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Published: Nov 25, 2009 - UPDATED: 1:10 p.m. Louisiana gained 4,700 jobs in October but fell further behind 2008’s employment pace, something for which Hurricane Gustav is partly responsible, state officials said.
It's only been three seasons since the Acadiana Wreckin' Rams and Catholic High of Baton Rouge Bears met in a huge postseason showdown after Thanksgiving.
Local unemployment numbers remained high in October, but in a positive sign, continued to drop for the second month in a row.
Work at the Ferriday water plant continues to move forward.
Rice volleyball team hosts LSU on Friday. Match-time is at 7 p.m. inside Tudor Fieldhouse.
Technically, Louisiana put 4,700 more people back to work in October. A longer look shows inertia at work, too.
With a turkey dinner in hand, Greenside Ridge apartment resident Anthony Gross, left, eats while walking away from a Salvation Army mobile canteen Wednesday. The group delivered hot Thanksgiving meals to families in the West Brookstown community.
Brent St. Germain Sports Editor THIBODAUX - For Thibodaux’s senior football players, it’s better late than never. Friday’s Class 5A quarterfinal opponent, West Monroe, is a familiar opponent for the Tigers. In 2007, Thibodaux traveled to West Monroe for the season opener but lost, 41-7.
The following is a rundown of action taken Tuesday by the Lafourche Parish Council. All members were present. All decisions were unanimous unless otherwise noted. Action: Transferred $10,000 from the general fund to support the Commission for Women in the 2010 budget. Phillip Gouax voted against.
Published: Nov 25, 2009 - UPDATED: 1:10 p.m. Louisiana gained 4,700 jobs in October but fell further behind 2008’s employment pace, something for which Hurricane Gustav is partly responsible, state officials said.
By: Mary Walker Baus Alexis Starr, mechanical engineering freshman, said she’s decided to stay in her dorm, away from her family and friends in Alexandria, Va., this Thanksgiving because travel expenses are not worth the short holiday. “It’s weird,” St...
The Donaldsonville Chamber of Commerce received a facade grant from the Downtown Development District on last Tuesday during the Chamber's regular scheduled meeting. "We are pleased to award this check to the Chamber," says Stevie Graugnard, representative from the Downtown Development (DDD). In the aftermath of Hurricane Gustav, the awning that shades the Chamber building blew away completely ...
The Ascension Parish Council unanimously adopted a $106.2 million budget for 2010, which includes $68.45 million in operating expenses and $47.76 million for capital improvement work.
Although reported losses fell 15.7% year-over-year, heightened declines in earned premiums written kept profitability modest.
When Dana Longo came to the United States from her home in Vilnius, Lithuania, to visit her aunt in Connecticut in 1992, she planned to visit for six weeks.
Retail sales in East Baton Rouge Parish fell just over 3 percent in September, with $603.1 million in spending by businesses and consumers, figures from the city-parish Finance Department show.