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In a Notoriously Polluted Area of the Country, Massive New Chemical Plants Are Still Moving in 0 TexasTowelie Oct 2019 Oct 2019 1 1168
Hillary Rodham Clinton and Chelsea Clinton, in New Orleans, discuss 'gutsiness and resilience' in 2 TexasTowelie Oct 2019 Oct 2019 6 1293
Baton Rouge debate slated to be only joint appearance for John Bel Edwards, Eddie Rispone in runoff 0 TexasTowelie Oct 2019 Oct 2019 0 932
Governor's race could have dramatic effects on Medicaid expansion in Louisiana 1 TexasTowelie Oct 2019 Oct 2019 3 1156
After the New Orleans Hard Rock Hotel collapse, lawsuits mount 2 TexasTowelie Oct 2019 Oct 2019 2 1668
New Orleans City Council to consider $1 million fine on Entergy for frequent power outages 2 TexasTowelie Oct 2019 Oct 2019 0 1051
(NOLA) Saenger Theatre manager pursues class-action suit against Hard Rock Hotel developers 1 fleur-de-lisa Oct 2019 Oct 2019 1 1262
2 dead, 1 missing, dozens hurt after Hard Rock Hotel collapses on Canal Street 0 PoliticAverse Oct 2019 Oct 2019 2 1331
Fierce battle over rare Democratic governorship in South 0 TexasTowelie Oct 2019 Oct 2019 0 1327
Genetic Testing Company and Three Principals Agree To Pay $42.6 Million to Resolve Kickback and 0 TexasTowelie Oct 2019 Oct 2019 0 1118
Bayou Steel closure, bankruptcy seem designed to duck pledges to workers, parish president, union 1 TexasTowelie Oct 2019 Oct 2019 0 1188
Saints, Pelicans owner Gayle Benson donates $50K to Super PAC connected to John Bel Edwards 1 TexasTowelie Oct 2019 Oct 2019 1 1255
Uptown New Orleans restaurant ordered to pay $238,300 in overtime wages to employees 1 TexasTowelie Oct 2019 Oct 2019 4 1140
Public safety emerges as campaign issue in Louisiana governor's race 0 TexasTowelie Oct 2019 Oct 2019 0 934
Bobby Jindal's gone, but not forgotten in Louisiana governor's race 0 TexasTowelie Oct 2019 Oct 2019 2 1073
Contractor alleges court conspiracy deprived him of $20M, his rights 0 TexasTowelie Oct 2019 Oct 2019 1 981
Trump tweet: Anybody but John Bel Edwards in Louisiana governor's race 1 TexasTowelie Oct 2019 Oct 2019 0 1250
Court-appointed special education monitors detail how the state picked the wrong New Orleans schools 0 TexasTowelie Oct 2019 Oct 2019 1 944
October 1 - Happy Birthday Mayor Sharon Weston Broome (D) Baton Rouge 0 FakeNoose Oct 2019 Oct 2019 1 1001
Governor Edwards (D) blames tariffs on closing of steel plant (Louisiana) 4 fleur-de-lisa Oct 2019 Oct 2019 12 1469
Florida Man Pleads Guilty to Wire Fraud as Part of an Investment Fraud Scheme Involving Baton Rouge 0 TexasTowelie Sep 2019 Sep 2019 0 1146
What has happened in the lower ninth Ward since Katrina? 4 raccoon Sep 2019 Sep 2019 0 1520
Edwards raises more in governor's race 1 TexasTowelie Sep 2019 Sep 2019 0 1053
Webster Parish non-profit director pleads guilty to stealing more than $1 million from feeding progr 0 TexasTowelie Sep 2019 Sep 2019 0 977
September 13 - Happy Birthday Rep. Cedric Richmond (D) LA-2nd 0 FakeNoose Sep 2019 Sep 2019 2 1060
Gay New Orleans Radio Host Seth Dunlap Called a 'Fag' by His Station's Twitter Account 0 TexasTowelie Sep 2019 Sep 2019 1 1111
NOLA debate watch party? 4 HelpImSurrounded Sep 2019 Sep 2019 1 1435
10 Louisiana inmates injured by lightning strike while playing football; one in critical condition 0 TexasTowelie Sep 2019 Sep 2019 0 1029
Caddo Parish mental health counseling firm owner and supervisor indicted for billing nearly $8M for 0 TexasTowelie Sep 2019 Sep 2019 2 901
Former Gov. Edwin Edwards released from hospital after low blood sugar, dehydration scare 0 TexasTowelie Sep 2019 Sep 2019 0 1058

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Next stop for Louisiana victims of Stanford Ponzi scheme? Federal appeals court 0 TexasTowelie Sep 2019 Sep 2019 0 1051
Crabs and shrimp are looking for love, finding sickness at the polluted Deepwater Horizon spill site 0 TexasTowelie Sep 2019 Sep 2019 2 1022
Mississippi developer alleged to be major player in loans that brought down First NBC Bank 0 TexasTowelie Sep 2019 Sep 2019 0 1023
Local attorney argues 90-day notice to remove Confederate Monument is invalid 0 TexasTowelie Sep 2019 Sep 2019 0 1026
State special education monitoring errors could impact federal consent decree over New Orleans schoo 0 TexasTowelie Sep 2019 Sep 2019 1 906
Court rules New Orleans must refund more than $25 million red light camera tickets 1 PoliticAverse Sep 2019 Sep 2019 4 1339
Former St. Tammany Parish Sheriff Jack Strain Charged In 16-Count Indictment for Kickback and 0 TexasTowelie Aug 2019 Aug 2019 0 1094
Plans to restrict number on 'dollar stores' in New Orleans East endorsed by planning commission 2 TexasTowelie Aug 2019 Aug 2019 5 1469
The hazing files: LSU frats, some now shuttered, have amassed dozens of official complaints 2 TexasTowelie Aug 2019 Aug 2019 2 1046
John Bel Edwards' secret weapon in governor's race? Using power of the office to score free media 0 TexasTowelie Aug 2019 Aug 2019 1 853
New Orleans Department of Safety & Permits: Businesses in most of city can't host outdoor live music 0 TexasTowelie Aug 2019 Aug 2019 0 937
Attorney for accused murderer wants jurors who won't judge client's face tattoos 5 TexasTowelie Aug 2019 Aug 2019 2 1616
Gov. John Bel Edwards touts new Medicaid expansion study showing access to care improved 1 TexasTowelie Aug 2019 Aug 2019 2 1215
In second corruption case, in second parish, insurer Berkley balks at paying legal fees of accused 1 TexasTowelie Aug 2019 Aug 2019 0 1061
Medical marijuana cleared for Louisiana patients; hits pharmacies Tuesday 0 TexasTowelie Aug 2019 Aug 2019 2 944
Nearly all school water fountains have lead-removal filters, NOLA district says 0 TexasTowelie Aug 2019 Aug 2019 1 933
French National Indicted For Six Million Dollar Bank Fraud Scheme and for Lying In an Application 0 TexasTowelie Aug 2019 Aug 2019 0 1159
Shreveport investment advisor pleads guilty to bilking clients out of $3.5 million 1 TexasTowelie Jul 2019 Jul 2019 0 1022
Delhi farmer pleads guilty to lying to various business and government entities to steal nearly $17M 0 TexasTowelie Jul 2019 Jul 2019 0 968
Scathing e-mail leaked: Shreveport Mayor Perkins tells councilman to stay out of city operations 5 TexasTowelie Jul 2019 Jul 2019 0 1537
University of Louisiana colleges are pushing folks to return to college and complete their degree 0 TexasTowelie Jul 2019 Jul 2019 0 928
U.S. House to consider minimum wage hike; here's why that could be a big deal in Louisiana 1 TexasTowelie Jul 2019 Jul 2019 2 1135
Iberia Parish hit hard by Barry: 30,000 without power, numerous roads closed 0 TexasTowelie Jul 2019 Jul 2019 3 982
John Bel Edwards rallies supporters in Lafayette as temperature rises in governor's race 0 TexasTowelie Jul 2019 Jul 2019 1 1029
Database showing lower New Orleans levee heights incorrect, officials say; overtopping unlikely 4 fleur-de-lisa Jul 2019 Jul 2019 1 1300
Tropical Storm Barry forms, New Orleans in watch area 1 fleur-de-lisa Jul 2019 Jul 2019 0 1270
Louisiana IHOP owners face claims they ask for 'off the clock' work, more labor violations 0 TexasTowelie Jul 2019 Jul 2019 1 1694
Gov. Edwards tours first meadery set to open in Louisiana 1 TexasTowelie Jul 2019 Jul 2019 0 1039
Baton Rouge rapper Boosie Badazz ordered to pay $233K to security guard who pepper sprayed him 4 TexasTowelie Jul 2019 Jul 2019 0 1228
Gov. Edwards' campaign tour set in tricked out RV 0 TexasTowelie Jul 2019 Jul 2019 0 928

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Blanco nearing final days, but calls it 'wonderful time' in her life 0 TexasTowelie Jul 2019 Jul 2019 1 1128
Big changes coming? Record number of women are running for the Louisiana Legislature 0 TexasTowelie Jul 2019 Jul 2019 1 931
It'll be Harrah's vs. Louisiana: Judge sides with state in tax dispute over casino's hotel taxes 0 TexasTowelie Jul 2019 Jul 2019 0 1085
Construction budget for projects across Louisiana signed by Gov. John Bel Edwards 0 TexasTowelie Jul 2019 Jul 2019 0 941
Man freed after wrongful conviction in 2003 armed robbery 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jun 2019 Jun 2019 5 1124
Tom Schedler, ex-Secretary of State, seeks his money back in sexual harassment settlement 2 TexasTowelie Jun 2019 Jun 2019 0 1164
"We don't do pity parties. We do parties": New Orleans sends Dr. John off in style 2 TexasTowelie Jun 2019 Jun 2019 15 1551
Support for Trump in Louisiana plunges, poll says: See results, how that impacts governor's race 4 TexasTowelie Jun 2019 Jun 2019 3 1464
City of St. George still faces plenty of questions, if created, but source of funding isn't one 0 TexasTowelie Jun 2019 Jun 2019 1 1002
Toxic algae bloom may be developing in Lake Pontchartrain, Louisiana Health Department warns 0 TexasTowelie Jun 2019 Jun 2019 0 1109
Bookkeeper Sentenced To 30 Months after Pleading Guilty To Failing To Declare More Than $700,000 In 2 TexasTowelie Jun 2019 Jun 2019 1 1322
Former President of Our Lady of the Lake Foundation Pleads Guilty in Federal Court to Wire Fraud and 1 TexasTowelie Jun 2019 Jun 2019 0 1113
Accused of embezzling $550K, ex-OLOL CEO makes first federal court appearance Wednesday 2 TexasTowelie Jun 2019 Jun 2019 0 1120
Ex-Sheriff Jack Strain still in jail with bond set at $400,000 1 TexasTowelie Jun 2019 Jun 2019 0 1033
Louisiana Couple and Their Business Plead Guilty to Operating Sham Medical Reimbursement Account 0 TexasTowelie Jun 2019 Jun 2019 1 1124
First major spending on Louisiana roads in 30 years is biggest surprise of the legislative session 0 TexasTowelie Jun 2019 Jun 2019 0 1097
Accused arsonist of St. Landry churches indicted in federal court on hate crimes charges 0 TexasTowelie Jun 2019 Jun 2019 0 891
Judges, sheriffs in Louisiana to get pay raises after governor signs bill 0 TexasTowelie Jun 2019 Jun 2019 0 925
Ex-Constable Tony Thomassie arrested, accused of pointing gun at 2 bar patrons: JPSO 0 TexasTowelie Jun 2019 Jun 2019 0 1034
Louisiana Medicaid program spending $400M under projections 0 TexasTowelie Jun 2019 Jun 2019 0 920
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