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Bayou Steel closure, bankruptcy seem designed to duck pledges to workers, parish president, union 1 TexasTowelie Oct 2019 Oct 2019 0 1132
Saints, Pelicans owner Gayle Benson donates $50K to Super PAC connected to John Bel Edwards 1 TexasTowelie Oct 2019 Oct 2019 1 1205
Uptown New Orleans restaurant ordered to pay $238,300 in overtime wages to employees 1 TexasTowelie Oct 2019 Oct 2019 4 1092
Public safety emerges as campaign issue in Louisiana governor's race 0 TexasTowelie Oct 2019 Oct 2019 0 903
Bobby Jindal's gone, but not forgotten in Louisiana governor's race 0 TexasTowelie Oct 2019 Oct 2019 2 1041
Contractor alleges court conspiracy deprived him of $20M, his rights 0 TexasTowelie Oct 2019 Oct 2019 1 943
Trump tweet: Anybody but John Bel Edwards in Louisiana governor's race 1 TexasTowelie Oct 2019 Oct 2019 0 1191
Court-appointed special education monitors detail how the state picked the wrong New Orleans schools 0 TexasTowelie Oct 2019 Oct 2019 1 916
October 1 - Happy Birthday Mayor Sharon Weston Broome (D) Baton Rouge 0 FakeNoose Oct 2019 Oct 2019 1 967
Governor Edwards (D) blames tariffs on closing of steel plant (Louisiana) 4 fleur-de-lisa Oct 2019 Oct 2019 12 1413
Florida Man Pleads Guilty to Wire Fraud as Part of an Investment Fraud Scheme Involving Baton Rouge 0 TexasTowelie Sep 2019 Sep 2019 0 1101
What has happened in the lower ninth Ward since Katrina? 4 raccoon Sep 2019 Sep 2019 0 1454
Edwards raises more in governor's race 1 TexasTowelie Sep 2019 Sep 2019 0 1002
Webster Parish non-profit director pleads guilty to stealing more than $1 million from feeding progr 0 TexasTowelie Sep 2019 Sep 2019 0 944
September 13 - Happy Birthday Rep. Cedric Richmond (D) LA-2nd 0 FakeNoose Sep 2019 Sep 2019 2 1019
Gay New Orleans Radio Host Seth Dunlap Called a 'Fag' by His Station's Twitter Account 0 TexasTowelie Sep 2019 Sep 2019 1 1074
NOLA debate watch party? 4 HelpImSurrounded Sep 2019 Sep 2019 1 1361
10 Louisiana inmates injured by lightning strike while playing football; one in critical condition 0 TexasTowelie Sep 2019 Sep 2019 0 991
Caddo Parish mental health counseling firm owner and supervisor indicted for billing nearly $8M for 0 TexasTowelie Sep 2019 Sep 2019 2 872
Former Gov. Edwin Edwards released from hospital after low blood sugar, dehydration scare 0 TexasTowelie Sep 2019 Sep 2019 0 1026
Next stop for Louisiana victims of Stanford Ponzi scheme? Federal appeals court 0 TexasTowelie Sep 2019 Sep 2019 0 1005
Crabs and shrimp are looking for love, finding sickness at the polluted Deepwater Horizon spill site 0 TexasTowelie Sep 2019 Sep 2019 2 984
Mississippi developer alleged to be major player in loans that brought down First NBC Bank 0 TexasTowelie Sep 2019 Sep 2019 0 982
Local attorney argues 90-day notice to remove Confederate Monument is invalid 0 TexasTowelie Sep 2019 Sep 2019 0 992
State special education monitoring errors could impact federal consent decree over New Orleans schoo 0 TexasTowelie Sep 2019 Sep 2019 1 872
Court rules New Orleans must refund more than $25 million red light camera tickets 1 PoliticAverse Sep 2019 Sep 2019 4 1300
Former St. Tammany Parish Sheriff Jack Strain Charged In 16-Count Indictment for Kickback and 0 TexasTowelie Aug 2019 Aug 2019 0 1057
Plans to restrict number on 'dollar stores' in New Orleans East endorsed by planning commission 2 TexasTowelie Aug 2019 Aug 2019 5 1425
The hazing files: LSU frats, some now shuttered, have amassed dozens of official complaints 2 TexasTowelie Aug 2019 Aug 2019 2 997
John Bel Edwards' secret weapon in governor's race? Using power of the office to score free media 0 TexasTowelie Aug 2019 Aug 2019 1 815

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New Orleans Department of Safety & Permits: Businesses in most of city can't host outdoor live music 0 TexasTowelie Aug 2019 Aug 2019 0 905
Attorney for accused murderer wants jurors who won't judge client's face tattoos 5 TexasTowelie Aug 2019 Aug 2019 2 1544
Gov. John Bel Edwards touts new Medicaid expansion study showing access to care improved 1 TexasTowelie Aug 2019 Aug 2019 2 1170
In second corruption case, in second parish, insurer Berkley balks at paying legal fees of accused 1 TexasTowelie Aug 2019 Aug 2019 0 1019
Medical marijuana cleared for Louisiana patients; hits pharmacies Tuesday 0 TexasTowelie Aug 2019 Aug 2019 2 905
Nearly all school water fountains have lead-removal filters, NOLA district says 0 TexasTowelie Aug 2019 Aug 2019 1 895
French National Indicted For Six Million Dollar Bank Fraud Scheme and for Lying In an Application 0 TexasTowelie Aug 2019 Aug 2019 0 1086
Shreveport investment advisor pleads guilty to bilking clients out of $3.5 million 1 TexasTowelie Jul 2019 Jul 2019 0 978
Delhi farmer pleads guilty to lying to various business and government entities to steal nearly $17M 0 TexasTowelie Jul 2019 Jul 2019 0 930
Scathing e-mail leaked: Shreveport Mayor Perkins tells councilman to stay out of city operations 5 TexasTowelie Jul 2019 Jul 2019 0 1421
University of Louisiana colleges are pushing folks to return to college and complete their degree 0 TexasTowelie Jul 2019 Jul 2019 0 889
U.S. House to consider minimum wage hike; here's why that could be a big deal in Louisiana 1 TexasTowelie Jul 2019 Jul 2019 2 1090
Iberia Parish hit hard by Barry: 30,000 without power, numerous roads closed 0 TexasTowelie Jul 2019 Jul 2019 3 942
John Bel Edwards rallies supporters in Lafayette as temperature rises in governor's race 0 TexasTowelie Jul 2019 Jul 2019 1 993
Database showing lower New Orleans levee heights incorrect, officials say; overtopping unlikely 4 fleur-de-lisa Jul 2019 Jul 2019 1 1229
Tropical Storm Barry forms, New Orleans in watch area 1 fleur-de-lisa Jul 2019 Jul 2019 0 1200
Louisiana IHOP owners face claims they ask for 'off the clock' work, more labor violations 0 TexasTowelie Jul 2019 Jul 2019 1 1657
Gov. Edwards tours first meadery set to open in Louisiana 1 TexasTowelie Jul 2019 Jul 2019 0 989
Baton Rouge rapper Boosie Badazz ordered to pay $233K to security guard who pepper sprayed him 4 TexasTowelie Jul 2019 Jul 2019 0 1162
Gov. Edwards' campaign tour set in tricked out RV 0 TexasTowelie Jul 2019 Jul 2019 0 886
Blanco nearing final days, but calls it 'wonderful time' in her life 0 TexasTowelie Jul 2019 Jul 2019 1 1088
Big changes coming? Record number of women are running for the Louisiana Legislature 0 TexasTowelie Jul 2019 Jul 2019 1 888
It'll be Harrah's vs. Louisiana: Judge sides with state in tax dispute over casino's hotel taxes 0 TexasTowelie Jul 2019 Jul 2019 0 1041
Construction budget for projects across Louisiana signed by Gov. John Bel Edwards 0 TexasTowelie Jul 2019 Jul 2019 0 898
Man freed after wrongful conviction in 2003 armed robbery 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jun 2019 Jun 2019 5 1076
Tom Schedler, ex-Secretary of State, seeks his money back in sexual harassment settlement 2 TexasTowelie Jun 2019 Jun 2019 0 1108
"We don't do pity parties. We do parties": New Orleans sends Dr. John off in style 2 TexasTowelie Jun 2019 Jun 2019 15 1493
Support for Trump in Louisiana plunges, poll says: See results, how that impacts governor's race 4 TexasTowelie Jun 2019 Jun 2019 3 1402
City of St. George still faces plenty of questions, if created, but source of funding isn't one 0 TexasTowelie Jun 2019 Jun 2019 1 968
Toxic algae bloom may be developing in Lake Pontchartrain, Louisiana Health Department warns 0 TexasTowelie Jun 2019 Jun 2019 0 1069

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Bookkeeper Sentenced To 30 Months after Pleading Guilty To Failing To Declare More Than $700,000 In 2 TexasTowelie Jun 2019 Jun 2019 1 1261
Former President of Our Lady of the Lake Foundation Pleads Guilty in Federal Court to Wire Fraud and 1 TexasTowelie Jun 2019 Jun 2019 0 1056
Accused of embezzling $550K, ex-OLOL CEO makes first federal court appearance Wednesday 2 TexasTowelie Jun 2019 Jun 2019 0 1058
Ex-Sheriff Jack Strain still in jail with bond set at $400,000 1 TexasTowelie Jun 2019 Jun 2019 0 982
Louisiana Couple and Their Business Plead Guilty to Operating Sham Medical Reimbursement Account 0 TexasTowelie Jun 2019 Jun 2019 1 1089
First major spending on Louisiana roads in 30 years is biggest surprise of the legislative session 0 TexasTowelie Jun 2019 Jun 2019 0 1058
Accused arsonist of St. Landry churches indicted in federal court on hate crimes charges 0 TexasTowelie Jun 2019 Jun 2019 0 854
Judges, sheriffs in Louisiana to get pay raises after governor signs bill 0 TexasTowelie Jun 2019 Jun 2019 0 880
Ex-Constable Tony Thomassie arrested, accused of pointing gun at 2 bar patrons: JPSO 0 TexasTowelie Jun 2019 Jun 2019 0 989
Louisiana Medicaid program spending $400M under projections 0 TexasTowelie Jun 2019 Jun 2019 0 887
Sagging pants law abolished in Shreveport 2 TexasTowelie Jun 2019 Jun 2019 3 1164
In San Diego court, Drew Brees accuses jeweler of using friendship to scam millions from him 3 TexasTowelie Jun 2019 Jun 2019 1 1335
As lawmakers discuss minimum marriage age, conservatives push to keep marriage legal for 15, 16-year 0 TexasTowelie Jun 2019 Jun 2019 0 1072
Governor scores big win as $1,000 teacher pay raises clear crucial committee 2 TexasTowelie Jun 2019 Jun 2019 0 877
Higher tax for New Orleans hotel guests latest bill passed in city infrastructure deal 0 TexasTowelie Jun 2019 Jun 2019 1 1017
Yelling at refs could lead to jail time as Louisiana senate backs parental harassment bill 0 TexasTowelie Jun 2019 Jun 2019 0 928
Latest phase of Louisiana's Legislative session? Trying to revive dead bills 0 TexasTowelie Jun 2019 Jun 2019 0 891
Louisiana principal resigns after being arrested at strip club while on school field trip 8 TexasTowelie Jun 2019 Jun 2019 0 1903
Mandeville, Louisiana Neurologist Pleads Guilty For Role in Scheme to Unlawfully Dispense Controlled 0 TexasTowelie May 2019 May 2019 3 1056
Shreveport Councilwoman seeks to abolish sagging pants law; questions remain in officer-involved 1 TexasTowelie May 2019 May 2019 0 856
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