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NEW YORK - FEBRUARY 13: Maddie, a Shetland Sheepdog from Louisiana, smells a man's fingers backstage at the Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show on February 13, 2012 in New York City. The Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show first held in 1877, is the second-longest continuously held sporting event in the U.S., second only to the Kentucky Derby.
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I have actually balanced the budget. I have actually done tax reform. We took unemployment in Louisiana down from 12 percent down to below 6 percent. These things can be done. But you start with the corruption. And I don't guess the powers that be in my own party want to hear that message
As a New Orleans native, and as a member of a company committed to community service, I can proudly say that Storage Post is assisting Second Harvest Food Bank in its goal to feed families in south Louisiana ... We will do everything we can to ensure that food collection at our facilities is a success.
The clear message we received from the legislative authors of the resolution creating this commission is that stronger accountability and efficiency is critical to the future success of postsecondary education, and we certainly concur ... These recommendations warrant immediate consideration and action by the Louisiana Legislature and the higher education community in order to better serve our state's citizens.More quotes »
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29th annual French Quarter fest comes April 12-15
in the recently renovated Carousel Bar at the Hotel Monteleone on Royal Street. Among the new food vendors will be K-Paul's Louisiana Kitchen, the Chartres Street restaurant owned by chef Paul Prudhomme .The festival is also bringing back its fireworks show, Read more »
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Camellias in the spotlight at Hammond ag center
in Louisiana and Mississippi:LOUISIANA:Rosedown Plantation State Historic Site, St. Francisville: www.nps.gov/nr/travel/louisiana/ros.htmBurden Center, Baton Rouge : www.lsuagcenter.comW. F. "Hody" Wilson Camellia Garden, Hammond: www.lsuagcenter.comLongue Read more »
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3 cruise ships disinfected after norovirus
Ruby Princess sailed Sunday from Fort Lauderdale 's Port Everglades. It was one of three cruise ships that docked in Florida and Louisiana over the weekend with outbreaks of norovirus.Port Everglades spokeswoman Ellen Kennedy told the South Florida Sun Sentinel Read more »
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Judge: BP contract shielded Transocean in spill
BP were not at the meeting.According to Strange, a federal magistrate judge has been asked to expedite settlement discussions. The Louisiana attorney general's office said in a statement to the AP that it is in settlement discussions with BP, which would not Read more »
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Eagles, Tom Petty to perform at 2012 Jazz Fest
two weekends from April 27 through May 6 at the Fair Grounds Race Course in New Orleans. Roughly 85 percent of the lineup is from Louisiana, including New Orleans soul singer Irma Thomas, singer-pianist Allen Toussaint and jazz clarinetist Pete Fountain ."This Read more »
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We Brake for Gumbo: Louisiana Gumbo Trail
Mr. B's Bistro's Gumbo Ya Ya with chicken and smoked andouille sausage Gumbo recipes have always been at the center of Mardi Gras festivities. Here, our favorite gumbo dishes. Day 1: Des Allemands to Breaux Bridge (134 miles) As a food writer with a soft 44 m ago from Southern Living Read more »
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Union Pacific to expand south Louisiana operations
Railroad freight traffic is a common barometer of national economic success, and its slow but...- 7:33 am Several Shreveport police officers descended on a downtown bank Tuesday after a few words sparked a...- 7:04 am Derrick Parker came to LSUS with no 9:14 AM from The Shreveport Times Read more »
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Who for no. 2: Contest for Veep begins
The Republican vice presidential choice will be critical this year especially if former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney takes the top spot. He has not been able to excite the conservative base, and he has made several verbal gaffes on the campaign trail. 9:13 AM from Human Events Online Read more »
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Federal agency approves Medicaid contract
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — A proposed $185 million contract with a firm to handle Louisiana's Medicaid claims processing has been approved by the federal government's health agency. The Advocate reports (http://bit.ly/zeQRsm ) state health agency officials 8:58 AM from Canadian Business Online Read more »
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Texas, Louisiana, Alabama – Isolated tornadoes possible this afternoon
Three storms are affecting the Lower 48 this morning , but so far none of them has proven to be tough. But like a wife at 5pm on Valentine's Day that still hasn't received flowers, the atmosphere will soon change for the worse . The first is a low pressu 8:17 AM from CNN Read more »
