Judge: Ethics fines ends candidacy
NEW ORLEANS — A New Orleans judge says Gary Landrieu is out of the New Orleans-area congressional race because he has $700 in unpaid ethics fines.
YOUNGSVILLE (AP) — Fast growth in the Youngsville area of Lafayette Parish is stressing the capacity of the school system.
Members of the Keep St. Mary Beautiful Committee ranked communities from Amelia to Sorrell on a litter index and were surprised by some of their results, its chairman said.
BATON ROUGE (AP) — Sen. Mary Landrieu is facing increased pressure to stop blocking a bill that would impose sanctions against human-rights abusers in Venezuela’s government.
Sales tax free for hunters
BATON ROUGE (AP) — Guns, ammunition and other hunting supplies are exempt from state and local sales taxes this weekend.