Wednesday 10th March, 2010
Despite Withdrawal, Congemi Remains On Kenner Ballot
WDSULouis Congemi may be a former mayor, but he's not a former candidate -- at least, not officially.The one-time chief executive of Kenner announced last month he was ending his bid to return to the offi...
Ex-cop Sued For Home Invasion, Sexual Battery
WDSUA 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.
St. Tammany Parish Jail Inspected After Escape
WDSUSecurity experts wrapped up their on-site inspection of the St. Tammany Parish Jail Wednesday.The much anticipated jail review comes on the heels of the escape of inmate Carlos Rodriguez who was recap...
Swat Team Helps In Search For Shooting Suspect
WDSUMembers of the New Orleans SWAT team are helping police search for a shooting suspect.The search is happening in the Ninth Ward in the 1200 block of Desire Street.One person is reported to be shot. Th...
Former Hano Official Sentenced For Theft Of Funds
Fox 8New Orleans - T he former director of HANO 's S ection 8 V oucher program , who admits he lived in a S ection 8 house , just got eight years in prison. D ewayne M uhammad was ...
Unpaid Bill Means Services Cut At City Hall
Fox 8The Lens Money problems at City Hall appear to be holding up several rebuilding projects. A software vendor which processes building permits says it had to shut down its service to New Orleans, in a...
Arctic Doomsday Seed Vault Hits 1/2 Million Mark, Houses About 1/3 Of World's Crop Species
ABC 26OSLO, Norway (AP) — Two years after receiving its first deposits, a "doomsday" seed vault on an Arctic island has amassed half a million seed samples, making it the world's most diverse reposito...
Will The Power Of Facebook Prod Nc Governor Perdue Into Action On Animal Shelter Issues?
ExaminerNorth Carolina's Governor Bev Perdue 's page for two main reasons: To post their cruelty allegations at the state's animal shelters, especially in Robeson County, and to plead for the end to the use o...
Getting Amped At Club Ampersand
Examiner. Be stylish, be hyped, and be you as you enter through the front door because Club Ampersand is an up-scale community with people from all walks of life.
Census Workers Making House Calls In La., Miss.
WDSUThe massive effort to count who lives where has put hundreds of canvassers into New Orleans neighborhoods and surrounding communities.The 2010 Census will help determine where federal funding goes and...
Commission Approves Increase In Towing Rates
WDSUDrivers who discover their vehicles have been towed away will be paying more to get them back.The Louisiana Public Service Commission has approved a 20 percent increase in rates for non-consensual tow...
Metairie robbery suspect found in N.O. jail
Fox 8(Fox 8 News) Metairie – Jefferson Parish Sheriff Newell Normand says a second suspect in a Metairie armed robbery is already behind bars in New Orleans.Michael Collier is accused of being involved...
Agents Find Drugs, Guns At Hammond Hotel
WDSULate Tuesday night, Tangipahoa Parish Sheriff deputies and Narcotics Agents said they arrested two Florida men at a local Hotel in possession of drugs and weapons.Agents said they received information...
Coroner: Houston Visitor Hit Head, Then Drowned
WDSUThe New Orleans coroner says a Houston energy executive drowned in the Mississippi River, apparently hitting his forehead as he fell from a steamboat dock.
Houston man bumped head before falling into river
Fox 8Douglas Schantz, 54 The Orleans Parish Coroner's Office has determined the cause of death for Houston oil executive Douglas Schantz was drowning. However, results from the autopsy reveal that Schant...
Jindal says he will veto tax hikes in legislative session
Fox 8FILE (AP Photo) Westwego - Governor Bobby Jindal said Wednesday that he will veto any tax increases lawmakers approve during the upcoming legislative session.Jindal said he expects some lawmakers to...
BESE proposes increase in school funding formula
Fox 8(Fox 8 News) BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — The state Board of Elementary and Secondary Education has proposed a nearly $3.4 billion funding formula for public school districts that's $72 million more th...
Deforestation conference to turn plans into action brings nations at heart of problem to table
ABC 26PARIS (AP) — French President Nicolas Sarkozy will open a daylong conference Thursday of some 40 nations to start turning plans into action to save the world's forests and help rein in the noxio...
Palestinians call off ceremony honoring woman involved in deadly hijacking of Israeli bus
ABC 26RAMALLAH, West Bank (AP) — The Palestinian Authority has called off a ceremony honoring a woman involved in the deadly hijacking of an Israeli bus. The Palestinians had planned on Thursday to na...
Journalists bear brunt of government crackdown in Iran, says watchdog
ABC 26BEIRUT (AP) — Journalists have become a prime target in an Iranian government crackdown on the opposition following last June's disputed presidential election, with 52 of them currently held ...
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