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Hammond Market Sets Up Shop on the Second Saturday

Hammond, La—The Hammond Market vendors will setup shop again on the second Saturday of the month, Saturday, July 10.

I-10 Mississippi River Bridge to close early morning on Sunday, June 27

BATON ROUGE, La – The Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development (DOTD) announced today that The I-10 Mississippi River Bridge will be closed to traffic from 1 a.m.- 8 a.m.

Louisiana Makes Repeated Requests to BP with No Action from BP

BATON ROUGE (June 4, 2010) - The Louisiana Department of Social Services (DSS) and Louisiana Workforce Commission (LWC), along with the Louisiana Attorney General's office, are requesting that BP allow the state access to the oil giant'

Judge Seeber Bridge update

DOTD has scheduled a total nighttime closure to vehicle traffic on the Judge Seeber Bridge (LA 39), Monday, June 7, 2010 through Friday June 11, 2010 and Monday, June 14, 2010 through Wednesday, June 16, 2010 from 9 pm – 6 am each night f

LA to drug test welfare recipients?

Louisiana is one step closer to becoming the only state that would require random drug tests for its welfare recipients. House Bill 617 barely made it past a State Senate committee.

Fishermen Rely on Local Philanthropy to Stay Afloat

Fishermen are getting help from the private sector. One organization wants to help people in this industry stay afloat, until BP can pay up.

BEOC unveiles Louisiana Earth

A new Emergency Business Center is up and running. It opened today and is located on LSU's south campus off GSRI Road.

Hurricane Preparedness

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration is projecting between 14-23 named storms, eight to 14 hurricanes, three to seven of which will become major storms. The outlook exceeds the seasonal average.

GOHSEP Urges Everyone to 'Get a Game Plan'

BATON ROUGE (June 1, 2010) - Today is the first day of hurricane season and the Governor’s Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness (GOHSEP) is encouraging everyone to be ready.

James Carville Delivers Keynote Address to LSU Graduates

BATON ROUGE - C. James Carville, a 1973 graduate of the LSU Law Center, delivered the keynote address at the 2010 LSU Paul M. Hebert Law Center Commencement exercises held on Friday, May 28.