Louisiana

Will Health Care Vote Put Some Dems at Risk?

A few notes on the spotlighted players in the Senate's health care vote, in the context of the 2010 elections and their electorates back home. The focus is also on some Democrats with doubts, notably Louisiana's Mary Landrieu...

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Louisiana sees decline in initial jobless claims

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) - First-time claims for jobless benefits in Louisiana fell last week after a spike attributed to a temporary layoff in the transportation equipment industry. The Louisiana Workforce Commission reported...

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SWEPCO to Purchase Valley Electric Membership Corporation Assets

SHREVEPORT, La., Nov. 19, 2009 – American Electric Power (NYSE: AEP) utility subsidiary AEP Southwestern Electric Power Company (SWEPCO) has signed a letter of intent to purchase the transmission and distribution assets of...

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Dularge black bear earns his citizenship

HOUMA (AP) — After months of evading capture by teams of Wildlife and Fisheries specialists, a wayward Louisiana black bear seems to be calling Dularge his new home. A multi-agency taskforce of bear specialists equipped with...

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Louisiana Agency Owner, a Jefferson Parish Official, Retires Amid Probe

Jefferson Parish's embattled chief administrative officer, Tim Whitmer, is retiring as federal investigators began subpoenaing records of his private company's insurance work with government agencies in Louisiana. Parish...

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Our View: Cleco's bid is annoying but expected

Attorneys for Cleco Corp. were slated to present themselves this morning before Judge Dee D. Drell in U.S. District Court for the Western District of Louisiana. The hearing has now been delayed until Nov. 30.

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Cox drops long distance charges in New Orleans area

by CityBusiness staff reports Cox Louisiana today announced that it has merged the 504 and most of the 985 area codes into one local coverage area. Cox digital telephone customers in the greater New Orleans area can now call...

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New Iberia hospital to give out H1N1 vaccine

NEW IBERIA — Dauterive Hospital will provide free H1N1 vaccines to people in targeted groups Saturday morning. The vaccine will be distributed while supplies last from 9 a.m. to noon in Meeting Room 2 of the hospital, located...

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CenterPoint, FPL explore La. pipeline option (at bizjournals.com)

have signed an agreement to explore the construction of a new pipeline in Louisiana. CenterPoint, a Houston-based energy provider, and Juno Beach, Fla.-based FPL (NYSE: FPL), also an energy provider, would perform the work...

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Artists, NDP ask Ontario gov't to extend film tax credits to live performances

TORONTO - Ontario should extend film tax credits to live shows such as dance, theatre and the opera to create more jobs and boost the live performance industry, just as New Orleans did in the wake of ...

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