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Food stamps see double-digit increase in Terrebonne, Lafourche
... 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 ... Comment?
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Sammy Kershaw to Perform at Cypress Bayou Casino December 4, 2009
... 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 ... Comment?
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Pumpelly Oil Brings Air1 Diesel Exhaust Fluid to Louisiana, Texas in...
... 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 ... Comment?
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LA's only NASCAR track faces confiscation
Owners of Louisiana's only NASCAR track are trying to stave off possible confiscation for late payments to lenders. Comment?
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Hunter cited for killing black bear, cub
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. Comment?
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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. Comment?
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Vermilion Parish receives coastal restoration grant
... 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 ... Comment?
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Lillian Boutte was born to make music
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... 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 ... Comment?
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KU Students Volunteer for Alternative Winter Breaks Projects
... 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 ... Comment?
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Qualified farmers in all 13 parishes in Central Louisiana are eligible for low-interest loans from the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Comment?
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Imperial Sugar, Cargill, and Sugar Growers and Refiners Inc. Partner...
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. Comment?
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Isle of Capri returns to a profit in fiscal 2Q
... 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. Comment?
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Union votes on contract extension
... 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 Comment?
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Premiums to Soar as COBRA Subsidy Ends
... 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 ... Comment?
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... 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 ... Comment?
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Northrop union voting on contract extension
... 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. Comment?
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Wade Henderson: Virtual charter school can be tailored to fit student
... 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 ... Comment?
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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. Comment?
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Community briefly: Event to raise money for African school
... 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 Comment?
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Public defense must be upgraded
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... 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 ... Comment?
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