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By Joe Luna
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Tuesday, November 13 2007 |
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FOLSOM, La. - Fire officials in Folsom are hopeful a new one-man fire truck will be the answer to bolstering their protection capabilities while maintaining their current manpower level. |
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Tuesday, November 13 2007 |
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NEW ORLEANS (AP) — An agency seen as key to helping redevelop New Orleans' neighborhoods agreed Monday to sign two redevelopment pacts with the city — but only after Mayor Ray Nagin signs a separate deal releasing federal grant funds to cover agency expenses this year. |
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Last Updated ( Tuesday, November 13 2007 )
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By Joe Luna
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Monday, November 12 2007 |
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FOLSOM, La. - A vehicle flip-over on Anthony Road in Folsom Saturday afternoon claimed the life of the driver when he overcorrected and lost control. |
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By Meredith Mendez (ABC 26 News)
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Friday, November 09 2007 |
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SLIDELL, La. - St. Tammany Parish is dealing with what doctors say is a mental health care crisis. Leaders in the field spent the day trying to come up with some solutions. |
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By Joe Luna
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Friday, November 09 2007 |
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MANDEVILLE, La. - Promotion and departures swept the Mandeville Police Department at last night’s city council meeting as it saw the sad retirement of one of its finest and the promotion of another to the rank of Captain. |
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By Meredith Mendez (ABC 26 News)
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Friday, November 09 2007 |
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PEARL RIVER, La. - A man who escaped from the Pearl River lock-up is accused of going on a violent crime spree while apparently no police agency outside of Pearl River even knew he was a wanted criminal. |
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By Joe Luna
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Thursday, November 08 2007 |
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COVINGTON, La. - Police have taken a significant bite out of crime in the past several months, since the addition of the street crimes division in Covington has lowered the city crime rates to pre-Katrina numbers. |
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By Meredith Mendez (ABC 26 News)
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Tuesday, November 06 2007 |
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ABITA SPRINGS, La. - One St. Tammany company is seeing so much growth, it’s expanding to double its size. Abita Beer leaders say they’re spending millions of dollars to get ready for the future and keep up with nationwide demand. |
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By Joe Luna
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Tuesday, November 06 2007 |
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MADISONVILLE, La. - Millage rate renewal will be on the ballot for Madisonville’s Fire Protection District Two during the November 17 runoff voting. Fire officials are hoping the renewal will pass and provide the district with an extra ten years of revenue to protect the community. |
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By Meredith Mendez (ABC 26 News)
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Tuesday, November 06 2007 |
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MANDEVILLE, La. - St. Tammany’s Pelican Park serves more than a million people a year. Now park leaders are hoping just a fraction of those people will head to the polls later this month to approve a tax renewal for the services. |
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By The Associated Press
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Friday, September 21 2007 |
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BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) _ An attorney says Memorial Medical Center employees will appeal a court ruling that would reveal much of the attorney general's investigation into deaths of patients at the hospital after Hurricane Katrina. |
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By Jude Young
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Sunday, September 02 2007 |
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HOUSTON (AP) — It wasn't Appalacian State beating Michigan, but the Colonels pulled a huge upset. A blocked punt that went through the end zone for a safety gave Nicholls State a 16-14 win over Rice on Saturday in the first game for new Owls coach David Bailiff. |
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By The Associated Press
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Wednesday, August 22 2007 |
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NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The New Orleans city council unanimously voted Wednesday on an interim replacement for Oliver Thomas, who resigned Aug. 13 after pleading guilty to taking $15,000 in bribes from a businessman. |
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By The Associated Press
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Tuesday, August 21 2007 |
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NEW ORLEANS (AP) — For many anglers, there are plenty of reasons to never fish the forest of rigs near Battledore Reef on the western edges of Black Bay. |
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By Jude Young
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Thursday, August 16 2007 |
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NEW YORK (AP) — Hairdressers are nice people, says Vidal Sassoon, one of the most famous hairdressers of all. They're generous, good listeners and they make you look good, he says. |
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By Meredith Mendez (ABC26 News)
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Monday, August 13 2007 |
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A two-year old Franklinton boy is dead after his parents found him locked in their family car. |
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By WGSO Newsroom
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Monday, July 30 2007 |
The Pelican State taxes businesses to the point of departure. In an era of highly mobile businesses no longer chained to a location indefinitely by infrastructure, a competitive tax structure is a must - not an option.
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Last Updated ( Monday, July 30 2007 )
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Monday, July 30 2007 |
With the anniversary of the levee breaks coming up in August, the passage of the 8/29 Commission Investigation would be a positive and caring message for our nation's Congress to send the people of New Orleans and south Louisiana..."
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Last Updated ( Monday, July 30 2007 )
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Monday, July 30 2007 |
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The state Bond Commission on Thursday refused to target $10 million in future state sales tax revenue toward the development of a regional retail center south of Covington, leaving the fate of the $230 million. |
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By Ken Trahan
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Friday, July 27 2007 |
Chouest Buys 25 percent from Shinn
NEW ORLEANS – New Orleans Hornets Owner George Shinn announced today that he has agreed to sell a 25 percent share of his NBA franchise to
Galliano,
La., native and businessman Gary Chouest. |
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By Ken Trahan
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Thursday, July 19 2007 |
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Three-year starting defensive tackle Brian Young of the New Orleans Saints is recovering from a fractured bone in his right foot incurred earlier this month after stepping on a rock while jogging in Florida. |
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By Ken Trahan
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Friday, July 13 2007 |
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The New Orleans Hornets have finally gotten their man. After attempting to sign Morris Peterson three years ago, the Bees diligence was rewarded today. Peterson has have agreed in principle to a deal that will pay him $23 million over a four-year contract. |
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By Ken Trahan
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Thursday, July 12 2007 |
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NEW ORLEANS (WGSO) -- The New Orleans Zephyrs have a new player with an extensive major league background. The parent New York Mets have signed veteran infielder Marlon Anderson to a minor league contract and have assigned him to the Zephyrs. In 23 games with the Dodgers this season, the 33-year old Anderson hit .231 with a pair of RBI before being released. Anderson has played for the Mets, Dodgers, Phillies, Devil Rays, Cardinals, and Nationals in a 10-year major league career. |
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By Ken Trahan
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Monday, July 09 2007 |
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NEW ORLEANS (WGSO) - The University of New Orleans wasted no time in hiring native New Orleanian Joe Pasternack as Head Basketball Coach of the Privateers, succeeding Buzz Williams. |
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