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What’s on Louisiana’s wish list? Plenty — 12/24

By Associated Press
December 24, 2008

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Louisiana's 2009 wish list for the incoming Obama administration boils down to this: Don't forget us.Three-plus years after hurricanes Katrina and Rita and with billions of dollars...

Louisiana revenue dip means less road money — 12/24

By Associated Press
December 24, 2008

A plan to begin redirecting revenue generated by the state sales tax on cars and trucks away from the general fund so they can be used to fix roads and bridges has been shelved for now because of Louisiana's...

Personal info from 16,000 Katrina evacuees online – 12/23

By Associated Press
December 23, 2008

DALLAS (AP) — The Federal Emergency Management Agency is investigating how personal information from about 16,000 Hurricane Katrina evacuees in Texas ended up online.FEMA spokesman Terry Monrad in...

Economy declined 0.5 percent in fourth quarter - 12/23

By Associated Press
December 23, 2008

WASHINGTON (AP) — As the longest recession in a quarter century intensifies, analysts believe the small decline in economic activity in the third quarter has worsened significantly in the current...

Louisiana adds 6,000 jobs in November – 12/23

By Associated Press
December 23, 2008

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Louisiana's non-farm employment rose in November, but the figures didn't reflect recent layoffs in Bastrop and Shreveport, the head of the Louisiana Workforce Commission said Tuesday.Non-farm...

Rut is here for deer hunters – 12/22

By The Associated Press
December 22, 2008

The "rut" is here — that time of year that excites Louisiana's deer population and Louisiana deer hunters, but for completely different reasons.For the whitetail deer, the "rut" is a time when female...

Rut is here for deer hunters - 12/22

By Associated Press
December 22, 2008

The "rut" is here — that time of year that excites Louisiana's deer population and Louisiana deer hunters, but for completely different reasons.For the whitetail deer, the "rut" is a time when female...

Denham Springs’ Old City Hall restored — 12/22

By Associated Press
December 22, 2008

DENHAM SPRINGS, La. (AP) — Work has been completed on a historic landmark in Livingston Parish.The Old City Hall in Denham Springs, which dates back to the 1930s, had fallen into disrepair. It also...

Bad economy slows population growth in South, West – 12/22

By Associated Press
December 22, 2008

WASHINGTON (AP) — The nation's great migration south and west is slowing, thanks to a housing crisis that is making it hard for many to move.Most southern and western states aren't growing nearly...

Louisiana film industry has record year — 12/22

By Associated Press
December 22, 2008

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Landing such films as Oliver Stone's "W'' and Universal Pictures' "Cirque du Freak," Louisiana set a production record in 2008 with more than 80 major film and television projects.The...

Many trailers remain 3-plus years after Katrina – 12/22

By Associated Press
December 22, 2008

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Steve Donahue doesn't mind how cramped his federally supplied trailer is; he got over that long ago.Three-plus years after Hurricane Katrina — and still waiting on rebuilding...

US warns Russia against selling missiles to Iran - 12/22

By Associated Press
December 22, 2008

WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. officials said Monday that they want answers from Russia on whether it is selling advanced surface-to-air missiles to Iran, a move the U.S. insists could threaten American...