Louisiana news briefs
Tue, 2014-02-25 13:52
Harlan Kirgan
La. food stamps stripped because of overspending
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Lower Mississippi River back open after oil spill
Tue, 2014-02-25 13:50
Harlan Kirgan
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The Coast Guard reopened a normally bustling stretch of the lower Mississippi River to ships and boaters Monday, two days after an oil spill closed the major inland waterway betw
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Jindal sparks partisan dispute at White House
Tue, 2014-02-25 13:39
Harlan Kirgan
WASHINGTON (AP) — The nation’s governors emerged from a meeting with President Barack Obama on Monday claiming harmony, only to immediately break into an on-camera partisan feud in front of the Wes
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Seafaring drug smugglers challenging budget-strapped Coast Guard
Mon, 2014-02-24 14:51
Harlan Kirgan
SAN DIEGO (AP) — While security has tightened at the U.S. border, drug smugglers are increasingly turning to the high seas.
Teamwork helps get $30,000 worth of marijuana, pills off Abbeville streets
Sat, 2014-02-22 07:33
Harlan Kirgan
According to Sheriff Mike Couvillon and Chief Tony Hardy, the Vermilion / Municipal task force recently made the following arrests for drug related offenses due to undercover operations conducted w