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Jindal orders review of all Texas Brine permits
Jindal issued the Executive Order in regard to the company whose salt mine collapsed into a massive sinkhole last year, noting that the review would determine if Texas Brine was financially ...
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State sales tax removed on hurricane prep items this weekend
Eligible items include self-powered light sources, such as flashlights and candles, portable self-powered radios, two-way radios, and weather-band radios, tarpaulins or other flexible waterproof sheeting, ground anchor systems, straps or tie-down kits and gas or diesel fuel tanks. Also, batteries (sizes AAA, AA, C, D, 6-volt, or 9-volt, though automobile batteries and boat batteries are ...
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Wichita Kan. anchors take cover as tornado hits TV station
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New Orleans Saints Coach Sean Payton Settles Tax Credit Lawsuit
The goal was a good one: investors wanted to reduce their overall state income tax liabilities by investing in film production tax credits. The tax credits were to come directly off the investors' net incomes tax due, according to a story published by the Associated Press. The yield would be $1.33 for every dollar invested. This is what attracted New Orleans Saints coach Sean Payton; ...
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Tornadoes kill 2 more bad weather expected
Tornadoes destroyed homes and tossed trees around like toothpicks as powerful storms ripped through Oklahoma and the Midwest on Sunday and ...
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Movie Review
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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NOPD looking for man in connection with two Saturday armed robberies
Once they were near the rear of the home, around 12:08 a.m., police say the same man approached them and told them to give him any money they had. The man pulled out a black and silver semi-automatic pistol, and the victims complied, police ...
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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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Hotel Review
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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