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Louisiana Wire

Comprehensive News Feed for Louisiana.

Results 1 - 20 of 13,716 in Louisiana

  1. Food stamps see double-digit increase in Terrebonne, LafourcheRead the original story

    16 min ago | WWL-TV New Orleans

    ... Office of Family Services. Officials say they've also streamlined the program to reach more eligible residents. Louisiana is among the top 12 states when it comes to enrolling eligible households in the food-stamp program, which provides groceries ...

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    Related Topix: Agriculture, Science, Houma, LA

  2. Sammy Kershaw to Perform at Cypress Bayou Casino December 4, 2009Read the original story

    6 hrs ago | Associated Content

    ... 4, 2009. Kershaw will be performing in the Pavilion, located at the casino at 8:00 pm. Kershaw is a native from Louisiana who has produced a string of hits in his music career such as "Baby's Got Her Blue Jeans On", "Love of my Life", "Tennessee ...

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    Related Topix: Sammy Kershaw, Country, 9, New Iberia, LA

  3. Pumpelly Oil Brings Air1 Diesel Exhaust Fluid to Louisiana, Texas in...Read the original story

    53 min ago | BusinessWire

    ... deadline to reduce air pollutant emissions and make Pumpelly Oil the exclusive Air1 distributor for southern Louisiana and southern Texas. "We are excited to work with Mansfield Oil and Yara to promote Air1 diesel exhaust fluid," said Glenn ...

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    Related Topix: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

  4. LA's only NASCAR track faces confiscationRead the original story

    53 min ago | KNOE-TV Monroe

    Owners of Louisiana's only NASCAR track are trying to stave off possible confiscation for late payments to lenders.

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    Related Topix: Sports, Racing, NASCAR

  5. Hunter cited for killing black bear, cubRead the original story

    54 min ago | KNOE-TV Monroe

    A hunter has been cited by state wildlife agents for killing two Louisiana black bears on the Red River Wildlife Management Area in Concordia Parish.

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    Related Topix: Wildlife

  6. Summer of BirdsRead the original story

    1 hr ago | The Advocate

    Photo provided by Louisiana Public Broadcasting/ Author Danny Heitman, left, is off to work in the fields as an extra in a A Summer of Birdsa which is based on his book about Audubona s time at Oakley Plantation outside St.

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    Related Topix: St. Francisville, LA

  7. Vermilion Parish receives coastal restoration grantRead the original story

    2 hrs ago | Theadvertiser.com The Advertiser Lafayette news, community, entertainment, yellow pages and classifieds. Serving Lafayette, Louisiana

    ... a $217,782 grant to construct coastal protections in Vermilion Parish. 'Rebuilding our coast throughout Southwest Louisiana is a monumental project, but we are making progress,' Boustany said. 'With the end of the official hurricane season ...

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    Related Topix: Republican, US House of Representatives, US Politics, Charles Boustany, US News

  8. Lillian Boutte was born to make musicRead the original story w/Photo

    3 hrs ago | This is London

    ... and guitarist Denny Ilett, she delivered a sparkling set of standards (Embraceable You, Tennessee Waltz) and Louisiana favourites (Cry for Me, Farewell Storeyvillle and Lipstick Traces, an Allen Toussaint classic). My favourite was the Irma Thomas ...

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  9. KU Students Volunteer for Alternative Winter Breaks ProjectsRead the original story

    3 hrs ago | Kansas City InfoZine

    ... weekend breaks. Students in Alternative Winter Breaks will work Jan. 3-10 with agencies in Florida, Illinois, Louisiana, Michigan, Ohio, South Carolina, Tennessee and Texas that focus on disaster relief, homelessness and womena s issues, human ...

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    Related Topix: Ohio

  10. Post a CommentRead the original story

    3 hrs ago | The Town Talk

    Qualified farmers in all 13 parishes in Central Louisiana are eligible for low-interest loans from the U.S. Department of Agriculture.

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    Related Topix: Agriculture, Science, Natural Disasters, US News, United States Department of Agriculture, Weather, Drought

  11. Imperial Sugar, Cargill, and Sugar Growers and Refiners Inc. Partner...Read the original story

    3 hrs ago | Milling Journal

    Imperial Sugar Company announced the formation and funding of a three-way joint venture with Sugar Growers and Refiners, Inc and Cargill, Incorporated to construct and operate a new state-of-the-art cane sugar refinery in Gramercy, Louisiana adjacent to Imperial's existing sugar refinery.

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    Related Topix: Food, Gramercy, LA

  12. Isle of Capri returns to a profit in fiscal 2QRead the original story

    4 hrs ago | WAFB-TV Baton Rouge

    ... penses to $234.5 million from $243.8 million during the quarter. The company owns and runs casinos in Mississippi, Louisiana, Iowa, Missouri, Colorado and Florida. Its stock added 96 cents, or 13 percent, to $8.53.

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    Related Topix: Isle of Capris Casinos, Gaming

  13. Union votes on contract extensionRead the original story

    5 hrs ago | Sunherald.com

    ... he two years. The Sun Herald reports workers at the company's Gulfport site and the Avondale and Tallulah yards in Louisiana also will vote Tuesday. Information from: The Sun Herald, http://www.sunherald.com

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  14. Premiums to Soar as COBRA Subsidy EndsRead the original story

    5 hrs ago | The Ledger

    ... family premiums top the average monthly unemployment benefit are Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Delaware, Florida, Louisiana, South Carolina and Tennessee. Congressional Democrats are pushing to include some type of COBRA subsidy extension in a major ...

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    Related Topix: Health Insurance, Health, US Politics, Representative Joe Sestak, US News, US House of Representatives, Democrat, Sherrod Brown, Sherrod Brown, US Senate

  15. Columbia woman dies in crashRead the original story

    8 hrs ago | Shrevport Times

    ... wearing her seat belt was killed Sunday night after being ejected from her vehicle. Tera Hall was southbound on Louisiana 559 near mile post 1.8 around 6:30 p.m. when she lost control of the 2003 Mitsubishi Eclipse she was driving. She ran off the ...

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    Related Topix: Columbia, LA

  16. Northrop union voting on contract extensionRead the original story

    11 hrs ago | The Clarion-Ledger

    ... two years. The Sun Herald reports workers at the company's Gulfport site and the Avondale and Tallulah yards in Louisiana also will vote Tuesday.

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    Related Topix: Manufacturing, Aerospace-Defense, Northrop Grumman

  17. Wade Henderson: Virtual charter school can be tailored to fit studentRead the original story

    11 hrs ago | The Shreveport Times

    ... same schedule? Most Louisianans will answer 'no' to all of these questions and say 'yes' to individual freedom. Louisiana families want our children to have the best we can provide. Because all of the children need and deserve the chance to live ...

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    Related Topix: Louisiana Government

  18. BriefsRead the original story

    11 hrs ago | The Shreveport Times

    Bossier Parish Community College's production of 'The Woman in Black' won a top honor of Respondent's Choice Award at the Louisiana Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival in New Orleans on Nov.

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    Related Topix: New Orleans, Jazz, Theater, Arts, W., Shreveport, LA

  19. Community briefly: Event to raise money for African schoolRead the original story

    11 hrs ago | The Shreveport Times

    ... the band, choir, creative writing, dance, photography and theater departments. There also will be performances by Louisiana Dance Theater, Grambling State University Orchesis Dance Company and others. - From Staff Reports

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    Related Topix: Banking, Financial Services, Community West Bancshares, Shreveport, LA

  20. Public defense must be upgradedRead the original story w/Photo

    11 hrs ago | Detroit Free Press

    ... costs of such injustices outweigh even the economic costs. That's why two years ago another struggling state, Louisiana, quadrupled funding for indigent defense. In calling attention to Michigan's abysmal public defense system, U.S. Attorney ...

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    Related Topix: Michigan, Michigan Government, Criminal Defense Law, Law, Alabama Government, Alabama, Prison