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Corps agrees to send more water to Atchafalaya
April 17, 2013 9:09 AM
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) - State officials say the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has granted a request to send more water from the Mississippi River into the Atchafalaya Basin. The governor's office tells The Advocate the move is aimed at improving water quality in the swamp. The Atchafalaya River... more » -
Louisiana House agrees to extend smoking ban
April 17, 2012 9:56 AM
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) - The Louisiana House has agreed to prohibit smoking within 25 feet of the entrance to any building where smoking already is banned. Republican Rep. Frank Hoffmann, of West Monroe, says he's pushing the proposal because of the dangers of secondhand cigarette smoke. Louisiana... more » -
House agrees to shorten poll hours on election day
April 5, 2012 11:08 AM
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) - The state House is supporting a proposal to shorten voting hours on most election days in Louisiana. Currently, poll hours run from 6 a.m. to 8 p.m. The measure by Baton Rouge Rep. Franklin Foil would push back the opening of polls to 7 a.m.... more » -
W. Feliciana agrees to sell land
April 3, 2012 9:29 AM
ST. FRANCISVILLE, La. (AP) - The West Feliciana Parish Police Jury has agreed with a committee recommendation to sell the parish hospital 14.8 acres of land for a new hospital site. The Advocate reports Monday's action drew criticism from supporters of the hospital expansion who wanted the land donated or... more » -
BP Agrees to $1 Billion Settlement with MOEX
May 20, 2011 8:37 AM
LONDON (AP) - MOEX Offshore 2007 LLC, one of BP's minority partners in the blown-out Deepwater Horizon well, has agreed to pay the British oil company $1.065 billion to settle all claims between the companies over the accident in the Gulf of Mexico. BP said Friday that it would continue... more » -
Gymboree agrees to $1.8 billion buyout by Bain
October 11, 2010 10:26 AM
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Children's clothing retailer Gymboree Corp. is being purchased by affiliates of asset management firm Bain Capital for $1.8 billion. Gymboree said Monday that the deal is for $65.40 per share, a 24 percent premium to Gymboree's Friday closing stock price of $52.95. The retailer, based in... more » -
Ala. Governor Agrees on Oil Protection Plan
June 5, 2010 10:19 PM
MOBILE, Ala. (AP) - Alabama Gov. Bob Riley and President Obama's commander of the Gulf oil spill response have agreed on a new plan to significantly increase protection along the state's coast. But Riley says getting the blueprint off paper and into the water quickly is vital to ending complaints... more »
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