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Ark. track eases ban on horses from so. Louisiana (KSLA-TV Shreveport)

HOT SPRINGS, Ark. (AP) - Oaklawn Park says it is easing a ban on horses from southern Louisiana that the track put in place Dec.

Insurance commissioner: Louisiana homeowners to get cash from incentive fund (Canadian Business)

Louisiana homeowners could receive cash from the unused portion of an expired pot of government money used to lure insurance companies to the ...

Railroad Companies Look Derail New Safety Plan In Louisiana (KSLA-TV Shreveport)

BOSSIER CITY, LA (KSLA) - "What's unusual is that we don't have it, and we have one of the worst records of fatalities in the ...

Arkansas track eases ban on horses from southern Louisiana (KSLA-TV Shreveport)

HOT SPRINGS, Ark. (AP) - Oaklawn Park says it will ease a ban on horses from southern Louisiana that the track put in place after ...

Florida man among 8 dead after chopper crashes in Louisiana marsh (Sun-Sentinel)

Authorities searched a southern Louisiana marsh by boat Monday for clues that might determine what caused a helicopter crash that killed eight people bound for ...

Eufaula man dies in Louisiana chopper crash (WTVY Dothan)

The company that owns the helicopter that crashed in Louisiana marsh land, killing eight people, has released the names of the dead an injured. ...

Kandaly to Stand in Louisiana (BloodHorse)

Kandaly, winner of the 1994 Louisiana Derby (gr. III), will return to Louisiana to stand in 2009 at Jack Hebert’s All-Star Thoroughbreds near Sulphur. He ...

Louisiana Moving Ahead With Incumbent Franchise Opt-Out Provision (MultiChannel News)

Louisiana is moving forward with implementation of its state franchising law, as a state court judge issued a one-paragraph ruling in December that the opt-out ...

8 dead, 1 injured after helicopter crashes in Louisiana marsh (The Toledo Blade)

GIBSON, La. — Authorities searched a southern Louisiana marsh by boat Monday for clues that might determine what caused a helicopter crash that killed eight ...

Helicopter headed to offshore oil rig crashes in Louisiana marshland; 8 dead and 1 critical (Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune)

HOUMA, La. - Authorities planned to search a southern Louisiana marsh by boat Monday for clues that might determine the cause of a helicopter crash ...

8 dead, 1 hurt after chopper crashes in Louisiana marsh (Chattanooga Times Free Press)

Authorities planned to search a southern Louisiana marsh by boat today for clues that might determine the cause of a helicopter crash that killed eight ...

Audit of Louisiana Citizens Says Lack of Board Oversight Hurt Company (Insurance Journal)

The latest look at Louisiana's state-backed insurance company says lack of board oversight caused a number of problems that hurt the company's ability to reliably ...

Louisiana-Lafayette tops DU 63-62 in 2OT (Denver Post)

La'Ryan Gary hit two free throws with eight seconds left in double overtime to lift Louisiana-Lafayette to the victory. ...

Louisiana Tech (7-7) at Hawaii (8-5) (The Kansas City Star)

Louisiana Tech (7-7) at Hawaii (8-5) ...

Helicopter crash kills 8, injures 1 in Louisiana (KFDM Beaumont)

HOUMA, La. (AP) - Officials say investigators are expected to arrive in Louisiana on Monday to look into what caused a fatal helicopter crash that ...

Helicopter crash kills 8 in Louisiana (MSNBC)

Eight people are dead and a ninth injured aboard a helicopter that went down in coastal Louisiana. ...

Helicopter Crash Kills 8 In Louisiana (CBS News)

Eight people were killed and a ninth injured aboard a helicopter that went down in coastal Louisiana. ...

Investigators to probe deadly crash in Louisiana (WSLS Newschannel 10 Roanoke)

Federal investigators are expected to arrive in Louisiana on Monday to look into what caused a fatal helicopter crash. Eight people were killed in the ...

Study challenges assumptions on Louisiana teacher training (Greater Baton Rouge Business Report)

(From The Times-Picayune ) A new and rare study suggests that novice Louisiana teachers trained through an alternative program called The New Teacher Project ...

Study challenges assumptions on Louisiana teacher training (Greater Baton Rouge Business Report)

(From The Times-Picayune ) A new and rare study suggests that novice Louisiana teachers trained through an alternative program called The New Teacher Project ...

8 die after chopper crashes in Louisiana marsh (CBC)

A helicopter en route to an oil platform off Louisiana's coast has crashed in the state's southeast marshlands, killing eight people and critically injuring one. ...

8 die after chopper crashes in Louisiana marsh (CBC)

A helicopter en route to an oil platform off Louisiana's coast has crashed in the state's southeast marshlands, killing eight people and critically injuring one. ...

8 die after chopper crashes in Louisiana marsh (CBC)

A helicopter en route to an oil platform off Louisiana's coast has crashed in the state's southeast marshlands, killing eight people and critically injuring one. ...

8 Die as Helicopter Crashes in Louisiana Marsh (ABC News)

Helicopter headed for offshore rig crashes and kills 8 along Louisiana's coast ...

Helicopter Crash Kills 8 In Louisiana (CBS News)

Eight people were killed and a ninth injured aboard a helicopter that went down in coastal Louisiana. ...

Copter Crash Kills 8 in Louisiana (New York Times)

The helicopter was ferrying oilfield workers to a job site went down in a marshy area of southeast Louisiana. ...

Seven Killed In Louisiana Helicopter Crash (Nasdaq)

(RTTNews) - A helicopter crashed Sunday in the southwest portion of Louisiana's Terrebonne Parish bordering the Gulf of Mexico killing seven of the nine persons ...

Census: Louisiana last in population growth (The Bismarck Tribune)

NEW ORLEANS (AP) - Louisiana is leading the nation in population loss, supplanting North Dakota in percentage of decline, new U.S. Census data shows. ...

Commentary: Louisiana was electoral outlier in '08 (The Lafayette Daily Advertiser)

The Republican Party can look to Louisiana for a bit of comfort after taking a drubbing in national politics in 2008. ...

Here is the Louisiana sports schedule for Monday, January 5, 2009: (KSLA-TV Shreveport)

News, Weather and Sports Coverage You Can Count On for the Ark-La-Tex, including Shreveport, Louisiana, Bossier, Texarkana, Arkansas, Marshall, Texas, Natchitoches, Minden, Caddo Parish, Bowie ...

Chopper crash in Louisiana kills seven (AAP via Yahoo!7 News)

A helicopter has crashed in southern Louisiana killing seven people on board, with one survivor and another person missing, local media say. ...

Helicopter crashes in Louisiana killing 7, one missing: media (AFP via Yahoo! News)

A helicopter crashed in southern Louisiana Sunday killing seven people on board, with one survivor and another person missing, local media said. ...

Helicopter crashes in Louisiana killing 7, one missing: media (TurkishPress.com)

A helicopter crashed in southern Louisiana Sunday killing seven people on board, with one survivor and another person missing, local media said. The cause of ...

8 killed, 1 injured in S. Louisiana helicopter crash (Houston Chronicle)

Eight of nine passengers died when a helicopter crashed Sunday afternoon in southern Louisiana. ...

Helicopter headed for offshore rig crashes, kills 8, injures 1 along Louisiana's coast (Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune)

HOUMA, La. - Eight people were killed and a ninth injured aboard a helicopter that went down in coastal Louisiana. The helicopter went down near ...

Helicopter Crash Kills 8, Injures 1 in Louisiana (Fox News)

Eight people are dead and a ninth injured aboard a helicopter that went down in coastal Louisiana. ...

8 die as helicopter crashes in Louisiana marsh (AP via Yahoo! Philippines News)

Eight people were killed and a ninth injured aboard a helicopter that went down in coastal Louisiana, according to a news report. ...

Helicopter Crash Kills 8, Injures 1 In Louisiana (CBS 2 Los Angeles)

Eight people are dead and a ninth injured aboard a helicopter that went down in coastal Louisiana. The Times-Picayune of New Orleans reports that the ...

7 killed in Louisiana helicopter crash (The Times of India)

WASHINGTON: A helicopter crashed in southern Louisiana killing 7 people on board, with one survivor and another person missing, local media said. The cause of ...

After election, Louisiana is GOP's lonely victory state (WWL-TV, Channel 4 New Orleans)

BATON ROUGE, La. -- The Republican Party can look to Louisiana for a bit of comfort after taking a drubbing in national politics in 2008. ...

Census: Louisiana last in population growth (The Bismarck Tribune)

NEW ORLEANS (AP) - Louisiana is leading the nation in population loss, supplanting North Dakota in percentage of decline, new U.S. Census data shows. ...

Gibson helps rally Louisiana Tech to 66-61 win (San Francisco Chronicle)

Kyle Gibson scored nine points during a crucial span of the second half to help Louisiana Tech beat San Jose State 66-61 in the WAC ...

Louisiana-Lafayette tops DU 63-62 in 2OT (Denver Post)

La'Ryan Gary hit two free throws with eight seconds left in double overtime to lift Louisiana-Lafayette to the victory. ...

WAC: Gibson helps rally Louisiana Tech to 66-61 win (Honolulu Advertiser)

SAN JOSE, Calif. — Kyle Gibson scored nine points during a crucial span of the second half to help Louisiana Tech beat San Jose State ...

Texas boats fishing Louisiana reefs (UPI)

NEW ORLEANS, Jan. 4 (UPI) -- Louisiana oystermen say too many boats from Texas are using their oyster reefs just as the industry is beginning ...

Texas boats fishing Louisiana reefs (Moldova.org)

Louisiana oystermen say too many boats from Texas are using their oyster reefs just as the industry is beginning to recover from Hurricane Katrina.The turf ...

Gibson helps rally Louisiana Tech to 66-61 win (KSLA-TV Shreveport)

SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) - Kyle Gibson scored 9 of his 12 points in a critical span of the second half to help Louisiana Tech ...

Louisiana-Monroe rolls past Union (Ky.) 97-43 (AP via Yahoo! News)

Dynile Forbes scored a career-high 27 points to lead Louisiana-Monroe to a 97-43 victory over Union College of Kentucky on Saturday. ...

Louisiana-Monroe rolls past Union (Ky.) 97-43 (Chambersburg Public Opinion)

MONROE, La.—Dynile Forbes scored a career-high 27 points to lead Louisiana-Monroe to a 97-43 victory over Union College of Kentucky on Saturday. Forbes, a junior ...

Louisiana-Monroe rolls past Union (Ky.) 97-43 (Fort Worth Star-Telegram)

Dynile Forbes scored a career-high 27 points to lead Louisiana-Monroe to a 97-43 victory over Union College of Kentucky on Saturday. Forbes, a junior guard, ...

Louisiana-Monroe rolls past Union (Ky.) 97-43 (San Francisco Chronicle)

Dynile Forbes scored a career-high 27 points to lead Louisiana-Monroe to a 97-43 victory over Union College of Kentucky on Saturday. Forbes, a junior guard, ...

Louisiana-Lafayette defeats Denver 63-62 in 2OT (AP via Yahoo! News)

La'Ryan Gary hit two free throws with eight seconds left in double overtime to lift Louisiana-Lafayette to a 63-62 win over Denver on Saturday night. ...

Louisiana-Lafayette defeats Denver 63-62 in 2OT (Fort Worth Star-Telegram)

La'Ryan Gary hit two free throws with eight seconds left in double overtime to lift Louisiana-Lafayette to a 63-62 win over Denver on Saturday night. ...

LSU beats SE Louisiana 90-61 (AP via Yahoo! News)

Marcus Thornton scored a season-high 33 points as LSU defeated Southeastern Louisiana 90-61 on Saturday night. ...

LSU beats SE Louisiana 90-61 (Fort Worth Star-Telegram)

Marcus Thornton scored a season-high 33 points as LSU defeated Southeastern Louisiana 90-61 on Saturday night. Thornton shot 11 of 17 from the field, including ...

LSU beats SE Louisiana 90-61 (KSLA-TV Shreveport)

BATON ROUGE, LA. (AP) - Marcus Thornton scored a season-high 33 points as LSU defeated Southeastern Louisiana 90-61 on Saturday night. Thornton shot 11 of ...

Gibson helps rally Louisiana Tech to 66-61 win (News 4 Reno)

SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) - Kyle Gibson scored 9 of his 12 points in a critical span of the second half to help Louisiana Tech ...

Here is the Louisiana sports schedule: for Saturday, Jan. 3. (KSLA-TV Shreveport)

New Orleans at Denver, 8 p.m. ...

Louisiana Tech (6-7) at San Jose State (6-4) (The Kansas City Star)

Louisiana Tech (6-7) at San Jose State (6-4) ...

Sugar Bowl notebook: Saban falls to 2-2 in Louisiana postseason games (The News-Star)

NEW ORLEANS -- Alabama coach Nick Saban is now 4-6 in bowl games as his fourth-ranked team fell to No. 7 Utah 31-17 in the ...

Census: Louisiana last in population growth (The Bismarck Tribune)

NEW ORLEANS (AP) - Louisiana is leading the nation in population loss, supplanting North Dakota in percentage of decline, new U.S. Census data shows. ...

Utes complete perfect season, upset 'Bama in Sugar (AP via Yahoo! News)

While confetti rained down from the Louisiana Superdome roof, jubilant Utah players and coaches held aloft the Sugar Bowl trophy and proclaimed themselves the No. ...

Louisiana Has More Doctor-Lawmakers Than Any Other State (KALB Alexandria)

Medical care will never be far away when Louisiana's new contingent of lawmakers moves to Capitol Hill. ...

Falling population likely to cost Louisiana seat in U.S. House (KTBS Shreveport)

Louisiana's shrinking population is expected to cost the state one of its seven congressional seats in 2012. Preliminary 2010 U. S. Census figures released this ...

Louisiana has three doctors in the House (KTBS Shreveport)

When the 111th U. S. Congress convenes Tuesday, Louisiana will have the largest contingent of congressmen who are doctors: three Republicans. Louisiana gained two new ...

Louisiana Has 3 MDs Among 7 US Reps. (WDSU New Orleans)

When the 111th Congress convenes Tuesday, Louisiana will have the largest contingent of congressmen who are doctors - three Republicans. ...

Gulf officials discuss hurricane evacuation problems (USA Today)

Mississippi officials want to improve emergency traffic flow from Louisiana in Pearl River County and Poplarville, where evacuation traffic from Hurricane Gustav created congestion and ...

South Louisiana company wants to start operations at shuttered BeairdCo plant (KTBS Shreveport)

A company that makes explosion-resistant modular buildings is interested in leasing the former BeairdCo. plant in south Shreveport and will hiring preference to former BeairdCo ...

Census: Louisiana last in population growth (The Bismarck Tribune)

NEW ORLEANS (AP) - Louisiana is leading the nation in population loss, supplanting North Dakota in percentage of decline, new U.S. Census data shows. ...

Former Louisiana Tech star P.J. Brown says he is officially retired from NBA (The News-Star)

Former Louisiana Tech forward P.J. Brown said Wednesday he is officially retired from the NBA. ...

Auburn holds off SE Louisiana 77-65 (Chambersburg Public Opinion)

AUBURN, Ala.—DeWayne Reed scored 20 points and Auburn held off Southeastern Louisiana 77-65 on Wednesday night for the Tigers' sixth straight win. The winning streak ...

Auburn holds off SE Louisiana 77-65 (Lebanon Daily News)

AUBURN, Ala.—DeWayne Reed scored 20 points and Auburn held off Southeastern Louisiana 77-65 on Wednesday night for the Tigers' sixth straight win. The winning streak ...

Auburn holds off SE Louisiana 77-65 (AP via Yahoo! News)

DeWayne Reed scored 20 points and Auburn held off Southeastern Louisiana 77-65 on Wednesday night for the Tigers' sixth straight win. ...

Louisiana State, Kansas, Oregon State Score Wins in Bowl Games (Bloomberg)

Jan. 1 (Bloomberg) -- Charles Scott ran for three touchdowns to help Louisiana State beat Georgia Tech 38-3 in the Chick-Fil-A Bowl. Scott scored on ...

Louisiana Tech tops NIU in Independence Bowl (Erie Times-News)

SHREVEPORT, La. -- Phillip Livas returned a kickoff 97 yards, Daniel Porter rushed for 78 yards and a touchdown and Louisiana Tech won the Independence ...

Louisiana will appeal birth certificate order (The Shreveport Times)

Louisiana officials said Wednesday they plan to appeal a federal judge's order to put the names of two adoptive fathers on the birth certificate of ...

Commentary: Look back at 2008 events that shaped Louisiana politics (The Lafayette Daily Advertiser)

A historic year in national politics did not lack for precedents in Louisiana. ...

Louisiana State, Kansas, Oregon State Score Wins in Bowl Games (Bloomberg)

Jan. 1 (Bloomberg) -- Charles Scott ran for three touchdowns to help Louisiana State beat Georgia Tech 38-3 in the Chick-Fil-A Bowl. Scott scored on ...

Census: Louisiana last in population growth (The Bismarck Tribune)

NEW ORLEANS (AP) - Louisiana is leading the nation in population loss, supplanting North Dakota in percentage of decline, new U.S. Census data shows. ...

Louisiana to appeal 2 dads on birth certificate (The State)

The state of Louisiana says it will appeal a federal court order to put the names of two adoptive fathers on their son's birth certificate. ...

Louisiana to appeal 2 dads on birth certificate (The Charlotte Observer)

(The Associated Press) The state of Louisiana says it will appeal a federal court order to put the names of two adoptive fathers on their ...

Louisiana to appeal 2 dads on birth certificate (AP via Yahoo! News)

The state of Louisiana says it will appeal a federal court order to put the names of two adoptive fathers on their son's birth certificate. ...

Louisiana to appeal 2 dads on birth certificate (Boston Herald)

NEW ORLEANS - The state of Louisiana says it will appeal a federal court order to put the names of two adoptive fathers on their ...

Louisiana plans to fight order to put gay couple's names on birth certificate (WWL-TV, Channel 4 New Orleans)

Louisiana officials said Wednesday they plan to appeal a federal judge's order to put the names of two adoptive fathers on the birth certificate of ...

LSU edges Louisiana-Lafayette 81-79 (AP via Yahoo! News)

Marcus Thornton had a steal and hit three of four free throws in the final 10 seconds to seal LSU's 81-79 victory over Louisiana-Lafayette on ...

LSU edges Louisiana-Lafayette 81-79 (Fort Worth Star-Telegram)

Marcus Thornton had a steal and hit three of four free throws in the final 10 seconds to seal LSU's 81-79 victory over Louisiana-Lafayette on ...

LSU edges Louisiana-Lafayette 81-79 (KSLA-TV Shreveport)

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) - Marcus Thornton had a steal and hit 3 of 4 free throws in the final 10 seconds to seal LSU's ...

Leestown Gift, Morning Memory are Louisiana Futurity winners at Fair Grounds (New Orleans Times-Picayune)

With a sweep around rivals on the final turn and a strong stretch run, Leestown Gift edged Silent Pipe by a neck to win the ...

Louisiana income tax cut will fatten paychecks (AP via Yahoo! Finance)

Thousands of Louisiana taxpayers will keep more of their earnings in the new year as the largest personal income tax cut in state history kicks ...

Census figures show Louisiana is last in population growth (KTBS Shreveport)

Louisiana is leading the nation in population loss, supplanting North Dakota in percentage of decline, new U. S. Census data shows. If the trend continues, ...

Census: Louisiana last in population growth (The Shreveport Times)

NEW ORLEANS — Louisiana leads the nation in loss of population, supplanting North Dakota in percentage of population decline, new U.S. Census Bureau data show. ...

How Norfolk can help Louisiana (The Business EDP 24)

He's driving the redevelopment of Louisiana after Hurricane Katrina. And Don Pierson had one message when he visited East Anglia this month - there's opportunity ...

Census: Louisiana last in population growth (The Bismarck Tribune)

NEW ORLEANS (AP) - Louisiana is leading the nation in population loss, supplanting North Dakota in percentage of decline, new U.S. Census data shows. ...

Louisiana leads in population decline (The Biloxi Sun Herald)

NEW ORLEANS — Louisiana is leading the nation in loss of population, supplanting North Dakota in percentage of population decline, new U.S. Census data shows. ...

Group of Louisiana National Guard troops returns from Iraq (KSLA-TV Shreveport)

BATON ROUGE, LA (WAFB) - A group of 80 Louisiana National guardsmen and women returned home from Iraq Tuesday morning. The 139th support group from ...

New Birth Certificate Ordered for Louisiana-Born Child Adopted by NY Gay Couple (Gay City News)

Lambda Legal has won a ruling from US District Court Judge Jay C. Zainey, requiring Louisiana officials to issue a new birth certificate for a ...

Louisiana soldiers return home (The Advocate)

It was an emotional homecoming for dozens of Louisiana soldiers returning from Iraq. Relatives and friends welcomed their loved ones home with tears of joy ...

Misfortunes of Louisiana Pacific's new OSB mill (The Clarke County Democrat)

The above photo shows the new Louisiana Pacific oriented strand board mill in better days, in March when the first OSB was produced. The $250 ...

Louisiana Tech tops Northern Illinois for first bowl win since 1977 (Austin American-Statesman)

Phillip Livas returned a kickoff 97 yards, Daniel Porter rushed for 78 yards and a touchdown and Louisiana Tech won the Independence Bowl by beating ...

Will Obama's highway package benefit southern Louisiana? (WWL-TV, Channel 4 New Orleans)

BATON ROUGE -- President-elect Barack Obama has proposed a $850 billion public-works package -- possibly the largest federal expenditure ever. And locals are beginning to ...