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Residents and companies in Plaquemines Parish are being asked to place all remaining debris from Hurricane Isaac on the roadside by Monday.more>> Residents and companies in Plaquemines Parish are being asked to place all remaining debris from Hurricane Isaac on the roadside by Monday.more>> A California man has been sentenced to more than three years in prison for his role in a scheme to fraudulently bill Medicare and Medicaid more than $21 million for medical tests at New Orleans area clinics.
more>> A California man has been sentenced to more than three years in prison for his role in a scheme to fraudulently bill Medicare and Medicaid more than $21 million for medical tests at New Orleans area clinics.
more>> "As part of the announcement today, NOPD announced that Commander Edwin Hosli has been reinstated to full duty following the close of local and federal investigations into the red light traffic camera detail."more>> "Today the New Orleans Police Department announced the realignment of several Police Commanders... As part of the announcement today, NOPD announced that Commander Edwin Hosli has been reinstated to full duty following the close of local and federal investigations into the red light traffic camera detail."more>> "Members of the NOPD's Homicide division issued a warrant for the arrest of 18-year-old Glen Emerson, for the role he played in the fatal wounding of 18-year-old Joseph Massenburg, an Illinois resident."more>> "Members of the NOPD's Homicide division issued a warrant for the arrest of 18-year-old Glen Emerson, for the role he played in the fatal wounding of 18-year-old Joseph Massenburg, an Illinois resident."more>> In a normally quiet River Ridge neighborhood, Jefferson Parish deputies investigate an apparent murder-suicide.
more>> In a normally quiet River Ridge neighborhood, Jefferson Parish deputies investigate an apparent murder-suicide.
more>> Meghan Lopez's parents say the 21-year-old woman took a synthetic drug called 2C-I, also known by other names including N-Bomb and C-Boom. In this case, a single drop proved fatal.
more>> Meghan Lopez's parents say the 21-year-old woman took a synthetic drug called 2C-I, also known by other names including N-Bomb and C-Boom. In this case, a single drop proved fatal.
more>> The FBI headquarters out by the lake could be out of its building, depending on whether the new owners move in a different direction.
more>> The FBI headquarters out by the lake could be out of its building, depending on whether the new owners move in a different direction.
more>> A federal judge has refused to delay implementation of an agreement calling for major reforms of the New Orleans Police Department.more>> A federal judge has refused to delay implementation of an agreement calling for major reforms of the New Orleans Police Department.more>> ![AP Photo]( "AP Photo")
AP Photo "Today, Mayor Mitch Landrieu reactivated the NOLA Pay It Forward Fund for New Orleanians to contribute to recovery efforts following the deadly May 20, 2013 tornado in Moore, Oklahoma."
more>> "Today, Mayor Mitch Landrieu reactivated the NOLA Pay It Forward Fund for New Orleanians to contribute to recovery efforts following the deadly May 20, 2013 tornado in Moore, Oklahoma."more>> Texas Brine says it has started extending settlement offers to Assumption Parish residents who have been under an evacuation order since August because of a 15-acre sinkhole.more>> Texas Brine says it has started extending settlement offers to Assumption Parish residents who have been under an evacuation order since August because of a 15-acre sinkhole.more>>
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) - Nearly two dozen new laws take effect with the start of January.
Most noticeable may be the shortening of Louisiana's voting hours on Saturday election days, pushed as a way to reduce the workload for elderly poll workers. Polls will open at 7 a.m. on Saturday elections, instead of 6 a.m.
Under another new law, boards that govern local public libraries will be required to limit library access for people convicted of sex offenses against children under 13 years old. Those offenders will be barred from library property during times when children frequent the site.
However, it's unclear how librarians will be able to enforce the new regulations since they will have no way of knowing who has been convicted of a sex crime against a child under 13.
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