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	Feds widen investigation in Jefferson Parish The feds sent two subpoenas requiring the parish to turn over extensive information on the red light cameras as well as payroll discrepancies Video 9 minutes ago1 comment
	Louis Congemi withdraws from Kenner mayor's race Louis Congemi released a statement late Friday afternoon announcing his withdrawl 26 minutes ago
	Incense used for drug riles state lawmakers A state lawmaker says something has to be done about a popular incense that some young people are smoking to get high Video 8 minutes ago
	Loomis talks Saints free agency Saints General Manager Mickey Loomis talks about losing Scott Fujita, the future of Darren Sharper and a salary cap free offseason. Video 8 minutes ago
	Louisiana job recovery slow, but improving Louisiana's job picture improved somewhat in January, despite the loss of retail jobs for the Christmas season and jobs temporarily held by students, the Louisiana Workforce Commission reported Friday.

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Man found guilty of attempted murder of officer

A Rapides Parish jury has convicted an 18-year-old Alexandria man in a case where he hit a police officer with his vehicle.

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Chris Rose: Less can be more with Nagin

Chris Rose reflects on the Nagin era and urges the mayor to take his own advice in the final days Video

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Prime Angus with Angus Lind

Prime Angus: Professor embraces music, mystique of N.O.

A native Alabaman whose family spent summers near New York City, and a resident of New Orleans since the ‘60s, this witty, energetic professor has an arsenal of one-liners, a passion for the courses she teaches and a steel trap memory for sports teams. Video

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Heart of Louisiana

Heart of Louisiana: St. Gabriel Church

Louisiana history is full of gripping accounts of the state's role in the Civil War and The Battle of New Orleans in the war of 1812. One town, though, can claim a link all the way back to the war for American independence Video

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Business News

Examiner unveils Lehman accounting tricks

An accounting gimmick called Repo 105 provided financial relief for Lehman Brothers in the months before its spectacular collapse, an autopsy of the once-venerable Wall Street house has found.

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