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updated: Fri Jul 18, 2008 10:18 pm

Jefferson News

Local news for Jefferson, LA continually updated from thousands of sources on the web.

14 hrs ago | KLFY-TV Lafayette

GAO releases audit of 5 N.O. area hospitals

The General Accountabilitiy Office says five major New Orleans-area hospitals and hospital systems hit hard by Hurricane Katrina had operating losses of nearly $387 million in 2005 through 2007.

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Related Topix: New Orleans, LA, Tulane University

22 hrs ago | Thenew995fm.com

Free Microchipping For Pets This Weekend

Jefferson Parish Animal Shelters will be microchipping cats and dogs for FREE on Friday and Saturday.

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Related Topix: Marrero, LA

Wed Jul 16, 2008

Times-Picayune

Task force snares 103 La. suspects

A law enforcement task force headed by federal marshals netted more than 100 suspects wanted in southeast Louisiana during a June sweep, officials said Wednesday.

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Related Topix: New Orleans (Southern University System), New Orleans, LA, New Orleans Metro, Southern University System

Tue Jul 15, 2008

KATC-TV Lafayette

Disease carrying citrus pest

The LSU AgCenter is asking southeast Louisiana residents who have citrus trees to be on the lookout for a pest that can carry a disease that kills the trees.

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Related Topix: Louisiana College, Louisiana State University System, New Orleans, LA

Mon Jul 14, 2008

NOLA.com

One shot in Old Jefferson home invasion

Authorities are searching for two gunmen who kicked down the door of an Old Jefferson residence early Friday morning and shot a man in the legs after threatening to kill his children, according to a Jefferson ...

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4 WWL-TV

UNO study shows residents have gloomy outlook on local economy

A survey conducted by The University of New Orleans shows public perception is that the quality of life in Jefferson and Orleans Parish is improving, but those polls reflect that residents have a gloomy outlook ...

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Related Topix: New Orleans, LA, New Orleans Metro

Sat Jul 12, 2008

BayouBuzz.com

Despite Opposition, New Orleans Bill Jefferson Is Candidate To Beat

For months, political insiders have speculated about the future political goals of New Orleans District C Councilman James Carter, a Democrat.

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Related Topix: Kenner, LA, Hillary Clinton, US Politics, US News, Southern University System, New Orleans (Southern University System), New Orleans Metro, New Orleans, LA

Fri Jul 11, 2008

NOLA.com

Shepherd attorney: Congressman Jefferson, sister unnamed co-conspirators

State Sen. Derrick Shepherd, left, enters the Hale Boggs Federal Courthouse in New Orleans with his lawyer in April.

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Related Topix: New Orleans, LA

Times-Picayune

Thomas Jefferson principal moves on

In a move that has shocked some parents and led others to question the reasoning behind it, Gerard LeBlanc has announced he is leaving his post as the founding principal at Thomas Jefferson Senior High School ...

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Related Topix: Gretna, LA, Terrytown, LA

WWL-AM New Orleans

Five Dems sign up to challenge Jefferson on first qualifying day

No Yes Indicted Second District Congressman William Jefferson will have no fewer than five challengers in his own party as he seeks his ninth term in office.

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Related Topix: New Orleans, LA, New Orleans Metro

Thu Jul 10, 2008

KATC-TV Lafayette

US Rep. Jefferson's crowd of challengers grows

A sixth fellow Democrat signed up today to challenge U.S. Representative William Jefferson as he runs for a 10th term while fighting a federal bribery indictment.

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Related Topix: US News, US Politics, US House of Representatives, William Jefferson, Democrat, New Orleans Metro, New Orleans, LA

Thenew995fm.com

Shepherd's attorney says the Congressman and his sister are unindicted co-conspirators

The names of indicted Congressman William Jefferson and his sister, New Orleans tax assessor Betty Jefferson, have surfaced in the federal case against a Louisiana legislator.

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Related Topix: New Orleans Metro, New Orleans, LA, US Politics, US News, US House of Representatives, William Jefferson, Democrat

NOLA,com

Evacuation drill tests agencies' cooperation

Disasters always seem to be unpredictable. That maxim held true Wednesday as emergency corps got a late start in Jefferson Parish to a daylong hurricane evacuation drill that some politicians dubbed the largest ...

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Related Topix: St. Bernard, LA, Elmwood, LA, Metairie, LA

Wed Jul 09, 2008

NOLA.com

East Jefferson candidates begin qualifying

On the first morning of qualifying today, East Jefferson candidates started filing their official bids for public office in the Oct.

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Related Topix: Harahan, LA, US News, Metairie, LA, Gretna, LA, Kenner, LA

KATC-TV Lafayette

2 La. Democrats challenge U.S. Rep. Jefferson

Two candidates have signed up to challenge embattled Congressman William Jefferson, as the New Orleans Democrat again runs for re-election under a cloud of federal bribery allegations.

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Related Topix: US News, US Politics, US House of Representatives, William Jefferson, Democrat, New Orleans Metro, New Orleans, LA

NOLA,com

UNO poll: post-Katrina voter satisfaction rises

New Orleans voters' satisfaction with life in their city has crept back up to near pre-Hurricane Katrina levels, but their approval of Mayor Ray Nagin has dropped, according to a poll released Tuesday by the ...

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Related Topix: New Orleans Metro, New Orleans, LA

Tue Jul 08, 2008

WWL-AM New Orleans

More Jefferson challengers

Today two more candidates are announcing they will run against indicted Congressman Bill Jefferson.

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Related Topix: New Orleans Metro, New Orleans, LA, US News

Times-Picayune

Metairie man's body recovered

He had jumped into Lake Catherine East Jefferson bureau The body of a Metairie man was pulled from Lake Catherine on Sunday, a day after he disappeared while swimming in the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway in ...

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Related Topix: Metairie, LA, New Orleans, LA, New Orleans Metro

Mon Jul 07, 2008

NOLA,com

Senate battle tops fall political lineup

Call it political irony: As Republicans embark on their long-shot attempt to recapture control of the U.S. Senate, their hopes depend in no small part on a Southerner named John Kennedy.

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Related Topix: US Politics, Richard Baker, US News, Republican, US House of Representatives, William Jefferson, Democrat, New Orleans Metro

Sat Jul 05, 2008

Times-Picayune

Rapper's house arrest changes

A judge has once again tightened Corey "C-Murder" Miller's house arrest rules, revoking the curfew she gave the rapper more than a year ago and confining him to his home, according to court records that provide ...

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