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State police K-9s found in shelters

February 27, 2013 9:24 AM

MARRERO, La. (AP) - State police are investigating how two K-9s went missing. Troopers say both dogs were found in shelters Tuesday night. The Times-Picayune reports state police released information on the two Belgian Malinois, which went missing from the Bent Tree area in Marrero. Troopers say Luke was found... more »
Violence Shelters Bracing for Cuts Play Video

January 7, 2013 6:21 PM

Governor Bobby Jindal is coming under fire for cutting the budgets of battered women's shelters. Funding for family violence prevention and intervention programs was cut by nearly one-million-dollars--that's a 16-percent reduction. The goal is to try and close a 166-million dollar mid-year budget deficit. The Jindal administration says the... more »
Shreveport-Bossier shelters ready for 8,500

June 14, 2011 10:10 AM

SHREVEPORT, La. (AP) - Officials in the Shreveport-Bossier City area say they will be ready with shelter space for about 8,500 people if a threatening Gulf coast storm prompts an evacuation this hurricane season. The Times of Shreveport says state officials have made shelter improvements since 2008, when poor shelter... more »