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JOBS Unemployment claims below previous week and same period last year
BATON ROUGE – Initial unemployment insurance claims for the week ending May 4, 2013, decreased to 2,466 from the previous week’s total of 2,541. Initial claims were below the comparable week endin...
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EPA lead certification course offered for contractors who do repairs, renovation at LSU AgCenter May 23
BATON ROUGE – The LSU AgCenter LaHouse Resource Center will host a Lead Certified Renovator Training course on Thursday, May 23, from 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. “In addition to helping build healthy ...
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JOBS: Workplace safety task force to meet May 13 with employers, experts
BATON ROUGE –The Workplace Safety Task Force will hold a meeting Monday, May 13, from 9:30 a.m. to noon in the Plaza Hearing Room at the Louisiana Department of Insurance, 1702 N. 3rd St., Baton R...
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52 Angola inmates to graduate from New Orleans Baptist Seminary
ANGOLA--Warden Burl Cain of the Louisiana State Penitentiary and Dr. Charles Kelly, president, of the New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary, announce the graduation of 52 inmate students at its...
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Monroe board picks new school super
MONROE -- The Monroe City School Board on Thursday picked Neville High School Principal Brent Vidrine as its next superintendent. The board voted 5-1-1 in favor of Vidrine. The finalists were Vidr...
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Mall restricts teenagers' access
ALEXANDRIA –Officials announced a new policy this week banning unsupervised youths from Alexandria Mall on Friday and Saturday nights. Under the new guidelines, anyone under the age of 18 must be a...
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Gay, former defensive back, booked in bar brouhaha
BATON ROUGE – Former New Orleans Saints and LSU defensive back Randall Gay was arrested early Thursday after he allegedly pushed two employees at a Baton Rouge bar and refused to leave the premises...
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Deaths Elsewhere
Catholic educator LAFAYETTE – Services for Catholic educator Sister Bernardine Breaux, MHS will be Saturday. She died May 6 at age 98. She spent 60 years in Education Ministry for the Sisters of th...
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FLOOD INSURANCE: New info phone number for Louisiana residents
BATON ROUGE – Louisiana residents who have questions about the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) have a permanent helpline to call to get the most up-to-date information. The number is 1-80...
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Girl Scouts Beyond Bars to help daughters connect with moms who are in jail
NEW ORLEANS — Girl Scouts invites community leaders, policy leaders, faith-based representatives, child/family advocates, and educators to join them for an initial Girl Scouts Beyond Bars program ...
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GATOR HUNTING Permit deadline June 13 for Manchac, Maurepas, Joyce, Pearl River and other wildlife areas
NEW ORLEANS--The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries (LDWF) will be accepting bids for alligator hunting on Wildlife Management Areas and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers properties for the...
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THE EAT BEAT New Orleans Food & Wine Experience set May 22-25 in 21st year
NEW ORLEANS--Twenty-one years ago a small group of forward-thinking wine lovers sat around a table concocting an event that today is considered one of the top wine events in the country. The 21st...
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