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AG's office increases alleged amount stolen

April 19, 2012 9:29 AM

AMITE, La. (AP) - The state Attorney General's Office has raised to nearly $2 million the amount of money a former recording secretary is alleged to have stolen from the Florida Parishes Juvenile Justice Commission. The Advocate reports Assistant Attorney General David Caldwell has added a third count to Brenda... more »
NFL bounties amount to incentive system run amok

March 6, 2012 6:24 AM

To Hall of Fame defensive back Ronnie Lott, the thousands of dollars New Orleans Saints players were paid under their bounty system from 2009-11 is not all that different from the helmet stickers handed out at lower levels of the game. Little rewards for big plays are as much a... more »
BP Working to Estimate Amount of Oil Spewed From Well

September 24, 2010 5:27 PM

NEW ORLEANS (AP) - Oil giant BP is working behind the scenes to formulate its own estimate for how much crude spewed from its well in the Gulf of Mexico, as it prepares for a potential legal fight with the U.S. government over fines. The company has carefully avoided accepting... more »