Telegram & Gazette - Fri Nov 27
LA EDUCATION SALARIES, 1ST LD-WRITETHRU BATON ROUGE, La. - Salary costs have jumped in Louisiana's education department, even as the number of full-time employees dropped, and the number of people drawing six-figure paychecks has more than doubled in the two years since Paul Pastorek took charge of the agency.
Lafourche sheriff exonerated of ethics violationsWWL-TV New Orleans - Fri Nov 27
A panel of three administrative judges dismissed ethics charges against Lafourche Sheriff Craig Webre, ruling he did not use his office to make money selling devices designed to keep drunken drivers off the road.
Man wanted for deadly shooting outside clubWAFB-TV Baton Rouge - Fri Nov 27
Baton Rouge police have issued an arrest warrant for a man accused of shooting a man to death outside a nightclub Wednesday night.
St. Vincent de Paul serves up ThanksgivingWAFB-TV Baton Rouge - Thu Nov 26
The good people at St. Vincent de Paul in Baton Rouge have helped the poor and the homeless for 27 years.
Thanksgiving donations downWHDH - Thu Nov 26
It is Thanksgiving and millions of unemployed and under-employed Americans will be struggling to put food on the table.
PSC pays $13K to end dispute over records lawTelegram & Gazette - Thu Nov 26
BATON ROUGE, La. - The state Public Service Commission is writing a check for not properly following the law requiring state government to make most of its records available to the public.
Thanksgiving donations down nationwideWLBZ - Wed Nov 25
Millions of unemployed and under-employed Americans will be struggling to put food on the table this Thanksgiving.
Woman hit deputy with carNOLA,com - Wed Nov 25
BATON ROUGE, La. - Authorities say a 54-year-old woman slammed her car into a sheriff's deputy and dragged him 50 feet across a parking lot at LSU Earl K. Long Medical Center.
Cost of Thanksgiving meal drops in 2009Shreveport Times - Wed Nov 25
As Louisiana cooks shop for their Thanksgiving meal, they'll find costs for the basic dinner items down about 9 percent from last year, according LSU AgCenter family economist Jeanette Tucker.
USAgencies parent to begin build-out at Bon CarreWBRZ-TV Baton Rouge - Tue Nov 24
Affirmative Insurance Holdings Inc., the Dallas-area company that bought USAgencies of Baton Rouge in 2007, has signed a $1.11 million contract to renovate space at the Bon Carr Business Center on Florida Boulevard.
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