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A federal bill signed into law in late June directs FEMA to cover 100 percent of debris-removal and emergency-protection costs each parish incurred because of Hurricane Ike. It also increases FEMA reimbursement for Ike-related repair work from 75 percent to 90 percent.
Mayor Ray Nagin lashed out Thursday at the technology firm that tried to recover the mayor's e-mail messages that have been deleted from city servers.Nagin also said lost e-mails have been retrieved and they're on his desktop, but the Louisiana Technology Council said it has not seen the mayor's computer.
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Baton Rouge-native porn star and potential Senate candidate Stormy Daniels made a stop in Lafayette Thursday. It was all part of her "Listening Tour," as she explores a possible run against Senator David Vitter in 2010...
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Dow says about 100 employees working at the three units will be offered jobs elsewhere in the company. The units include two at Hahnville, near New Orleans, and one at Plaquemine.
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The Leah Chase Louisiana Gallery was dedicated Wednesday and The Queen of Creole cuisine has received top honors from the Southern Food and Beverage Museum.
In addition to her name adorning the walls, artifacts from Chase's kitchen, along with one of the colorful chef jackets she is known for wearing, are also on display...
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When the Essence Music Festival kicks off in New Orleans on Friday, singer Lionel Richie says the celebration of black music and culture will provide some comfort following Michael Jackson's death...
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We know that there are many women doing great things in our community. We wish we could honor them all. Instead we have chosen a worthy sample as presented on these pages. Selections were made by the editorial staff of New Orleans Magazine with advice from reader recommendations.
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Karl Malden, 97, an Academy Award-winning actor who excelled in plainspoken, working-class roles, including the awkward Mitch in "A Streetcar Named Desire" and a brave priest in "On the Waterfront," died today at his home in Los Angeles...
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The Canal Street streetcar line will stop on July 8, 2009 and be out of commission for approximately eight weeks while workers replace cables...
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The dry earth is just a few feet from where Charlie Jackson uses a tractor to tend to the crops. (Henrietta Wildsmith/The Times)
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