By Eric Cormier / American Press
A group of energy sector executives expect natural gas prices to remain around $4 per million British thermal units through
the rest of 2013.
That information bodes well for companies like Louisiana Pigment, Sasol North America, Westlake Chemical, Cheniere, BG Group,
and Magnolia LNG — whic ...
By Johnathan Manning / American Press
The Calcasieu Parish Sheriff’s Office and the District Attorney’s Office outlined their case against William Felix Vail in
an eight-page arrest warrant and affidavit, released Friday.
After what Sheriff Tony Mancuso and
District Attorney John DeRosier said was a joint yearlong investi ...
MANSURA (AP) — A dozen new inductees into the Louisiana 4-H Hall of Fame were recognized in ceremonies May 11 at the 4-H Museum
in Mansura.
Recognized for their work with 4-H programs across Louisiana were:
• Dot Veillon, Calcasieu Parish.
• The late Thad Bailes, Vernon Parish.
...
CARENCRO (AP) — A police chief disputes
claims that his officers were paid to look away during illegal drug
sales and prostitution
at a strip club.
Carencro Police Chief Carlos Stout told The Advocate (http://bit.ly/16vPR3T) that officers were allowed to work at Desperado's
Gentlemen's Ca ...
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A woman has been sentenced to 57 months in prison for bilking Gulf Coast residents by posing as a federal safety official after the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill.The U.S. Justice Department said Friday that 47-year-old Connie Knight, formerly of Belle Chasse, had claimed ...
BATON ROUGE (AP) — The first three LSU hospital privatization deals appear to use up 94 percent of the funding Gov. Bobby
Jindal's administration set aside for eight such arrangements, budget analysts told senators Friday.
The assessment of the Legislative Fiscal
Office, a nonpartisan offic ...
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Days after bursts of gunfire brought a chaotic and bloody end to a Mother's Day neighborhood parade in New Orleans, news of six arrests gave an organizer of the traditional event reason to celebrate again."I'm just ecstatic," Edward Buckner, president of the Original Big 7 S ...
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The National World War II Museum will waive admission charges on Saturday for veterans and current members of the armed services.Spokeswoman Rachel Haney says it's part of the museum's celebration of Armed Forces day.Military-themed programs will be held during the day and t ...
By John Guidroz / American Press
The Louisiana Ethics Board on Friday upheld an advisory opinion that Sen. Dan “Blade” Morrish, R-Jennings, cannot apply for
the chief executive officer position with the Louisiana Citizens Property Insurance Corp.
Richard Robertson, the company’s current CEO, submitted his resign ...
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The Dalai Lama brought his message of peace and compassion Friday to New Orleans, a city plagued by persistent street violence.The Tibetan Buddhist spiritual leader expressed condolences to victims of a shooting spree at a Mother's Day parade four days before his arrival her ...
METAIRIE (AP) — A man told Jefferson Parish sheriff's deputies he rendezvoused with a stripper at a Metairie apartment complex, looking for a "good time." Instead he was robbed following a blast of pepper spray to the face.Glen T. Boyd, spokesman for the sheriff's office, tells The Times-Picay ...
LAFAYETTE (AP) — A federal indictment alleges that a strip club owner and others "made special arrangements with some local police officers" to allow prostitution and drug distribution to occur unimpeded for at least seven years at Desperado's Gentlemen's Cabaret.Desperado's owner James Panos ...
KROTZ SPRINGS (AP) — Krotz Springs police were investigating a report that a substitute teacher tore a desk apart and assaulted a 13-year old boy during class at Krotz Springs Elementary School.The boy's mother told The Daily World that the incident occurred during class Wednesday.Stacey Durha ...
By Eric Cormier / American Press
Oil fields in Beauregard Parish thought to be tapped out in the decades before the 1970s are now hot spots for oil exploration.
The Wilcox Play, a geological formation
that stretches from Newton County, Texas, across most of Beauregard
Parish, has seen
an increase in production from 1 million ba ...
Special to the American Press
Sempra Energy announced Thursday that
it secured three minority partners after signing 20-year tolling
capacity and joint-venture
agreements to support the development, financing and construction
of the liquefied natural gas export facility at its terminal
in Hackberry.
The three companies are ...
BATON ROUGE (AP) — Gov. Bobby Jindal's latest financial disclosure report, released Thursday, shows his $127,592-a-year state
salary provided the main source of income for him and his wife in 2012.
Jindal's yearly report was filed with the state Board of Ethics by the May deadline that is re ...
BATON ROUGE (AP) — Senators were skeptical Thursday about assumptions House lawmakers used to balance next year's $25 billion
budget proposal and whether the dollars will add up for spending.
Questions were raised about whether the money estimated to be generated by proposed trims to tax bre ...
BATON ROUGE (AP) — A ban on posting to social media sites like Facebook and Twitter while driving appears likely to hit Louisiana's law books.
Both the House and Senate have easily approved the idea.
The proposal has one more stop before reaching final passage after getting unanimous House b ...
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — As the official tally of those wounded in a Mother's Day parade shooting ticked up to 20 on Thursday, the
suspect made his first court appearance in the case, remaining silent as a judge set his bond at $10 million.
Prosecutors said a witness picked out a
photo of Akein S ...
BATON ROUGE (AP) — The Louisiana Lottery Corp. reports that nobody won the major jackpots in the Louisiana Lotto and multistate Powerball drawings Wednesday night.Louisiana Lotto players matching all six numbers drawn would have won or shared a $525,000 prize. The prize will rise to an estimat ...
BATON ROUGE (AP) — Eight women — including one accused of not sending her child to school all year — have been arrested in a roundup of the parents of the worst truants in East Baton Rouge Parish.The Advocate reported the multi-agency roundup was coordinated this week by the Family ...
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The Original Big 7 Social Aid and Pleasure Club says its "second-line" is returning to the neighborhood where gunfire abruptly ended its Mother's Day celebration leaving 19 people injured.Club President Edward Buckner says it will hold a "Re-Do Mother's Day Parade" on June 1 ...
BATON ROUGE (AP) — Attorney General Buddy Caldwell asked a Baton Rouge judge to block access to records requested by a company whose $200 million Medicaid contract was canceled by Gov. Bobby Jindal's administration.In a court filing Wednesday, Caldwell's staff told Judge Tim Kelley the records ...
BATON ROUGE (AP) — A second former officer at the Louisiana State Penitentiary at Angola has been charged in Baton Rouge by federal prosecutors pursuing an alleged cover-up of an inmate beating.The Advocate reported former Lt. Col. Jason Giroir was accused in a bill of information Wednesday of ...
By Natalie Stewart / American Press
The public-private partnership deal between Moss Regional Medical Center and Lake Charles Memorial Hospital is expected to
be complete by the end of the month.
Moss Regional will still house
outpatient care and its clinics, but inpatient care will be transferred
to Memorial — and possibly
...
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