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  Lawsuit against St. Bernard president dismissed

  

  Posted 8:28 AM 5/21/2013 by AP

  A federal judge has dismissed former St. Bernard Parish President Craig Taffaro's defamation lawsuit against current Parish President Dave Peralta and several other parish employees. The Times-Picayune reports the judge said that while Taffaro's suit (More)

  
  

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  Cuts needed to align Monroe school budget

  

  Posted 8:24 AM 5/21/2013 by AP

  Reductions in the number of employees, possible school closures and cuts to services including food and transportation are all possibilities as Monroe City Schools superintendent-elect Brent Vidrine takes the helm of the district on June 1. Vidrine tells (More)

  
  

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  Judge to hear request to expand Eastside

  

  Posted 8:16 AM 5/21/2013 by AP

  The proposal to expand Hammond Eastside Middle School to eighth grade will be discussed in federal court May 29 in New Orleans. The Daily Star reports attorneys in the Tangipahoa Parish School Board's desegregation case also will ask U.S. District Judge (More)

  
  

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  Eunice man killed, 2 others wounded in shooting

  

  Posted 8:14 AM 5/21/2013 by AP

  An 18-year-old Eunice man was shot and later died after he and two others were attacked in the small Acadia Parish community of Branch north of Rayne. Sheriff Wayne Melancon said in a news release received by The Advocate D'Andre Goodley died Sunday at (More)

  
  

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  West Feliciana police jury tables charter vote

  

  Posted 8:13 AM 5/21/2013 by AP

  The West Feliciana Parish Police Jury has table an attempt to call an Oct. 19 election to possibly repeal the home-rule charter voters approved by a 337-vote margin on Nov. 6. The Advocate reports Jurors Otis Wilson and Melvin Young moved to call the (More)

  
  

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  1 killed, 3 injured in Tangipahoa Parish crash

  

  Posted 7:48 AM 5/21/2013 by AP/CS

  INDEPENDENCE, La. (AP) - State police say a 10-year-old girl died after she was ejected from a car in a crash on La. Highway 1054 northeast of Independence in Tangipahoa Parish. Trooper Nick Manale says an unlicensed 15-year-old girl was driving north on La. 1054 with three juveniles (More)

  
  

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  DeQuincy man faces stalking-related charges

  

  Posted 7:46 AM 5/21/2013 by AP/CS

  ALEXANDRIA, La. (AP) - A 42-year-old DeQuincy man is facing dozens of stalking-related charges after officials allege he followed the Glenmora-area victim throughout Rapides Parish. Rapides Parish sheriff's deputies tell The Town Talk  the (More)

  
  

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  Man accused of setting church fire during service

  

  Posted 7:42 AM 5/21/2013 by AP/CS

  NEW ORLEANS (AP) - New Orleans Fire Department Superintendent Charles Parent says that when a man set fire to church doors during a service, some churchgoers put out the fire and others followed the man until police arrested him. Parent's news release Monday evening did not identify (More)

  
  

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  $3K reward for whooping crane killer in N La.

  

  Posted 4:22 AM 5/21/2013 by AP

  A hunter in northwest Louisiana has shot and killed one of the first whooping cranes brought to Louisiana in an attempt to re-establish the highly endangered species here. State and federal authorities are offering a $3,000 reward for information about whoever did it. One clue is that (More)

  
  

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  Court fight over $ for Orleans jail fixes delayed

  

  Posted 4:21 AM 5/21/2013 by AP

  A federal judge has delayed a hearing about the cost of Orleans Parish jail reforms and who should pay for them. The Times-Picayune reports that U.S. District Judge Lance Africk rescheduled the hearing from next week to June 10. He did so after the (More)

  
  

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  Tibetan monks in Baton Rouge without Dalai Lama

  

  Posted 4:20 AM 5/21/2013 by AP

  A dozen Tibetan monks are in Baton Rouge. They're spending five days creating an intricate artwork from colored sand, only to destroy it. The Advocate reports that when the abbot of the Tam Bao Temple learned the monks were coming to New Orleans with the (More)

  
  

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  St Tam Coroner to turn over 80K emails

  

  Posted 4:17 AM 5/21/2013 by AP

  Lawyers say St. Tammany Parish Coroner Peter Galvan has agreed to give nearly 80,000 emails to the state legislative auditor by Friday morning, and to have a judge decide whether another 2,000 should be turned over. State attorney Jenifer Schaye and Billy Gibbens, representing the coroner (More)

  
  

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  Man accused of setting church fire during service

  

  Posted 4:15 AM 5/21/2013 by AP

  New Orleans Fire Department Superintendent Charles Parent says that when a man set fire to church doors during a service, some churchgoers put out the fire and others followed the man until police arrested him. Parent's news release Monday evening did not identify the 36-year-old man. (More)

  
  

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  Victim in Friday car wreck dies

  

  Posted 9:23 AM 5/20/2013 by AP/CS

  SHREVEPORT, La. (AP) - A 39-year-old Bossier City man injured in a single-vehicle wreck on the Clyde Fant Memorial Parkway last week has died. Shreveport police say the accident happened just before 6 p.m. Friday. Brett Shoebridge was found inside his overturned SUV. (More)

  
  

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  Services extended to undeveloped area of Scott

  

  Posted 9:19 AM 5/20/2013 by AP/CS

  SCOTT, La. (AP) - The city of Scott is moving north. Pat Logan, who oversees planning for the city, tells The Advocate work is expected to begin next month on a $1.2 million project to extend city water and sewer lines under Interstate 10 to serve (More)

  
  

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  Ascension considers getting into utility business

  

  Posted 9:16 AM 5/20/2013 by AP/CS

  GONZALES, La. (AP) - Ascension Parish government officials, already trying to pull together the early pieces of a parish-wide sewer system, also have been investigating the possibility of getting into the natural gas and water business. The Advocate (More)

  
  

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  Dress like Bob Dylan and get in free, says museum

  

  Posted 9:10 AM 5/20/2013 by AP/CS

  WORCESTER, Mass. (AP) - The Worcester Art Museum is offering free admission to anyone who dresses up like Bob Dylan on May 24, which will be the musician's 72nd birthday. Museum officials say images of Dylan are included in its photography exhibit, "Kennedy to Kent State: Images of a (More)

  
  

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  Louisiana Weekly Gas Price Update and Outlook - May

  

  Posted 6:50 AM 5/20/2013 by About GasBuddy

  Average retail gasoline prices in Louisiana have fallen 0.6 cents per gallon in the past week, averaging $3.29/g yesterday, according to GasBuddy's daily survey of 2,436 gas outlets in Louisiana. This compares with the national average that has increased 8.9 cents per gallon in the last week to (More)

  
  

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  La. offers workshops on wetland management

  

  Posted 4:14 AM 5/20/2013 by AP

  The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries will offer present wetland management workshops in May and June at three locations. Officials said the workshops are designed for landowners managing shallow water impoundments for waterfowl and wetland birds. The workshops are set (More)

  
  

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  Blimp talk set for Tuesday in Houma

  

  Posted 4:12 AM 5/20/2013 by AP

  A blimp expert will lead a discussion Tuesday on the Houma naval air station's role during World War II. Richard Van Treuren, who is a Navy veteran, will address the Military Roundtable Discussion Group during a free public session at Houma's main library. (More)