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Census Workers Making House Calls In La., Miss.

Census workers have started their door-to-door efforts in Louisiana and Mississippi, encouraging residents to fill out and send in their forms.

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Armed Robbery Turns Into High-Speed Chase In Houma, Police Say

Terrebonne Parish sheriff’s deputies responded to an armed robbery call early Wednesday morning that led them on a chase through Terrebonne Parish.

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Despite Withdrawal, Congemi Remains On Kenner Ballot

Though he declared he was dropping out of the race for mayor of Kenner, Louis Congemi never took any official steps to do so and remains on the ballot, meaning he could draw votes that would impact the outcome of that contest.

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New Orleans Could Become Digital Hub Of U.S. With Google’s Help

cities across America are competing hard for Google’s new fiber optic network that promises to be 100 times faster than current Internet connections.

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SWAT Team Helps In Search For Shooting Suspect

Members of the New Orleans SWAT team are helping police search for a shooting suspect.

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Ex-Cop Sued For Home Invasion, Sexual Battery

A former New Orleans police officer who pleaded guilty to home invasion, sexual battery and malfeasance in office, is being sued by the couple whose house he entered.

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St. Tammany Parish Jail Inspected After Escape

Security experts wrapped up their on-site inspection of the St. Tammany Parish Jail Wednesday.

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GM Stalls Closing Shreveport Hummer Branch For Order

General Motors has received a fleet order for 849 Hummers, so the Shreveport plant won’t shut down for two weeks in May, after all.

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Deadline Looms For Additional Road Home Money

Wednesday is the deadline for Road Home recipients to apply for additional money to raise or storm-proof their homes under aid program.

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Loyola To Offer Minor In New Orleans Studies

Starting this fall, students at Loyola University in New Orleans will be able to minor in the study of New Orleans.

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Mayor Nagin’s Push For Long-Term Contracts Draws Criticism

The mayor is coming under criticism for trying to push through some long-term contracts before he leaves office.

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Submit Your Questions For Candidates

Got questions for the candidates running in the Kenner Mayor’s race? Submit your question on WDSU.com by 12 p.m. Thursday March 11, and we’ll bring it to the candidates

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Feds Probe Toyota Prius Crash In NYC Suburb

Federal safety regulators are gathering information after a suburban New York driver told police that a Toyota Prius accelerated on its own, then lurched down a driveway, across a road and into a stone wall.

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Former Opelousas HS Teacher Accused Of Child Porn

A federal grand jury accuses a former and Opelousas High School teacher with getting a minor to engage in sex acts to produce pornography.

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Agents Find Drugs, Guns At Hammond Hotel

Late Tuesday night, Tangipahoa Parish sheriff’s deputies and narcotics agents said they arrested two Florida men at a local hotel who were in possession of drugs and weapons.

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Commission Approves Increase In Towing Rates

Drivers who discover their vehicles have been towed away will be paying more to get them back.

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Crescent City Connection books to get further review

New information may have surfaced, legislative auditor says

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Recovery oversight contract allowed overbilling, poor performance, inspector general says

Formal response to 28-page report due by April 15

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No-cost recognizance bonds filed improperly, two judges allege

Deputy clerk of court resigns

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Northshore Church Provides Buckets Of Hope For Haiti

First Baptist Church of Covington is spearheading Bucket of Hope drive for the victims of the devastating Haitian earthquake.

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Council Considers New Orleans To Florida Line

The rail line that runs between New Orleans and Orlando, Fla., hasnt been in service in five years. However, the New Orleans City Council is looking to change that.

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Firefighters Tackle Early Morning Blaze

Firefighters responded to a 2-alarm fire early Wednesday morning that grew to a 3-alarm fire shortly after the initial call.

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Source: Peja Out At Least Two Weeks

New Orleans Hornets forward Peja Stojakovic will miss at least two weeks with a lower abdominal strain, a source told WDSU Wednesday.

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Math, English classes could be standardized nationally

Brett Duke / The Times-PicayuneGreenlawn Terrace Elementary School fourth-graders Lukisha Castro, Diamond Holiday, and Destiny Jaimes hold their hands up to answer questions during an English Language Arts class Thursday. Students across the nation might eventually use the same math…

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BESE proposes increase in school funding formula

Gov. Bobby Jindal has called for keeping the formula flat

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Mitch Landrieu vows hands-on schools approach

Task force to help fashion game plan

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Missing New Orleans woman was last seen Sunday on Magazine Street

Deborah Thibodeaux O’NeillThe New Orleans Police Department is requesting the public’s assistance in locating a New Orleans woman who was last seen Sunday in the 4500 block of Magazine Street. Deborah Thibodeaux O’Neill, 55, was reported missing by relatives…

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Old Interstate-10 twin spans nearing an end as traffic moving to new bridges

The post-Katrina work is the largest public works project in state history

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St. Tammany Parish jury returns guilty verdict in tree cutter’s murder

A St. Tammany Parish jury on Wednesday took two hours to unanimously find a Lakeland, Fla., man guilty as charged of first-degree murder for the strangulation and beating of a 57-year-old man in 2006. Jody L. ‘Florida Boy’ Swafford Jody…

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Judge reconsiders ruling that voided murder charges against Reserve family

M.L. Lloyd III Errol Victor Sr. Tonya Victor Errol Victor Jr. A St. John the Baptist Parish district judge is considering an appeal from the state Attorney General’s office that she reverse a previous ruling to vacate an indictment charging…

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