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12 min ago | The Daily Advertiser

Cameron, Cypremort, Grand Isle swim advisories remain

If you're heading to the Louisiana coast this weekend, swim advisories have been issued once again for some beaches.

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13 hrs ago | WAFB-TV Baton Rouge

Battle brewing in Grand Isle over following the law

A battle over noise in the fishing community of Grand Isle is getting ugly. 16 people who have camps there, most of them from Baton Rouge, have filed suit saying loud music from two Grand Isle bars is unbearable, and police are burying their heads in the sand.

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Wed Jul 08, 2009

WWL-AM New Orleans

Troubled waters over new bridge

A ribbon-cutting ceremony takes place today for the long-awaited opening of the new Leeville Bridge on Louisiana 1. But there's some controversy concerning the toll road.

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Mon Jul 06, 2009

WWL-TV New Orleans

4 Investigates: Residents say Grand Isle officials ignoring noise ordinance laws

Neighbors' complaints about loud music from two bars in Grand Isle have escalated into allegations that elected officials and police are refusing to enforce the law.

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Sun Jul 05, 2009

WWL-TV New Orleans

Fourchon beachgoers: swim at your own risk

If you're planning to spend all or part of your holiday weekend at the beach, you should know that state health officials warn against swimming in the surf off some stretches of sand.

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Fri Jul 03, 2009

NOLA.com

New Grand Isle toll bridge does not accept cash

A sign on the entrance to the Louisiana Highway 1 alerts drivers about delinquent tolls on the new Leeville Bridge which opens Tuesday, July7, 2009.

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Wed Jul 01, 2009

4 WWL-TV

Burrito-shaped tubes to be pivotal in protecting Grand Isle from storms

Gary Grzybowski knows how brutal storms can be on Grand Isle. He has owned a home there for nearly 17 years, and when Hurricane Gustav breached the sand dune levee, just yards from his home, he thought the worst.

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2theadvocate.com

Funds to help create oyster reefs off La. coast

A Louisiana environmental group received $4 million in stimulus money from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration for creation of oyster reefs for shoreline protection purposes.

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Sun Jun 28, 2009

Science News

GOODBYE, COAST

This image depicts what the Mississippi delta would look like if land continues sinking and sea level rises one meter.

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Thu Jun 25, 2009

WWL-TV New Orleans

Lafitte trout hanging out above Grand Isle

So here's the whole story. . . Almost all of the speckled trout that's inhabiting the region have moved into Lower Barataria Bay and almost all of the redfish have moved into the shoreline shallows around the broken islands just north of Grand Isle.

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Times-Picayune

Insurance bill OK'd by Senate panel 38-0

Two legislative committees will have to approve territories drawn up to set rates charged by the Louisiana Citizens Property Insurance Corp.

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Tue Jun 23, 2009

KATC-TV Lafayette

New Bills Signed Without Signature

Today, Governor Bobby Jindal announced that on Friday he signed eleven bills passed by the legislature into law, bringing the total to 103 bills signed into law to date and also announced bills which became law without the Governor's signature in accordance with the ten-day rule following bill passage by the legislature.

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Wed Jun 17, 2009

The Daily Advertiser

Wild game: Roger Turner's dishes are influenced by camp life

Linda Turner estimates that in the 26 years she's been married to her husband, Roger, he has done about 98 percent of the cooking.

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Sun Jun 14, 2009

NOLA.com

Coastal Louisiana rebuilding projects can now proceed

More than two dozen Hurricane Katrina and Rita rebuilding projects delayed for months across coastal Louisiana can move forward now that the Federal Emergency Management Agency has revised rules that had prohibited federal investment in risky areas.

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Fri Jun 12, 2009

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Louisiana casinos go on offensive to ward off smoking ban

As bills that would expand Louisiana's smoking ban to gambling venues continue to smolder in the Legislature, casino officials are battling to avoid what they call an unfair financial burden.

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Wed Jun 10, 2009

KATC-TV Lafayette

DOTD To Hold Open House To Discuss New Toll Road

The Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development will host an open house tonight to give Lafayette residents an opportunity to learn about the new La.

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Mon Jun 08, 2009

Daily Journal of Commerce

Your Daily Construction News Source

Workers are nearing completion of the new Louisiana Highway 1 toll bridge, featuring a no-stop tolling system, over Bayou Lafourche near Port Fourchon and Grand Isle.

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Sat Jun 06, 2009

Times-Picayune

FEMA rule revised to aid storm work

Addressing an issue that has held up 34 hurricane construction projects in Louisiana and briefly delayed confirmation of FEMA's new administrator, the Obama administration Tuesday agreed to rule changes that will allow the projects to move forward or retain previously awarded federal financing.

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Thu Jun 04, 2009

NOLA.com

Grand Isle gets stimulus money for trees

Grand Isle is in line for $750,000 in federal stimulus money to restore forested areas on the island, the state Department of Environmental Quality announced Wednesday.

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Wed Jun 03, 2009

Times-Picayune

Grand Isle library plan knocked

Over the objections of a West Bank lawmaker, a House committee approved legislation Tuesday to divert some of the money that now goes to the unincorporated areas of West Jefferson to help build a library at Grand Isle.

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