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Brain-eating amoeba found in St. Bernard water system, DHH says 4 TexasTowelie Jul 2015 Jul 2015 2 2356

Oz dance club bought for $8.175 million by Mike Motwani 0 TexasTowelie Jul 2015 Jul 2015 1 1722

'Roots' remake, set to begin New Orleans filming in mid-August, issues casting call for extras 0 TexasTowelie Jul 2015 Jul 2015 0 1532

Louisiana leaders want firms to adjust the state's ratings to boost bond sales for I-49 expansion 2 TexasTowelie Jul 2015 Jul 2015 0 1897

Should fleur de lis meet confederate flag’s fate? 5 TexasTowelie Jul 2015 Jul 2015 0 2321

UPDATE - Bernie Sanders - Louisiana Rally, July 26, 2015 - 6:00PM 1 SoapBox Jul 2015 Jul 2015 8 1789

Warrant issued for father accused of choking, striking daughter at LSU freshmen orientation 2 TexasTowelie Jul 2015 Jul 2015 0 1885

Married gay man describes denial of communion at mother’s funeral Mass 1 TexasTowelie Jul 2015 Jul 2015 1 1744

In response to Planned Parenthood video, anti-abortion activists rally at site of New Orleans clinic 1 TexasTowelie Jul 2015 Jul 2015 0 1774

Bobby Jindal announces investigation into Planned Parenthood 3 TexasTowelie Jul 2015 Jul 2015 0 2019

Firm ordered to pay $1 million for hiring 17 undocumented workers at Independence, LA mushroom farm 0 TexasTowelie Jul 2015 Jul 2015 0 1410

Gov. Bobby Jindal puts his religious faith front, center; not many know how he became a Christian 3 TexasTowelie Jul 2015 Jul 2015 0 2089

At New Orleans City Council meeting, Robert E. Lee is praised as black people's friend 2 TexasTowelie Jul 2015 Jul 2015 2 1831

Governors race poll has John Bel Edwards polling even with David Vitter 1 TexasTowelie Jul 2015 Jul 2015 0 1682

In New Orleans speech, Bobby Jindal plans to attack the GOP over its commitment to abortion issues 3 TexasTowelie Jul 2015 Jul 2015 1 1894

Swan Drive day care center, closed following arrests last week, had passed only 1 of 7 inspections 2 TexasTowelie Jul 2015 Jul 2015 1 2162

Gov. Jindal missing from Republican presidential forum in New Orleans 0 TexasTowelie Jul 2015 Jul 2015 0 1385

Firing tenured teachers made easier by Louisiana Supreme Court ruling 0 TexasTowelie Jul 2015 Jul 2015 0 1613

Column by only openly gay staffer for Bobby Jindal provides inside look at anti-gay company guv keep 3 TexasTowelie Jul 2015 Jul 2015 6 1922

The show must go on: Miss USA contestants keeping positive attitudes despite massive fallout 1 TexasTowelie Jul 2015 Jul 2015 0 1508

1959 crash nuclear secret for decades 0 TexasTowelie Jul 2015 Jul 2015 0 1506

5th Circuit Court tells Louisiana to recognize same-sex marriages; Jindal administration still balks 0 TexasTowelie Jul 2015 Jul 2015 2 1394

Oz, popular French Quarter dance club, declares bankruptcy, to be sold at auction 1 TexasTowelie Jul 2015 Jul 2015 1 1631

Interactive map: See how each Louisiana parish is handling issuing same-sex marriage licenses 0 TexasTowelie Jul 2015 Jul 2015 0 1633

Mom booked after 3-year-old tests + for cocaine; police find the pair in apt. covered in dog feces 1 TexasTowelie Jul 2015 Jul 2015 0 1578

Confederate flag cake, no. ISIS flag cake, yes. Wal-Mart apologizes after YouTube flap 1 TexasTowelie Jun 2015 Jun 2015 0 1487

Most Louisiana parishes issued marriage licenses to same-sex couples Monday, group says 1 TexasTowelie Jun 2015 Jun 2015 1 1452

Gov. Jindal signs marijuana penalty reduction 0 TexasTowelie Jun 2015 Jun 2015 1 1496

Texas, Wisconsin decisions key in Louisiana abortion clinic case 0 TexasTowelie Jun 2015 Jun 2015 3 1355

Vitter tweet from Chick-fil-A draws ire and support on day of gay marriage ruling 4 TexasTowelie Jun 2015 Jun 2015 3 2522

Louisiana Continued...

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Louisiana holds the line on same-sex marriage; while many states move ahead, no licenses issued 4 TexasTowelie Jun 2015 Jun 2015 1 2158

Liberal is no longer a dirty word 3 TexasTowelie Jun 2015 Jun 2015 6 1672

Truckers protest Port of New Orleans terminal operators for second day 0 TexasTowelie Jun 2015 Jun 2015 1 1173

IBM Punishes Louisiana For Governor’s Anti-Gay Executive Order 0 Panich52 Jun 2015 Jun 2015 9 1485

LSU officials express disappointment following latest arrest of university football players 1 TexasTowelie Jun 2015 Jun 2015 0 1553

Retirement System's trustees benefited from extravagant spending, former director says 1 TexasTowelie Jun 2015 Jun 2015 0 1563

Company claims Jindal administration’s selection of another firm based on bias 0 TexasTowelie Jun 2015 Jun 2015 1 1443

2015 Louisiana Legislative session: The winners and the losers 0 TexasTowelie Jun 2015 Jun 2015 0 1486

1,000 contractors locked in a Methanex site during Tuesday’s storm — workers claim padlocked gates v 4 TexasTowelie Jun 2015 Jun 2015 3 2208

Baton Rouge child found dead in day care vehicle; owner recently lost license to care for children 1 TexasTowelie Jun 2015 Jun 2015 4 1835

Red River in Shreveport still projected to crest Sunday at 36.5 feet 0 TexasTowelie Jun 2015 Jun 2015 2 1289

New law lets you buy fireworks 10 days earlier in Louisiana, in time for Juneteenth 0 TexasTowelie Jun 2015 Jun 2015 0 1341

Louisiana Senate rejects push to give lawmakers special gun rights 0 TexasTowelie Jun 2015 Jun 2015 0 1520

Prosecution: Ex-BP exec lied; defense: no motive to lie 0 TexasTowelie Jun 2015 Jun 2015 1 1393

Tax holiday OK for guns, not so for storm and school supplies says Senate committee 2 TexasTowelie Jun 2015 Jun 2015 1 1755

Billionaire Tom Benson trial resumes in New Orleans 0 TexasTowelie Jun 2015 Jun 2015 0 1451

Long before criminal indictment, Dennis Hastert had a Katrina problem 0 TexasTowelie May 2015 May 2015 2 1858

Deeper draft in Mississippi River means billions in revenue, 17,000 new jobs nationwide 5 TexasTowelie May 2015 May 2015 3 2358

3 Louisiana congressional members ask more time to file personal finances 0 TexasTowelie May 2015 May 2015 0 1381

Mary Landrieu takes job at Washington lobbying firm 0 TexasTowelie May 2015 May 2015 0 1528

Bill to reduce marijuana penalties in Louisiana passes full Senate 0 TexasTowelie May 2015 May 2015 0 1396

Tuition vouchers program puts kids in private schools, some costs on taxpayers dime 0 TexasTowelie May 2015 May 2015 1 1564

French Quarter restaurant employee fired after racial slur printed on customer's receipt 1 TexasTowelie May 2015 May 2015 5 1842

Louisiana House wants Bobby Jindal's office to pay for his travel expenses 0 TexasTowelie May 2015 May 2015 2 1449

NY lawmakers want to enact non-essential travel ban to Louisiana following Gov. Bobby Jindal’s E. O. 3 TexasTowelie May 2015 May 2015 5 2005

BobbyJindal plans to issue an executive order enforcing intent of religious freedom bill 0 TexasTowelie May 2015 May 2015 0 1422

Man in loud shirt, three others in custody for murder of ex-wife 1 TexasTowelie May 2015 May 2015 3 3128

Jindal's lack of leadership a major disappointment 2 TexasTowelie May 2015 May 2015 0 1569

Baton Rouge, New Orleans law firms, others agree to $4.9 million Stanford settlement 0 TexasTowelie May 2015 May 2015 0 1376

Baton Rouge filmmaker admits to defrauding the state’s film tax credit program in 2010 and 2011 0 TexasTowelie May 2015 May 2015 0 1933

Louisiana Continued...

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Caddo Parish Commissioner Williams pleads not guilty to wire fraud 0 TexasTowelie May 2015 May 2015 0 1265

David Vitter marches toward pinata status 1 TexasTowelie May 2015 May 2015 0 1729

Louisiana travels down road of neglect 4 TexasTowelie May 2015 May 2015 0 1993

New Orleans Mayor Mitch Landrieu appropriates $5M to firefighter pension fund 2 TexasTowelie May 2015 May 2015 2 1799

House raises $664M; members say it will save higher ed; probably 'the single largest tax hike day' 0 TexasTowelie May 2015 May 2015 1 1393

Louisiana's medical marijuana legislation slides through Senate, headed to House 0 TexasTowelie May 2015 May 2015 1 1417

House committee OKs anti-union bill to strip dues deduction 0 n2doc May 2015 May 2015 0 1349

Bobby Jindal has concerns about Orleans Parish sex education proposal 0 TexasTowelie May 2015 May 2015 0 1790

Three suspects with machine guns fire on New Orleans Police Department officers 8 TexasTowelie Apr 2015 Apr 2015 0 2586

FBI investigating Senate President John Alario, sources say 0 TexasTowelie Apr 2015 Apr 2015 0 1446

Baton Rouge, New Orleans business leaders looking for common ground to advance region’s interests 1 TexasTowelie Apr 2015 Apr 2015 0 1614

State backing for new Baton Rouge Children’s Hospital sought in Legislature 0 TexasTowelie Apr 2015 Apr 2015 1 1261

Road, bridge aid sparking spate of bills in Legislature 0 TexasTowelie Apr 2015 Apr 2015 0 1307

Pregnant woman shot, killed overnight in Baton Rouge; unborn child delivered at hospital 0 TexasTowelie Apr 2015 Apr 2015 2 1646

Caddo Parish (Shreveport) DA Charles Scott died of heart disease in Baton Rouge hotel room 0 TexasTowelie Apr 2015 Apr 2015 0 1354

Jindal and ... twerking elephants? Special animation shows how governor is trying to dance to WH 2 TexasTowelie Apr 2015 Apr 2015 0 2046

Louisiana Governor Jindal To Hold Prayer Revival 8 TexasTowelie Dec 2014 Jan 2015 0 4069

Hi! Can anyone here tell me what is up with the Wright/Skrmetta race? 2 Lady Freedom Returns Nov 2014 Dec 2014 0 1811

Man shot, killed by Centenary College officer 1 TexasTowelie Nov 2014 Nov 2014 1 2186

Louisiana hospitals should not be billing rape victims for treatment: lawmakers 0 unhappycamper Oct 2014 Oct 2014 6 1633

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