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Audit DOE skipped steps in monitoring states charter schools
The review, released Monday by the Louisiana Legislative Auditor's Office, looked at charter school monitoring activities during the 2011-12 budget ...
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TPSO Man shot in his vehicle in Natalbany Sunday night
Tornadoes destroyed homes and tossed trees around like toothpicks as powerful storms ripped through Oklahoma and the Midwest on Sunday and Monday. And the destructive weather, which killed at least two people, isn't over. Baseball-sized hail, wind ...
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NOPD Man knelt between two vehicles before stealing purse Sunday
Police say the incident occurred at about 10:30 p.m. Sunday at the intersection of Ursulines Avenue and Dauphine Street when the man knelt between two vehicles waiting to confront the ...
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Offsides with Fletcher Mackel Pelicans dont want the No. 1 pick
In my first column aimed at helping the Pelicans take flight, I built a team the New Orleans Saints would be proud of - a fast-paced group focused on ...
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Sheriff Inmate nearly done serving sentence sought after leaving work early
An inmate in the transitional work program, and to be released from the Orleans Parish Prison in about a month, is being sought after he left his job in the transitional work program early and was reported missing ...
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Heist
Writer/director David Mamet doesn't waste any time getting down to it in his new twisty crime-thriller Heist. Within the first two minutes we are right in the middle of an elaborate robbery of a jewelry store that involves a team of four working together, creating distractions, drugging the employees' coffee, breaking into the store. It's all set to a jaunty, rhythmic musical score that's ... ...
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Corps holds meeting Tuesday on Gulfport channel deepening
The port has asked the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to study the feasibility of a deeper ship channel as part of an ongoing environmental assessment of port ...
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Judge orders St. Tammany coroner to turn over 80000 documents by Friday
The St. Tammany Parish coroner has gone to court in an attempt to quash a subpoena from the Office of the Louisiana Legislative Auditor and faces a looming deadline to comply with a second subpoena -- this one from the Office of the Louisiana Attorney General -- WDSU has ...
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Fascinating festivals from around the World
From the Road Kill Cook Off to one that involve moose droppings and even the World Body Painting festival, just to name a few, festivals take many forms. Glance at some of the most interesting festivals in the United States and around the ...
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Tornadoes wallop several states 2 killed
The death toll now stands at two after tornadoes swept through Oklahoma on Sunday, the state medical examiner's office said Monday. Both victims were elderly men from ...
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Food irradiation business to increase trade in south Mississippi
A $5 million food-irradiation facility at the Gulfport-Biloxi International Airport is expected to increase business by officials who say it increases food safety and extends shelf life of perishable ...
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Stamford Sydney Airport, Australia
The Stamford is the most imposing, and the highest rating of the Sydney Airport hotels. Neighbouring the domestic terminals are ...
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- Audit DOE skipped steps in monitoring states charter schools
- TPSO Man shot in his vehicle in Natalbany Sunday night
- NOPD Man knelt between two vehicles before stealing purse Sunday
- Offsides with Fletcher Mackel Pelicans dont want the No. 1 pick
- Sheriff Inmate nearly done serving sentence sought after leaving work early