Louisiana recover from Hurricane Katrina.
Published: Fri, 25 May 2012 16:05:46 GMT
Two law enforcement officers from the New Orleans area have pleaded guilty to engaging in a plot to make a fraudulent insurance claim.
Published: Fri, 25 May 2012 15:29:33 GMT
Officials say repairing damage done to the Adams County Correctional Center during the prisoner riot Sunday is largely a matter of cleanup.
Published: Fri, 25 May 2012 15:18:16 GMT
Louisiana residents will have an opportunity to stock up on flashlights, batteries, generators and other storm-related items sales tax free this weekend.
Published: Fri, 25 May 2012 15:03:38 GMT
New Orleans' sole daily newspaper will reduce its print edition to three days per week and focus on its online product, officials confirmed on Thursday.
Published: Fri, 25 May 2012 05:00:00 GMT
Major cuts planned by the city's longest-running and only daily newspaper will have an enormous impact on the New Orleans Times-Picayune.
Published: Fri, 25 May 2012 05:00:00 GMT
A Northshore mental health facility for abused teenage girls will shut its doors for good despite pleas from the residents to Gov. Bobby Jindal to help them stay open.
Published: Fri, 25 May 2012 05:00:00 GMT
An uptown charter school uptown is doubling in size, but some neighbors say they didn't have enough say in the process.
Published: Fri, 25 May 2012 05:00:00 GMT
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