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Louisiana's News
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"An American Indian chief announced Wednesday that her tribe has received federal approval to open Louisiana's fourth Indian casino in southern Grant Parish. "Earlier this month the U.S. Department of the Interior approved a 63-acre 'initial reservation' for the Jena Band of Choctaws, Chief Christine Norris said. "That is all the tribe needs to build a 'Class II&#... Read More
What does the future of coastal Louisiana look
like? That is a question the state's Coastal
Protection and Restoration Authority is trying to
answer. This is the same agency that is trying to
come up with a state wide plan that will both
protect south Louisiana from future hurricanes and
restore the disappearing coast line. On the
surface, any plans to better prepare our state... Read More
Life on the bayou looks pretty sweet as the Hamilton family's oyster boat comes to dock. The sun bounces off blue water, the boat is full of plump oysters, the buyer is ready to load and three generations are happy with the day's work.
With sun-baked faces and mud-speckled clothes, they head for home, a place that is not so sweet. Home for the six is two trailers from the Federal Emergency M... Read More
Louisiana is doing a good job managing its debt and keeping it in line, a national rating agency says.
Claire Cohen, a consultant for Fitch Ratings, said Louisiana's debt management "shapes up very well" when compared to other states. "It has been very, very cautious with issuing debt.
"But go back 20 years, it wasn't that way," she said. "When the oil money was flying in, Louisiana ha... Read More
Still plodding through the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina over 15 months later, Louisiana has displaced Pennsylvania as having the worst roads in the nation. Never having taken the top spot in the worst roads category, Louisiana is no rookie to the top five on the Highway Report Card, a survey conducted by Overdrive Magazine.
Truck drivers state that I-10 alone is bad enough to qualify Loui... Read More
For the first time since 1997, LSU had two players selected to the Associated Press All-America first-team.
Defensive standouts LaRon Landry and Glenn Dorsey received the honors Tuesday.
In 1997, punter Chad Kessler and offensive guard Alan Faneca were honored.
Landry, a senior from Ama, was one of two safeties on the team, while Dorsey, a junior from Gonzales was one of two defensiv... Read More
The Tigers are going BCS bowling despite losing two games and failing to advance to the SEC championship. Make no mistake, though; Les Miles' club is every bit as talented as the two teams playing for the national title. Quarterback JaMarcus Russell has taken his game to the next level as a junior and has carried this offense during an impressive six-game winning streak down the stretch. Russel... Read More
The check to pay for sending National Guard troops from Oregon to help Louisiana recover from Hurricane Katrina may finally be in the mail.
The Federal Emergency Management Agency has directed the state of Louisiana to pay Oregon the $2.7 million owed for the troops, which Oregon officials hope to have by the end of the week.
"Louisiana has always said they were waiting for FEMA. Now that... Read More
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