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Labor Day 2010: “No Refusal Weekend” in Troop D

Louisiana State Police Troop D will have additional troopers on patrol this Labor Day holiday.  


Thursday, September 02, 2010 9:10 PM
Governor Jindal Visits Mariner Energy Workers in Terrebonne Hospital, Following Their Rescue After Platform Fire

Governor Jindal visited Terrebonne General Hospital this afternoon before his scheduled speech to the Houma Chamber of Commerce to check on workers being evaluated there.


Thursday, September 02, 2010 8:57 PM
Vitter Demands Melancon Apologize to Tea Party Voters in Louisiana

U.S. Senator David Vitter today called on Charlie Melancon to apologize to the large number of tea party members and voters in Louisiana for comparing them to the fringe, far-left activist group MoveOn.org.


Thursday, September 02, 2010 8:45 PM
Senator Vitter Issues Statement on Oil Platform Explosion

U.S. Sen. David Vitter issued the following statement after an oil production platform exploded off Louisiana’s coast this morning. 


Thursday, September 02, 2010 8:39 PM
Thirteen Oil Rig Workers Survive Explosion

An oil platform exploded and burned off the Louisiana coast Thursday, the second such disaster in the Gulf of Mexico in less than five months.


Thursday, September 02, 2010 8:32 PM
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Louisiana Awarded With $170 Million Education Grant

The U.S. Department of Education awards a 170-million-dollar grant to a consortium of 26 states, including Louisiana, to develop new common assessments for public school students.


Thursday, September 02, 2010 9:33 PM
DOTD Issues Labor Day Travel Advisory

The Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development (DOTD) today advised drivers of upcoming work schedules for interstate and major road projects throughout Louisiana for the Labor Day weekend (Saturday, September 4, through Monday, September 6).


Thursday, September 02, 2010 9:28 PM
Extension Cord Sparks Early Morning Baton Rouge Fire

An early morning fire Thursday in the 2200 block of Curtis Street kept Baton Rouge firefighters busy for a while. 


Thursday, September 02, 2010 8:18 PM
Gunfire Leaves One Dead In Jefferson Parish

Gunfire around 9 p.m. Wednesday left a man dead in the 4200 block of Lac Bienville Drive. 


Thursday, September 02, 2010 8:01 PM
One Dead In Early Morning Shooting

Baton Rouge police report that officers responded to a shooting about 3:30 Thursday morning in the 1500 block of North Marque Ann Drive where they found a black male lying in a parking lot who had been shot. 


Thursday, September 02, 2010 7:55 PM
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