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    1. Oil spill fines targeted for coastal restoration, protection.

      BATON ROUGE -- Measures to ensure fines from the Deepwater Horizon disaster go toward coastal...

    2. Having a plan crucial for graduates taking a year off before college.

      What would you do with a 'gap year'? Full Story: Having a plan crucial for graduates taking a...

    3. Steve Scalise to lead congressmen on offshore energy tour.

      Metairie Republican wants colleagues to see offshore drilling in action Full Story: Steve...

    4. Funeral expenses add to burdens of murder victims' families.

      Even no-frills funerals can cost up to $6,000, not counting several thousand dollars for a plot ...

    5. Money is doing more good when we use it to fix drainage: A letter to the editor.

      Re: "State has failed to honor its promise," Your Opinions, May 17.Certainly nobody is against the...

    6. Proposed DHH cuts would hurt those with special needs.

      Linda Johnson has been receiving care through the Department of Health and Hospital's long-term...

    7. Literacy initiative awarded grant from Barbara Bush Foundation.

      Literacy Initiative for North Louisiana Communities has been awarded $65,000 from the Barbara Bush...

    8. Libyan convicted in Lockerbie bombing dies at 60.

      Abdel Baset al-Megrahi was released from prison in 2009 on compassionate grounds Full Story:...

    9. Addicted to its prisoners, how can Louisiana break free?: Jarvis DeBerry.

      Our state has locked itself into a prison. If you read Louisiana Incarcerated, the eight-part...

    10. Rhythm keeps those dragon boats from draggin'.

      About 20 paddles dipped into the water as "Team United" made its way across Bayou DeSiard with a...

    11. New Orleans City Council's inability to fill a vacancy is precedented, after all.

      In 1961, New Orleans Mayor Victor Schiro chose Walter Duffourc Full Story: New Orleans City...

    12. App scans bar-goers' faces to guess age, gender.

      Would-be customers can check their smartphones for real-time updates on the crowd size, average age...

    13. Sen. Mary Landrieu introduces SBA bills designed to keep agency accountable.

      Sens. Mary Landrieu, D-La., and Olympia Snowe, R-Maine, the chairwoman and top Republican on the...

    14. The Shuffler': Homeless man a staple of downtown.

      Irvin Richard Jr. will answer to “The Shuffler” if you call him that. The cards move through his...

    15. Newly discovered evidence leaves 25-year-old rape case in limbo.

      DNA tests were not conducted in 1987 Full Story: Newly discovered evidence leaves 25-year-old...

    16. National Hurricane Center chooses director.

      Richard Knabb has been a tropical weather expert at The Weather Channel since 2010 Full Story:...

    17. New York native to assume command of nation's largest Army reserve unit in Belle Chasse ceremony Saturday.

      Growing up the son of a World War II veteran in a small Upstate New York town, Peter Lennon, facing...

    18. Jefferson Parish Sheriff's Office east bank crime report, May 17.

      This information reflects initial calls for service reported by the Jefferson Parish Sheriff's...

    19. Metro New Orleans area road closures for Friday, May 18.

      Huey P. Long Bridge: The bridge will be closed in both direction from 12:01 a.m. Saturday to 12:01...

    20. Documents shed new light on Trayvon Martin killing.

      The lead investigator in the case wanted to charge Zimmerman with manslaughter in the weeks after...


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