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Mansfield PD to step up speeding, DWI enforcement

June 18, 2012 9:55 AM

MANSFIELD, La. (AP) - Mansfield police are joining a DeSoto Parish program to put off-duty officers on the street at time-and-a-half for extra speeding and DWI patrols. The DeSoto Parish District Attorney's Office coordinates LACE, for Local Agency Compensated Enforcement. The increased patrols improve safety and improve revenue, from the... more »
Jindal Wants Government To Step Up Testing Of Seafood Samples

July 19, 2010 4:14 PM

KENNER, La. (AP) - Gov. Bobby Jindal wants the federal government to step up testing of seafood samples from Louisiana waters so they can be quickly reopened to commercial fishing. The state opened the areas for sport fishing on Thursday. But on Monday, Jindal and Louisiana seafood industry leaders complained... more »
1 Step Up, 1 Step Back: Spill May Linger Into Fall

June 6, 2010 11:30 PM

NEW ORLEANS (AP) - A containment cap was capturing more and more of the crude pouring from a damaged oil well in the Gulf of Mexico, but that bit of hope was tempered Sunday by a sharp dose of pragmatism as the federal government's point man warned the crisis could... more »