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Shell-shocked tornado survivors try to cope with the their loss after a deadly monstrous tornado roared through Oklahoma suburbs.
more>> Shell-shocked tornado survivors try to cope with the their loss after a deadly monstrous tornado roared through Oklahoma suburbs.more>> Gov. Bobby Jindal on Monday ordered the state's conservation commissioner to review all permits issued to Texas Brine Co., the operator of a collapsed salt dome in Assumption Parish.more>> Gov. Bobby Jindal on Monday ordered the state's conservation commissioner to review all permits issued to Texas Brine Co., the operator of a collapsed salt dome in Assumption Parish that authorities say caused a 15-acre sinkhole and an ongoing evacuation order for 350 people.more>> A federal judge has dismissed one of the two counts in the indictment of a former BP executive.more>> A federal judge has dismissed one of the two counts in the indictment of a former BP executive.more>> Terrebonne Parish schools let out for the summer this week and for some students and teachers, that could be the last time on their current campuses.
more>> Terrebonne Parish schools let out for the summer this week and for some students and teachers, that could be the last time on their current campuses. more>> Representatives for the St. Tammany Parish coroner and the legislative auditor's office announced the coroner will release tens of thousand emails by the end of the week.
more>> Representatives for the St. Tammany Parish coroner and the legislative auditor's office announced the coroner will release tens of thousand emails by the end of the week.
more>> Louisiana had a few winners with something to celebrate after Saturday's drawing.more>> Louisiana had a few winners with something to celebrate after Saturday's drawing.more>> Locals continue to help victims of Hurricane Sandy deal with the painstakingly slow recovery process.more>> Locals continue to help victims of Hurricane Sandy deal with the painstakingly slow recovery process.more>> Some American Red Cross workers in Louisiana will head to Oklahoma and others are on standby as that state recovers from a series of powerful tornadoes.more>> Some American Red Cross workers in Louisiana will head to Oklahoma and others are on standby as that state recovers from a series of powerful tornadoes.more>> State senators rejected a proposal on Monday for Louisiana to offer government-subsidized health insurance to the working poor through the federal health overhaul law known as the Affordable Care Act.more>> State senators rejected a proposal on Monday for Louisiana to offer government-subsidized health insurance to the working poor through the federal health overhaul law known as the Affordable Care Act.more>> Support from lawmakers comes despite concerns the constitutional amendments would further limit budget areas available to cut when Louisiana has financial woes - and leave colleges more vulnerable to slashing.
more>> Support from lawmakers comes despite concerns the constitutional amendments would further limit budget areas available to cut when Louisiana has financial woes - and leave colleges more vulnerable to slashing.
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RICHMOND, Va. (AP) - The U.S. government is asking a federal appeals court to rehear a challenge to a requirement that tobacco companies to put large graphic health warnings on cigarette packages.
A three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals in Washington in August affirmed a lower court ruling blocking the Food and Drug Administration requirement.
The Justice Department filed a petition Tuesday asking for the full court to rehear the case. The court rarely grants such appeals.
Some of the nation's largest tobacco companies sued to block the mandate to include warnings to show the dangers of smoking and encourage smokers to quit lighting up.
They argued that the proposed warnings went beyond factual information into anti-smoking advocacy. The government argued the photos of dead and diseased smokers are factual.
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