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RSSWoman gets prison for plotting to bribe schools in 3 states
NEW ORLEANS — A former owner of Illinois-based technology companies has been sentenced to more than two years in prison for plotting to bribe school officials to get federal contracts for Internet access services at schools in Louisiana, Arkansas and Illinois. Continue reading...
Lunch box weapon gets student expelled, jailed
MONROE, La. — An inadvertent oversight by a St. Frederick High School student’s mother led to his expulsion from the school and arrest by Monroe police. Continue reading...
Tenn. police probing fatal shooting
JACKSON, Tenn. — Police in Jackson are investigating the fatal shooting of a man who might have been chased by two other men. Continue reading...
FEMA releases plan to waive Katrina victims' debts
NEW ORLEANS — The Federal Emergency Management Agency is beginning a plan to waive debts for thousands of victims of Hurricane Katrina and other disasters. Continue reading...
Three men sentenced to prison for hate crime
MONROE, La. — Three men have been sentenced to prison terms for tying a noose around a dead raccoon’s neck and hanging it from a flagpole to intimidate black students at a north Louisiana school. Continue reading...
Missouri woman accused of cutting baby's throat
CAMDENTON, Mo. — A Missouri woman accused of slashing her baby’s throat allegedly told a pastor months ago that she thought she was possessed and might hurt the child. Continue reading...
Occupy Memphis evicts 6 at encampment
MEMPHIS — Members of Occupy Memphis have evicted six people living at their encampment due to drinking and drug use. Continue reading...
Drug makers to pay Louisiana $25.2M to settle fraud claims
BATON ROUGE — Louisiana Attorney General James “Buddy” Caldwell said five pharmaceutical companies have agreed to pay the state a total of $25.2 million to resolve allegations they misreported drug pricing information to inflate reimbursement payments by the state’s Medicaid program. Continue reading...
Judge rules Louisiana woman incompetent for trial in husband’s death
SHREVEPORT — A Caddo District Court judge has ruled that a Keithville woman is incompetent to stand trial for the July 2010 shooting death of her husband. Continue reading...
Tennessee house sends anti-Occupy bill to full floor vote
NASHVILLE — A bill seeking to clear the Capitol complex of Occupy Nashville tents has been sent for a full House vote. Continue reading...
Louisiana commissioner continues push for pajamas ban
SHREVEPORT — One Caddo Parish commissioner continued his fight to outlaw pajama pants in public, despite a lack of support from his fellow commissioners. Continue reading...
Innocent man who died in prison gets marker
FORT WORTH — Hundreds gathered to unveil a historical marker at the grave of a man who died in prison but was later cleared by DNA testing of the crime that sent him there. Continue reading...
Afghan war vet fatally shot in Kentucky
FORT CAMPBELL, Ky. — A soldier who was found shot to death outside Fort Campbell, Ky., had recently returned from his second tour to Afghanistan with the 101st Airborne Division. Continue reading...
Judge says he can't block Texas sonogram law
AUSTIN, Texas — A federal judge in Austin said he can’t block the Texas law requiring women to have a sonogram before having an abortion. Continue reading...
Judge temporarily halts Mississippi execution
JACKSON, Miss. — A federal judge has temporarily blocked the execution of Mississippi death row inmate Edwin Hart Turner. Continue reading...
