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Outage stops symphony's program

Posted 4:10 AM 5/17/2013 by AP

A power outage briefly stopped Thursday's performance of the Louisiana Philharmonic and New Orleans Children's Chorus at First Baptist Church of New Orleans. The symphony was in the middle of Gustav Mahler's Symphony No. 3 when the electricity went out. After it was off for several minutes (More)

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Saints coach Payton settles tax credit lawsuit

Posted 4:09 AM 5/17/2013 by AP

New Orleans Saints coach Sean Payton has settled his lawsuit against a former Saints player who sold him nonexistent state movie tax credits from a defunct film studio. Payton's attorney, Daniel Becnel Jr., described the settlement approved Thursday as "substantial." He refused to give (More)

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Original Big 7 to hold 're-do' second-line

Posted 3:39 AM 5/16/2013 by AP

The Original Big 7 Social Aid and Pleasure Club says its "second-line" is returning to the neighborhood where gunfire abruptly ended its Mother's Day celebration leaving 19 people injured. Club President Edward Buckner says it will hold a "Re-Do Mother's Day Parade" on June 1 at 1 p.m. (More)

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Talks continue on NO police reform oversight

Posted 3:37 AM 5/16/2013 by AP

Talks continue about who should be chosen by a federal judge to oversee police reforms in New Orleans. U.S. District Judge Susie Morgan this week extended the deadline for choosing a monitor until May 28. The monitor will oversee the city's compliance with a court-approved agreement (More)

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Jindal, Wolverine Terminals announce $30M project

Posted 3:34 AM 5/16/2013 by AP

A $30 million crude oil terminal and blending operation is coming to St. James Parish. Gov. Bobby Jindal and Wolverine Terminals LLC General Manager Terry Wilson said Wednesday the company will set up on a 15-acre site along the Mississippi River. The project will create 20 new direct (More)

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Jindal declares emergency as river rises

Posted 8:29 PM 5/15/2013 by AP

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) - As the Mississippi River rises, Gov. Bobby Jindal declared a state of emergency Wednesday in preparation of crests in the state that are predicted to be well above flood stage. The National Weather Service has issued flood warnings along the length of the river (More)

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Slidell council approves 2013-14 budget

Posted 9:25 AM 5/15/2013 by AP

After a plea from Slidell Police Chief Randy Smith to compromise, the city council agreed to scale back on a proposed budget reduction to the Slidell Police Department for the coming fiscal year. At the same time, the council gave final approval to a budget of about $41.5 million for the (More)

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Sulphur council proposes fee increases

Posted 9:23 AM 5/15/2013 by AP

The Sulphur City Council has proposed raising water, sewer and garbage collection fees for residents, effective at the end of next month. According to the ordinance introduced at Tuesday's council meeting, water fees would increase by 52 cents per month, sewer fees by 75 cents per month and (More)

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St Helena official heading to hurricane conference

Posted 9:20 AM 5/15/2013 by AP

St. Helena Parish's new director of emergency preparedness will attend her first hurricane preparedness conference in June. Interim Director Rita Allen, who was appointed to the position April 23, received Police Jury approval Tuesday to attend the Louisiana Emergency Preparedness (More)

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Man who killed 7 in 2012 car crash resentenced

Posted 9:17 AM 5/15/2013 by AP

A state district judge has resentenced a Greensburg man who pleaded guilty to killing seven people in a head-on collision last year. Judge William G. Carmichael said the new sentence - 35 years instead of 70 - will result in approximately the same prison release dates for Brett G. Gerald as (More)

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Gonzales pump station expansion nearly complete

Posted 9:15 AM 5/15/2013 by AP

Expansion of a key pump station that drains a large swath of East Ascension is getting the final touches and will be ready when hurricane season starts June 1. Parish officials tell The Advocate the $13.3 million expansion is adding a sixth pump and the (More)

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Holes plugged in Assumption sinkhole's berm

Posted 9:12 AM 5/15/2013 by AP

Texas Brine Co. contractors have plugged the final two breaches in a containment berm around the Assumption Parish sinkhole after heavy rain and high water punched through the incomplete earthen barrier late last week. With the holes plugged, Sonny Cranch, spokesman for Texas Brine, tells (More)

Lafayette

Bar owners seek judgment in security fee dispute

Posted 9:10 AM 5/15/2013 by AP

Several Lafayette downtown bar owners hope to strike down a special security fee without a court fight, arguing on a technical issue that Lafayette city-parish government has failed to respond to their federal lawsuit by the legally required deadline. The federal Clerk of Court's Office on (More)

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Pointe Coupee renews waste disposal contract

Posted 9:08 AM 5/15/2013 by AP

After months of mulling how it would handle residential trash collection services, the Pointe Coupee Parish Police Jury decided to enter into a new five-year contract with Progressive Waste Solutions, the company that already handles garbage collection for the parish. The waste management (More)

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Income forecasting panel reviews its estimates

Posted 9:06 AM 5/15/2013 by AP

The state's income forecasting panel is considering whether to boost revenue projections, a move that would help provide more dollars for state spending. Actions of the Revenue Estimating Conference on Wednesday also will decide whether the House version of next year's budget is (More)

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Planned film studio awarded tax break

Posted 8:16 AM 5/15/2013 by AP

NEW ORLEANS (AP) - The New Orleans Industrial Development Board has approved a property tax break for Starlight Studios, allowing construction to move forward on the proposed movie production complex. The $28 million project, to be built on a 32-acre vacant plot of land across from (More)

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State appeals suspension of never-served sentence

Posted 7:59 AM 5/14/2013 by AP

The Louisiana Attorney General's Office has begun an appeal of a judge's decision earlier this month to suspend a Donaldsonville resident's 1994 negligent homicide sentence. Stanley White had been sentenced in the 1994 traffic accident death of 10-week-old Brittany Deville of St. Amant. (More)

St. Martin

Breaux Bridge man dies in motorcycle accident

Posted 7:57 AM 5/14/2013 by AP

Louisiana state police say a motorcycle rider has been killed in a two vehicle crash on Louisiana Highway 31 in St. Martin Parish. The accident happened Monday morning around 9 a.m. The driver of a Chevrolet truck had slowed down after a piece of tin fell out of his truck. The motorcycle (More)

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4 arrested for ATV thefts in Rapides

Posted 7:56 AM 5/14/2013 by AP

Four people are facing criminal charges resulting from the Rapides Parish Sheriff's Office investigation of a string of all-terrain vehicle thefts in Pineville and Ball. Since May 10, detectives have recovered nine stolen ATVs, a stolen motorcycle and a utility trailer. The ATVs that (More)

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Mississippi woman claims $1M Powerball prize

Posted 7:54 AM 5/14/2013 by AP

A Mississippi woman is Louisiana's latest millionaire. The Louisiana Lottery says 29-year-old Samantha Netterville, of Woodville, claimed a $1 million Powerball prize from Saturday's drawing. Netterville claimed the prize Monday just hours after learning she held the winning ticket. That (More)

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