Louisiana NewsLocal, regional, and statewide news continually updated from thousands of sources on the web.Louisiana News: Detroit Mayor Jailed; Municipal Association Meet,...- August 11, 2008 Political Crime Louisiana has the tendency of beating itself up over the issue of corruption.http://www.topix.net/state/la/2008/08/louisiana-news-detroit-mayor-jailed-municipal-associ... Emergency Radio System Set To Be Installed- August 11, 2008 Mississippi emergency officials say work is ahead of schedule on a $221 million statewide emergency radio system.http://www.topix.net/state/la/2008/08/emergency-radio-system-set-to-be-installed?fromrss=1 Commentary: Jindal heads back to the campaign trail- August 11, 2008 Packed into a small gas supply store in Mamou, the grown-ups repeatedly snapped pictures while their children stood on buckets of hydraulic fluid craning for a better view.http://www.topix.net/state/la/2008/08/commentary-jindal-heads-back-to-the-campaign-trail?f... Survey shows 17% in Louisianans won't evacuate - REGARDLESS- August 11, 2008 Researchers surveyed 5,055 people who live in counties or parishes within 20 miles of the coast in eight states including Louisiana and Mississippi.http://www.topix.net/state/la/2008/08/survey-shows-17-in-louisianans-wont-evacuate-regardl... More Louisiana soldiers heading to Iraq- August 11, 2008 About 140 Army engineers will deploy to Iraq, the Louisiana National Guard announced today.http://www.topix.net/state/la/2008/08/more-louisiana-soldiers-heading-to-iraq?fromrss=1 Louisiana Book News: Louisiana authors attend writers' convention in California- August 10, 2008 Last week, the Romance Writers of America meet for their national convention in San Francisco and there were several Louisiana authors in attendance.http://www.topix.net/state/la/2008/08/louisiana-book-news-louisiana-authors-attend-writers... La. finally quits cockfights, last state to ban it- August 10, 2008 Gory and bucolic all at once, cockfights have drawn crowds to small-time pits and full-blown arenas in towns around Louisiana for generations.http://www.topix.net/state/la/2008/08/la-finally-quits-cockfights-last-state-to-ban-it?fro... Steelmaker Wants To Come To Louisiana- August 10, 2008 Nucor CEO prefers St. James Parish site to Brazil, but final choice depends on some factors still in play Saturday, August 9, 2008 Steelmaker Nucor wants to break ground on a 500-employee iron plant in ...http://www.topix.net/state/la/2008/08/steelmaker-wants-to-come-to-louisiana?fromrss=1 Louisiana learning to spot, stop citrus pest- August 10, 2008 Now that the Asian citrus psyllid has been discovered in Louisiana, LSU AgCenter agents are learning what to look for to help stop it.http://www.topix.net/state/la/2008/08/louisiana-learning-to-spot-stop-citrus-pest?fromrss=... Tax holiday boosted sales in Louisiana over the weekend- August 10, 2008 Christmas came in August for Louisiana this year: Customers at jewelry gallery Mignon Faget treated themselves to fleurs-de-lis; the Sears in eastern New Orleans saw a 22 percent uptick in sales; and Wellington ...http://www.topix.net/state/la/2008/08/tax-holiday-boosted-sales-in-louisiana-over-the-week... |