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ABC News - Mon Oct 26, 7:55 pm ET
Penn, who interviewed Cuba's President Raul Castro last December, is in Cuba again on a reporting assignment for Vanity Fair.
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San Francisco Chronicle - Mon Oct 26, 11:40 am ET
When Mayor Ray Nagin jetted off to Cuba recently, the buzz around town and on the Web had little to do with trade opportunities or disaster preparedness, the jaunt's stated mission. Instead, chatter focused on motivation and cost. Many top administration... Sponsored Topics: New Orleans - Cuba - Ray Nagin - Mayor - Hurricane Katrina
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The Houma Courier - Mon Oct 26, 12:26 pm ET
Naomi King Staff Writer HOUMA - Under the shade of the pavilion next to Houma’s Southdown Museum, nearly 80 locals cheered on the New Orleans Saints Sunday afternoon while helping raise money for the historic storm-damaged site.
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The Tuscaloosa News - Mon Oct 26, 4:43 am ET
Compiled by news librarian Betty Slowe Enrollment at the University of Alabama was at a record 13,691. An Alabama Historical Association marker was dedicated at the Greensboro Presbyterian Church when the centennial of the church was observed.
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The Houma Courier - Sun Oct 25, 7:11 am ET
Colin Campo Correspondent LOCKPORT — It may have been open for more than a month, but you wouldn’t have known it given the excitement that was apparent Saturday during Lockport Library’s grand-opening ceremony.
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The Advocate - Sat Oct 24, 1:17 am ET
Louisiana employment fell to its lowest September level since 2002 — excepting the two Septembers following Hurricane Katrina — as the recession contributed to a sixth consecutive monthly loss in jobs for the state.
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New Orleans Times-Picayune - Fri Oct 23, 6:14 pm ET
Brett Duke/The Times-Picayune archiveMembers of the Louisiana National Guard were photographed patrolling near the Waterford 3 nuclear power plant in 2003.The Waterford 3 nuclear power plant is getting a break from producing power, but 800 contract and other workers...
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The Daily Comet - Fri Oct 23, 8:31 pm ET
Nikki Buskey Staff Writer HOUMA — You can tailgate in style while helping support one of Terrebonne's historical treasures at Southdown's Saints Sunday fundraiser this weekend.
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The Daily Comet - Fri Oct 23, 8:30 pm ET
Robert Zullo Senior Staff Writer HOUMA - The jury found 29-year-old Jason Lee Brown guilty of second-degree murder following two days of testimony. He faces mandatory life in prison without probation, parole or suspension of sentence.
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The Daily Comet - Fri Oct 23, 8:30 pm ET
NEW ORLEANS — A 41-year-old Gibson man pleaded guilty in federal court Thursday to mailing fraudulent applications for Red Cross assistance after hurricanes Rita and Katrina.
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New Orleans Times-Picayune - Thu Oct 22, 8:57 pm ET
Score one, finally, for the New Orleans crime camera program.
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The Advocate - Fri Oct 16, 1:23 am ET
It took a year-old hurricane to do it, but Baton Rouge-area home sales topped year-before figures in September. Realtors sold 615 homes last month compared with only 405 homes sold during September 2008, when the market was heavily affected by Hurricane Gustav and, to a lesser extent, Hurricane Ike.
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The Advocate - Fri Oct 23, 1:16 am ET
Consumers and businesses spent $630.9 million that month compared with $635.9 million in August 2008. Spending has been down six of eight months this year and hasn’t topped year-ago figures since March.
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New Orleans Times-Picayune - Thu Oct 22, 12:12 am ET
It will take eight Eiffel Towers worth of steel to build the massive structure that will permanently close the Mississippi River-Gulf Outlet and better protect the Industrial Canal from storm surges.
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The News-Star - Thu Oct 22, 2:20 am ET
State emergency preparedness officials have notified the Ouachita Parish Police Jury it cannot give away or sell sandbags received from the state during times of high water unless the parish or state declares a state of emergency.