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AP News
AP News
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Hackers Compromise AP Twitter Account
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Judge Refuses To Quickly End Land Dispute Case
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Memphis Tent Company Pays Back Wages To Louisiana Workers
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Labor Department officials say a Memphis-based tent and awning company has paid more than $133,000 in back wages and benefits for 28 Louisiana workers.
The department said Monday that an investigation by its Wage and Hour Division showed that Mahaffey Tent and Awning Co
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DOTD Says Boaters Should Watch Out Around Bridge
LAKE CHARLES, La. (AP) — Louisiana transportation officials say boaters should be cautious but they do not have to avoid going under the Interstate 210 bridge.
The American Press reports that protective netting extends across the main channel and about 125 feet beyond the channel to the east and west
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Study For New Monroe Arena To Begin Soon
MONROE, La. (AP) — A feasibility study will begin this month as officials in Monroe consider construction of a new arena.
Mayor Jamie Mayo tells The News-Star (http://tnsne.ws/XhXfvc ) the study would be c
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Two Campers Die In Claiborne Parish
HOMER, La. (AP) — Claiborne Parish authorities say two people died from carbon monoxide poisoning while in a pop-up camper
Sheriff Ken Bailey tells KSLA TV (http://bit.ly/VYuexx ) 50-year-old Paul P
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Slight Increase In Baton Rouge Murders In 2012
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New Orleans Man Found Death In His Apartment
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — New Orleans police are investigating the fatal stabbing of an 83-year-old man inside his senior living apartment.
Officer Garry Flot said in a news release the man, whose name is being withheld pending notification of family, was found by a security guard at about 7 p
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East Feliciana Board Offers Church, Land For Sale
CLINTON, La. (AP) — The East Feliciana Parish School Board has some land in Slaughter and a building in Clinton for sale.
The Advocate reports (http://bit.ly/YQy6Dc ) the building is a former church, Christian Bible Fellowship, that the board agreed in late 2006 to buy for $1.3 million for use as an early lear
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New Orleans Man Dies In Fatal Shooting
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Holden Sworn In For 3rd Term As East Baton Rouge Mayor
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — East Baton Rouge Mayor-President Kip Holden rang in the New Year shortly after midnight Monday and at the same time was officially sworn into office for his third term.
The Advocate reports that Holden plans a day of inaugural activities on Friday, all open to the public