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This New Orleans library 'Read and Ride' program is building a youth library lifestyle

The Advocate 30 Mar 2025
The Read and Ride program, launched by the New Orleans Public Library in 2022, provides free bus rides for youth ages 11-18 to any library branch in Orleans Parish ... .
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New Orleans coroner's office under fire after employee seen dragging body of homicide victim

The Advocate 28 Mar 2025
An Orleans Parish Coroner's Office employee was captured on camera apparently dragging the bagged body of a homicide victim down the front steps of a Bywater home Thursday night, raising fresh criticism about the office’s procedures ... .
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How can Louisiana fight 'brain drain'? Fixing the insurance crisis will help.

The Advocate 27 Mar 2025
Two thirds of Louisiana parishes lost population last year, and New Orleans was the fastest-shrinking metro area in the country for the second year in a row ... .
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Renaissance Home for Youth to get a $39 million expansion, says Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry

Town Talk 26 Mar 2025
He mentioned the Monday announcement of the $5.8 billion Hyundai steel plant coming to Ascension Parish between Baton Rouge and New Orleans and the $10 billion Meta artificial intelligence data center site heading to Richland Parish.
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Deputy fatally struck by fleeing vehicle while putting out spike strips

American Press 24 Mar 2025
A Louisiana sheriff’s deputy was fatally struck by a fleeing vehicle as he put a spike strip down on a highway during a pursuit early Sunday near New Orleans, authorities said ... Tammany Parish Sheriff’s Office said in a news release.
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Louisiana State Treasurer John Fleming announces sale of bonds, savings for taxpayers

Daily World 24 Mar 2025
... taxpayers an estimated $8.77 million over 16 years.The Louisiana State Bond Commission approved funding for various projects across the state, including those in Caldwell Parish, New Orleans, and St.
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Transformational $5.8 billion Hyundai steel project announced for Ascension Parish

Gonzales Weekly Citizen 24 Mar 2025
Plans for South Korean automotive manufacturer Hyundai to build a steel mill in Ascension Parish near Donaldsonville surfaced publicly in January as The New Orleans Times-Picayune reported details about the project, citing sources familiar with it.
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President announces $5.8 billion Hyundai steel project for Ascension Parish

Daily World 24 Mar 2025
Plans for South Korean automotive manufacturer Hyundai to build a steel mill in Ascension Parish near Donaldsonville surfaced publicly in January as The New Orleans Times-Picayune reported details about the project, citing sources familiar with it.
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Louisiana sheriff's deputy fatally struck by fleeing vehicle while putting out spike strips

Corsicana Daily Sun 24 Mar 2025
Louisiana officials say a sheriff’s deputy was fatally struck by a fleeing vehicle as he put a spike strip on an interstate during a vehicle pursuit near New Orleans. The St. Tammany Parish Sheriff’s Office says Sgt. Grant Candies was ....
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Louisiana sheriff’s deputy fatally struck by fleeing vehicle while putting out spike strips

The Associated Press 23 Mar 2025
... as he put a spike strip on an interstate during a vehicle pursuit near New Orleans ... Tammany Parish Sheriff’s Office says Sgt.
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Prairieville singer-songwriter Justin Garner to perform at New Orleans Jazz \u0026 Heritage Festival

Gonzales Weekly Citizen 20 Mar 2025
As Ascension Parish singer-songwriter, Justin Garner, has been scheduled to perform April 26 at the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival, where he will be a part of a special tribute to Frankie Beverly & Maze.
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He said she drugged him and could kill somebody. Now she’s accused of murdering a ...

CNN 19 Mar 2025
... in New Orleans more than three years ago ... However, Orleans Parish Criminal Court Judge Nandi Campbell granted Colbert probation and ordered her to pay restitution, allowing Colbert to avoid jail time.
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Immigration buoys population in Midwest

The Gazette Cedar Rapids 17 Mar 2025
A man waves to cheering supporters Feb ... New estimates from the U.S ... Louisiana’s Jefferson Parish, in the New Orleans metro area, lost almost 14,000 people since 2020, but the loss would have been more than double if not for 16,000 new immigrants ... .
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New Orleans Man Sentenced for Being Felon In Possession of Firearms

Avoyelles Today 15 Mar 2025
In 2018, JULIEN was convicted of felonies in two separate cases in Orleans Parish Criminal District Court ... The case was investigated by the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the Jefferson Parish Sheriff’s Office, and the New Orleans Police Department.
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