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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.

 

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Local News from WAFB Baton Rouge via Yahoo! News

Voter turnout not as low as stated in some reports

Oct 6, 2008 5:59 pm

All the stories about low voter turnout for this weekend's election may be a little exaggerated. In East Baton Rouge, 39% of all registered voters either voted early, absentee, or traveled to the poll...

 

Cheney in La. for Cassidy, Scalise fundraisers

Oct 6, 2008 5:44 pm

Vice President Dick Cheney is headed to Louisiana to help raise money for two Republican candidates for Congress.

 

Landrieu, Kennedy debate for first time

Oct 6, 2008 3:59 pm

Monday's debate is the first of four planned meetings between Democratic Senator Mary Landrieu and Republican state Treasurer John Kennedy.

 

House to pick second ethics board member

Oct 6, 2008 3:59 pm

The final vacant seat on the state ethics board is about to be filled. The state House of Representatives is meeting Monday to vote on its second board appointment, the remaining unfilled spot on the ...

 

Judge: FEMA not immune from toxic trailer suits

Oct 6, 2008 12:59 pm

A federal judge says the government isn't immune from lawsuits claiming many Gulf Coast hurricane victims were exposed to potentially dangerous fumes while living in trailers it provided.

 

Tenants in apartment complex receive notice of water and power shutoff

Oct 6, 2008 11:59 am

Some tenants in a Baton Rouge apartment complex say they came home to a find letter telling them their water and electricity would be cut off Monday because the property owner did not pay the bill.

 

Can Holden's popularity get his billion-dollar tax proposal passed in Nov.?

Oct 6, 2008 11:29 am

Some political analysts are calling Mayor Kip Holden's win one of the largest margins of victory in Baton Rouge history. They now wonder whether Holden's ambitious $1 billion bond issue to improve the...

 

Gonzales elects its first African American police chief

Oct 5, 2008 6:44 am

Beginning in January, Gonzales will have its first-ever African American police chief. Sherman Jackson pulled out a convincing win with 68% of the vote.

 

23rd JDC district attorney's race headed for runoff

Oct 5, 2008 6:29 am

There will be a runoff for the district attorney seat that covers the 23rd JDC, which consists of Ascension, Assumption, and St. James parishes. Ricky Babin will face Louis Lambert.

 

Gonzales elects a new mayor

Oct 5, 2008 6:29 am

The man who lost his last election by only four votes won a race this time around by a landslide. Voters in Gonzales elected Barney Arceneaux as the new mayor.

 
 

Local News from The Shreveport Times via Yahoo! News

Last day to register to vote

Oct 6, 2008 3:06 pm

Today is the last day to register to vote in the November general election .

 

Fire officials work to educate kids on fire safety

Oct 6, 2008 12:52 pm

Each year, about 300 people are killed and $280 million in property is destroyed in fires started by children, according to the U.S. Fire Administration.

 

Louisianians resistant to ATV legislation

Oct 6, 2008 12:52 pm

On Louisiana's rural roads and byways, ATVs are the rule, not the exception.

 

Oil falls below $90 as financial turmoil spreads

Oct 6, 2008 12:52 pm

Oil prices fell to an eight-month low below $90 a barrel Monday on speculation that the spreading financial crisis will exacerbate a global economic slowdown and cut demand for crude oil.

 

La. Citizens board to weigh rate hike

Oct 6, 2008 12:52 pm

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) _ The governing board of Louisiana's "last resort" property insurer is considering a double-digit rate hike.

 

Cities announce week's roadwork

Oct 6, 2008 12:51 pm

The cities of Shreveport and Bossier City have announced closed or inconvenienced streets this week.

 

To rock or not to rock (the vote)

Oct 6, 2008 7:08 am

Call them young. Call them Millennials. Call them driven. But Come Nov. 4, don't call these political volunteers disorganized.

 

Sad chapter in city's history revealed

Oct 6, 2008 7:07 am

Fresh light is being shed on the darkest chapter of the history of Shreveport. The great Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1873.

 

Family, friends gather for Guard unit send-off

Oct 6, 2008 7:07 am

Family members and friends shared hamburgers and hugs with more than 120 members of a National Guard military police unit that will head to Baghdad by the end of the year.

 

MPC, other leaders to cut consulting firm list

Oct 6, 2008 7:07 am

Shreveport government and business leaders soon will pare the list of 18 firms seeking to be the city's primary master plan consultant.

 
 

Local News for Lafayette, Louisiana from theadvertiser.com

Markets take a dive on worldwide sell-off

Oct 6, 2008 7:54 pm

NEW YORK (AP) ? Wall Street tumbled again Monday, joining a sell-off around the world as fears grew that the financial crisis will cascade through economies globally despite bailout efforts by the U.S...

 

PASSING GRADE: Saints flying high on arm of All-Pro QB

Oct 6, 2008 7:52 pm

Brees playing exceptionally despite Saints' injuries

 

ELECTION 2008: Senate race heats up; join the conversation

Oct 6, 2008 7:51 pm

Polls say Landrieu leading Kennedy; campaigns ramp up attack ads

 

Another blue Monday on Wall Street

Oct 6, 2008 7:20 pm

7 percent drop in all the major indices

 

Documents: Lehman begged for bailout while execs pocketed millions

Oct 6, 2008 4:56 pm

Congress opens hearings on financial meltdown

 

'Cozi' helps you deal

Oct 6, 2008 5:32 am

Web site makes life in the fast lane more manageable

 

UL TAKES NEXT STEP: Bond approval paves way for Legacy Park expansion; join the conversation

Oct 6, 2008 5:27 am

Second phase of housing complex targeted for 2010

 

Has SEC solved Tebow?

Oct 6, 2008 5:12 am

BATON ROUGE - Florida quarterback Tim Tebow cried last week after

 

City, state must end 'brain drain'

Oct 6, 2008 4:00 am

It has been called the "brain drain" - Louisiana's devastating loss of well-educated young people. While Lafayette has been a national leader in creating jobs, the drain continues to affect ...

 

Americans eye bailout, continue cutting back

Oct 6, 2008 4:00 am

Relief on Wall Street over the hard-won passage of a $700 billion bailout package for the financial system apparently hasn't yet trickled down to the pubs, storefronts, car lots and malls of Main Stre...

 
 

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