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Group petitions for access at Angola records
August 21, 2012 9:17 AM
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) - A New Orleans nonprofit organization wants a federal court order that would require officials of the Louisiana State Penitentiary to grant center attorneys and a medical specialist access to death-row inmates and records at Angola. Advocacy Center attorneys say in a civil lawsuit that prison... more » -
Terrebonne's next sheriff wants document access
June 4, 2012 10:39 AM
HOUMA, La. (AP) - The next sheriff of Terrebonne Parish says he's not being allowed into the Sheriff's Office to review documents and prepare to take office. Jerry Larpenter, a former sheriff who will take over the job again on July 1, says he needs to review documents to make... more » -
Smart Phones Will Have To be Hearing Aid Compatible
September 29, 2010 11:57 AM
WASHINGTON (AP) - The blind will have greater access to the Internet through smart phones, and devices such as iPhones and Blackberrys will have to be hearing aid compatible, under legislation Congress has sent to the president. Mark Richert of the American Foundation for the Blind says the measure was... more » -
Settlement Resolves Probe of McNeese State
September 10, 2010 7:08 AM
LAKE CHARLES, La. (AP) - A settlement with the Justice Department calls for McNeese State University to improve access to its Lake Charles campus for disabled students, employees and visitors. The settlement announced Thursday resolves an investigation the Justice Department launched in 2008 to review the school's compliance with the... more » -
La. awarded $1.7M broadband mapping grant
December 1, 2009 9:05 AM
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) - Louisiana is getting a $1.7 million federal grant intended to spread high-speed Internet connections to rural communities and other areas with lesser online access. The U.S. Department of Commerce announced the state's grant amount Monday. It comes from a $7 billion pot of federal stimulus... more »
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