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New effort underway to examine Louisiana's redistricting process; bipartisan summit set for January 0 TexasTowelie Nov 2017 Nov 2017 1 1997
Louisiana mayor says he will 'still be mayor' after arrest for alleged malfeasance, theft related to 0 TexasTowelie Nov 2017 Nov 2017 0 2077
Ex-Louisiana private investigator can't use 'white hat' defense in Trump tax return hacking case, 0 TexasTowelie Nov 2017 Nov 2017 0 2092
Jason Aldean plays to 7,000 fearless fans in New Orleans, his first outdoor concert since Las Vegas 2 fleur-de-lisa Oct 2017 Oct 2017 1 2612
Lawsuit: Louisiana sheriff rejected applicant because of HIV 0 TexasTowelie Oct 2017 Oct 2017 0 1816
(Chef) John Besh steps down from restaurant group after sexual harassment allegations 1 fleur-de-lisa Oct 2017 Oct 2017 3 2448
Tony the Louisiana truck-stop tiger dies, age 17 1 TexasTowelie Oct 2017 Oct 2017 3 1889
Residents oppose radioactive cleaning facility in Gibson 1 TexasTowelie Oct 2017 Oct 2017 0 1704
Judge dismisses former president's claims against Louisiana College 0 TexasTowelie Oct 2017 Oct 2017 0 1791
LSU President reinstates alcohol ban on Greeks, says they did not take it seriously 1 TexasTowelie Oct 2017 Oct 2017 2 1796
St. Charles Parish councilman says parish president needs drug rehab 0 TexasTowelie Oct 2017 Oct 2017 1 1612
New Orleans hires attorney who has helped cities crack down on strip clubs 0 TexasTowelie Oct 2017 Oct 2017 0 1639
Caddo Parish Commission votes to remove Confederate monument 0 TexasTowelie Oct 2017 Oct 2017 0 1563
New Orleans Mayor Landrieu slammed as 'unprofessional' by U.S. Sen. John Kennedy in D.C. hearing 0 TexasTowelie Oct 2017 Oct 2017 1 1824
At union rally, a glimpse of an organized New Orleans hospitality industry 2 TexasTowelie Oct 2017 Oct 2017 9 2146
Louisiana borrowing picture improves after debt refinancing 0 TexasTowelie Oct 2017 Oct 2017 0 1511
Oil rig explosion rocks Kenner, (LA) injures 7 people Sunday 0 fleur-de-lisa Oct 2017 Oct 2017 5 2000
New Orleans will have its first female mayor (runoff next month) 0 fleur-de-lisa Oct 2017 Oct 2017 1 2393
8-month-old baby left in vehicle for hours in Hammond (LA) dies, TPSO says 2 fleur-de-lisa Oct 2017 Oct 2017 2 3077
Hurricane Nate in New Orleans: much ado about nothing 3 fleur-de-lisa Oct 2017 Oct 2017 3 2394
Judge orders release of congressman sentenced for bribery 2 TexasTowelie Oct 2017 Oct 2017 2 3657
Louisiana cuts early voting short for Hurricane Nate 0 TexasTowelie Oct 2017 Oct 2017 0 2758
Drinking game may have preceded fraternity pledge's death 0 TexasTowelie Oct 2017 Oct 2017 1 2707
Slidell pays ACLU $25,000 over defeated panhandling law 1 TexasTowelie Sep 2017 Sep 2017 2 1768
Shreveport bookkeeper accused of stealing more than $450K 0 TexasTowelie Sep 2017 Sep 2017 0 2208
6-year prison sentence for ex-Carnival queen who owned company at center of massive Medicare fraud 1 TexasTowelie Sep 2017 Sep 2017 1 2237
New Orleans man admits spending $84,000 in federal money on items like cruise expenses 0 TexasTowelie Sep 2017 Sep 2017 0 1975
Former state senator disciplined by Louisiana Supreme Court 0 TexasTowelie Sep 2017 Sep 2017 0 1850
Panel holds 7-hour hearing on ethics charges against Mandeville mayor 0 TexasTowelie Sep 2017 Sep 2017 0 1620
Louisiana lawmaker to pay hefty fine after using campaign dollars to 'fund a gambling habit' 0 TexasTowelie Sep 2017 Sep 2017 0 1910

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Louisiana leaders cautiously optimistic about surplus; House Speaker suggests repaying rainy day ... 0 TexasTowelie Sep 2017 Sep 2017 1 1905
Police: LSU freshman dies after 'potential hazing incident' at Phi Delta Theta fraternity 2 TexasTowelie Sep 2017 Sep 2017 1 2985
Killings of two black men in Louisiana believed to be racially-motivated, police say 0 TexasTowelie Sep 2017 Sep 2017 4 2146
Why parishes? The story behind Louisiana's unique map 0 fleur-de-lisa Sep 2017 Sep 2017 4 3195
Louisiana shuts down state park that has one of nation's largest botanical gardens 2 TexasTowelie Aug 2017 Aug 2017 0 2988
Judge sentences three in Medicare fraud case, including mother of Tyrann Mathieu 0 TexasTowelie Aug 2017 Aug 2017 1 3297
Cancer patients who usually receive services at MD Anderson can turn to Baton Rouge hospitals 0 TexasTowelie Aug 2017 Aug 2017 4 2894
Gov. Edwards establishes Harvey-aid outpost in neighboring Texas: 'It's just the right thing to do' 0 TexasTowelie Aug 2017 Aug 2017 3 2192
New Orleans drainage crisis: Damaged turbine has been fixed but not online yet, mayor says 0 fleur-de-lisa Aug 2017 Aug 2017 1 1843
Emergency declared in New Orleans as flood threat looms 1 TexasTowelie Aug 2017 Aug 2017 3 5117
Judge permanently blocks Louisiana law requiring birth certificates for marriage 0 TexasTowelie Aug 2017 Aug 2017 4 3277
How will state employees' new compensation system work? Here's what you need to know 0 TexasTowelie Aug 2017 Aug 2017 0 2946
LSU, Southern employees getting pay hikes, school leaders say 0 TexasTowelie Aug 2017 Aug 2017 1 2868
Britney Spears is giving a piece of her Las Vegas residency ticket sales to Louisiana schools 2 TexasTowelie Aug 2017 Aug 2017 0 3399
Gov. John Bel Edwards seeks budget ideas from business leaders, other stakeholders 1 TexasTowelie Aug 2017 Aug 2017 0 3030
Officials: Fire at black Louisiana church caused by arson 0 TexasTowelie Jul 2017 Jul 2017 0 2304
Could Louisiana survive without its colleges and universities? 2 TexasTowelie Jul 2017 Jul 2017 1 2824
Gov. John Bel Edwards: Time to explore to 'fiscal cliff' options, decide if special session 'will be 0 TexasTowelie Jul 2017 Jul 2017 0 2567
Louisiana may need to borrow money to pay its bills; Here's why Gov. Edwards wants to avoid that 0 TexasTowelie Jul 2017 Jul 2017 0 2159
U.S. attorney: Baton Rouge health care company to pay $1.7 million to settle fraud complaint 0 TexasTowelie Jul 2017 Jul 2017 1 2272
State Police Commissioner Calvin Braxton resigns; calls investigation allegations 'unfounded' 0 TexasTowelie Jul 2017 Jul 2017 0 2245
FBI a presence in Amite for third time since December; this time to serve subpoenas on Town of Amite 1 TexasTowelie Jul 2017 Jul 2017 0 2626
Appeal rejected; Southern University Board votes to fire vice chancellor amid sex tape controversy 0 TexasTowelie Jul 2017 Jul 2017 0 2354
Buried oil from Deepwater Horizon disaster still harming wetlands 0 fleur-de-lisa Jul 2017 Jul 2017 2 2646
House Democratic leader rescinds resignation 0 TexasTowelie Jul 2017 Jul 2017 1 2854
Officer wounded in deadly ambush sues Black Lives Matter 0 TexasTowelie Jul 2017 Jul 2017 0 2458
Rep. Scalise being treated at hospital with one of worst safety ratings in D.C. area 0 TexasTowelie Jul 2017 Jul 2017 0 2581
Raceland man seeks over $1 million in stun gun lawsuit 0 TexasTowelie Jul 2017 Jul 2017 0 2372
Nutria bite into new territory, but overall Louisiana wetland damage down 0 TexasTowelie Jul 2017 Jul 2017 0 2665
1 year in, Louisiana Medicaid expansion by the numbers 0 TexasTowelie Jul 2017 Jul 2017 0 2475

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Loyola University to cut 60 jobs in effort to cut costs 0 TexasTowelie Jul 2017 Jul 2017 0 2331
Alton Sterling protesters treated 'like animals' in Baton Rouge prison, advocacy group claims 0 TexasTowelie Jul 2017 Jul 2017 0 2429
Louisiana reaches settlement to pay $5M, not $190M, for Jindal-era LSU hospital deals 0 TexasTowelie Jul 2017 Jul 2017 0 2716
Auschwitz video latest flap for 'Cajun John Wayne' 0 TexasTowelie Jul 2017 Jul 2017 0 2434
Louisiana nursing homes shielded from 'Obamacare' replacement; Could other services pay price? 0 TexasTowelie Jul 2017 Jul 2017 0 2386
Administrator stole $116,000 from Louisiana Supreme Court with elaborate plan, State Police say 0 TexasTowelie Jul 2017 Jul 2017 0 2395
Skirt-wearing man with knife robs Gentilly store, New Orleans police say 1 TexasTowelie Jun 2017 Jun 2017 0 1764
Police chief addresses Shreveport's rising violent crime 0 TexasTowelie Jun 2017 Jun 2017 0 2979
LTTE by Louisiana physician -- Please, Sens. Cassidy and Kennedy: save Obamacare 0 TexasTowelie Jun 2017 Jun 2017 1 2686
Louisiana Legislature passes $28 billion budget -- a week late 0 TexasTowelie Jun 2017 Jun 2017 1 3250
7 new tax laws approved by Louisiana Legislature, Gov. John Bel Edwards 0 TexasTowelie Jun 2017 Jun 2017 0 2764
$15 million pledged to coalition that supports Louisiana coastal restoration 0 TexasTowelie Jun 2017 Jun 2017 0 3086
Opponents file suit against state over permit granted to Bayou Bridge Pipeline 0 TexasTowelie Jun 2017 Jun 2017 0 2122
Will Gov. John Bel Edwards punish uncooperative Republicans for thwarting his initiatives? 0 TexasTowelie Jun 2017 Jun 2017 0 2681
Both Greenwell Springs residents arrested in the killing of two found in St. Helena Parish entangled 0 TexasTowelie Jun 2017 Jun 2017 0 2785
Cory Booker in St. James Parish: Corp. polluters attack families, 'steal folks health,' livelihoods 0 TexasTowelie Jun 2017 Jun 2017 0 2782
Gov. John Bel Edwards kicks off $7.9 million project for Baton Rouge vocational technology facility 0 TexasTowelie Jun 2017 Jun 2017 0 2073
Rapper Juvenile jailed in New Orleans for failing to pay whopping child support debt 1 TexasTowelie Jun 2017 Jun 2017 1 3378
Louisiana lawmakers unite on criminal justice overhaul 0 TexasTowelie Jun 2017 Jun 2017 0 3023
Criminal justice bills head to governor 1 TexasTowelie Jun 2017 Jun 2017 1 1770
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