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Iberville school chief suggests new starting times

May 15, 2012 9:06 AM

PLAQUEMINE, La. (AP) - Iberville Parish School Superintendent Ed Cancienne has proposed a plan to reverse start times of the district's elementary and high school students in the upcoming school year. The Advocate reportsplan got a lukewarm reception from school board members Monday night. Cancienne told the board he wants... more »
Alderman suggests casino vote

April 5, 2012 8:25 AM

LONG BEACH, Miss. (AP) - Long Beach alderman Leonard Carrubba has suggested putting a nonbinding casino referendum on the November ballot. Carrubba tells WLOX-TV (http://bit.ly/HhaEsu) that he wants to know if Long Beach voters are for or against a casino in their city. Long Beach voters have turned down gaming... more »
Where's the oil? Model suggests much may be gone..

May 14, 2010 10:18 AM

NEW ORLEANS (AP) - For a spill now nearly half the size of Exxon Valdez, the oil from the Deepwater Horizon disaster is pretty hard to pin down. Satellite images show most of an estimated 4.6 million gallons of oil has pooled in a floating, shape-shifting blob off the Louisiana... more »