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The State of Louisiana is a state located in the southern region of the United States of America. The capital of Louisiana is Baton Rouge and the most populous city is New Orleans based on March 2007 population data of 255,000 people. The largest parish by population is Jefferson Parish and largest by land area is Terrebonne Parish (Louisiana is the only state that has parishes instead of counties). The New Orleans metropolitan area is Louisiana's largest metro area.
Local News from WAFB Baton Rouge via Yahoo! News
Incoming BP CEO: Time for 'scaleback' in cleanup
Jul 30, 2010 5:13 pm
BP's incoming CEO said on beaches where there is no oil there's no need for crews in hazmat suits. He added, however, there is no pullback in BP's commitment to clean up the spill.
Health experts offer summer heat precautions
Jul 30, 2010 4:58 pm
To protect your health when temperatures are extremely high, remember to keep cool and use common sense. Experts offer a list of tips to help keep you safe on those hot days.
Deputies think man died in his truck while trying to beat the heat
Jul 30, 2010 3:43 pm
Authorities believe a man whose body was found inside a truck Tuesday evening in Holden may have died from carbon monoxide poisoning while trying to stay cool in the recent high temperatures.
Bayou Lafourche dredging means higher water pressure
Jul 30, 2010 12:43 am
Using heavy machinery and barges, along with men digging and dumping, the clogged up sediment of Bayou Lafourche is being removed. Workers are now trying to make four miles of the bayou deeper.
Louisiana sales tax holiday approaches
Jul 30, 2010 12:13 am
Louisiana's sales tax holiday returns in early August. Beginning Aug. 6 at 12:01 a.m. and continuing through Aug. 7, shoppers won't have to pay the four percent sales tax on most items they buy.
I-10 shut down due to overturned 18-wheeler
Jul 29, 2010 9:43 pm
An 18-wheeleroverturned Thursday afternoon on Interstate 10, causing it to leak sodium hydroxide.
1st US execution of woman since 2005 set for Sept.
Jul 29, 2010 8:58 pm
A Virginia woman who used sex and money to persuade two men to kill her husband and her stepson to collect a $250,000 life insurance policy was scheduled Thursday to be executed in two months, which w...
As many as6,600 Arlington graves mixed up
Jul 29, 2010 8:44 pm
Estimates of the number of graves that might be affected by mix-ups at Arlington National Cemetery grew from hundreds to as many as 6,600 on Thursday, as the cemetery's former superintendent blamed hi...
Medicaid cuts take effect Sunday in LA
Jul 29, 2010 8:43 pm
The rates paid to many of the private health providers in Louisiana's Medicaid program will fall this weekend.
Power strip sparks apartment fire
Jul 29, 2010 8:28 pm
A fire caused massive damage to an apartment building Thursday morning.
Local News for Lafayette, Louisiana from theadvertiser.com
Four-way stop coming to Fortune/Chemin Metairie
Jul 30, 2010 7:21 pm
A four-way stop will be placed at the intersection of Fortune and Chemin Metairie roads within the next two weeks.
Commercial fishing reopens in SE La.
Jul 30, 2010 5:03 pm
NEW ORLEANS (AP) ? With approval from federal officials, Louisiana has reopened to commercial fishing a portion of state waters that had been closed because of the BP oil spill.
PSC chairman faces ethics fine
Jul 30, 2010 4:26 pm
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) ? A state utility regulator faces a fine from the Louisiana Board of Ethics for failing to file his required personal financial disclosure report on time.
100-degree highs expected; heat watch in effect
Jul 30, 2010 4:08 pm
The National Weather Service is expecting temperatures to reach 100 degrees Saturday and maybe Sunday in Lafayette. An excessive heat watch is in effect across the region from Saturday morning through...
Incoming BP CEO: Time for 'scaleback' in cleanup
Jul 30, 2010 3:59 pm
BILOXI, Miss. (AP) ? BP's incoming CEO says it's time to scale back the massive effort to clean up the oil spill, but adds that the commitment to make things right is the same as ever.
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