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The Senate's budget-writing committee refused to agree to deep cuts pushed by House Republicans for next year's $25 million state operating budget.
Published: Mon, 28 May 2012 20:04:02 GMT
Detectives arrested a 19-year-old man in connection with a fatal shooting that happened on May 1.
Published: Mon, 28 May 2012 15:51:54 GMT
A weakened Tropical Depression Beryl was soaking parts of Florida and Georgia on Monday, leaving thousands in the dark and hindering Memorial Day activities.
Published: Mon, 28 May 2012 15:42:10 GMT
Lafayette police say a missing woman's bicycle has been found about 25 miles from where she was last seen, near a highway bridge in Iberville Parish. Investigators are searching the area - including the Atchafalaya River - for Michaela Shunick, known as Mickey.
Published: Mon, 28 May 2012 13:50:03 GMT
Tropical Storm Beryl was dumping more than 3 inches of rain on some parts of Florida on Monday after slogging ashore in time to wipe out Memorial Day festivities in northern Florida and southern Georgia.
Published: Mon, 28 May 2012 13:00:00 GMT
Organizers say a charter school opening in New Orleans in the fall will teach primary and middle school students with a focus on music, reading and arithmetic.
Published: Mon, 28 May 2012 12:24:13 GMT
The Louisiana Office of Tourism is launching a website for visitors to sample the state's musical offerings and plan a music-themed vacation.
Published: Mon, 28 May 2012 12:21:09 GMT
A driver on Interstate 55 saw wreckage at the tree line and called Louisiana State Police, who found the body of a Metairie man.
Published: Mon, 28 May 2012 12:17:38 GMT
The trial of a Galliano man accused of stabbing a former roommate inside a Houma nightclub in 2009 will be delayed until September.
Published: Mon, 28 May 2012 12:11:57 GMT
New Orleans police say they found a drowning victim in the Irish Bayou.
Published: Mon, 28 May 2012 03:20:10 GMT
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