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Jindal works on sex offenders’ civil confinement
Baton Rouge :: LA :: USA | about 19 hours ago | Political News
Source: The Advocate
Gov. Bobby Jindal is pursuing civil confinement for sex offenders after being thwarted in his efforts to keep a convicted child rapist under a death sentence. Jindal said this week he plans to introduce legislation in the upcoming session to...
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Day, state to delay tax credit hearings
Baton Rouge :: LA :: USA | about 19 hours ago | No category
Source: The Advocate
Attorneys for Baton Rouge developer Robert Day and the state ironed out an agreement Wednesday that negates the need for a judge to take quick action on $266 million in disputed tax credits for Day’s planned film studio off O’Neal...
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NRCC spends to unseat Jefferson
Baton Rouge :: LA :: USA | 1 day ago | Political News
Source: The Hill
Republicans, though, may conclude that a year of electoral change is the perfect time for voters to give Jefferson the boot. Indicted on 16 charges relating to a corruption scandal that earned him the nickname “Dollar Bill,” Jefferson has been...
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Entergy expects dip in quarterly profit
Baton Rouge :: LA :: USA | about 1 month ago | Business News
Source: The Advocate
Power provider Entergy Corp. said Thursday that third-quarter earnings will fall short of Wall Street’s expectations because of outages from hurricanes Gustav and Ike. Entergy, which has regulated power utilities in Louisiana, Mississippi, Arkansas and Texas, said it expects to...
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Alabama survives big scare at LSU
Baton Rouge :: LA :: USA | 26 days ago | Sports News
Source: Kansas City Star
La.| In what amounted to a dramatic reading, the Tiger Stadium announcer set the stage for the final hour of the Alabama-LSU game. “The sun has found its home in the Western sky,” the man started. “It is now Saturday...
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Studio builder protests tax rule
Baton Rouge :: LA :: USA | about 1 month ago | Political News
Source: The Advocate
The developer of a Baton Rouge film studio told lawmakers Wednesday that he was taken aback by a narrow window for receiving tax credits from the state. Robert Day said the state is trying to impose an unfair deadline for...
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Southeastern Conference Football Capsules
Baton Rouge :: LA :: USA | about 1 month ago | Sports News
Source: The Advocate
Hollingsworth Field/Vaught-Hemingw
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Jindal backs John Kennedy
Baton Rouge :: LA :: USA | about 1 month ago | Political News
Source: The News-Star
Gov. Bobby Jindal has endorsed fellow Republican state Treasurer John Kennedy in his bid to unseat Democratic U.S. Sen. Mary Landrieu. In an ad set to air today, Jindal says his election and that of a new state Legislature marked...
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Jindal talks of budget cuts
Baton Rouge :: LA :: USA | about 1 month ago | Political News
Source: Baton Rouge Business Report
Gov. Bobby Jindal says he won't agree to raise taxes to fill a projected $1 billion budget shortfall next year. But he's already warning state agencies that they face cuts to close the gap. Jindal says it's too early to...
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Moreno leads Georgia over LSU
Baton Rouge :: LA :: USA | about 1 month ago | Sports News
Source: The Macon Telegraph
Knowshon Moreno quieted one of the loudest crowds in college football, running for a 68-yard score and finishing with 163 yards rushing to lift No...Georgia linebacker Darryl Gamble returned a pair of interceptions for touchdowns of 37 and 53 yards....
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