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Venice, Louisiana is located in Plaquemines Parish. Zip codes in Venice, LA include 70091.

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Monday Nov 16 | WWL-AM New Orleans

Jindal: Preparing for the worst - hoping for the best

Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal says the worst of Ida will not hit Louisiana, but the state is ready for what the storm does have to offer.

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Sat Nov 14, 2009

USCG

Coast Guard medevacs man from fishing vessel 200 miles south of Venice, La.

The Coast Guard medevaced a man from a fishing vessel approximately 200 miles south of Venice, La., Saturday.

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Fri Nov 13, 2009

Times-Picayune

Art extravaganza will get encore

Art lovers can begin counting the days until Prospect.2 New Orleans, the second citywide biennial art extravaganza that's scheduled to open one year from Friday.

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Wed Nov 11, 2009

TheNewOrleansChannel

Lafourche, Plaquemines Parishes Close Schools Monday

As Hurricane Ida makes it way through the Gulf of Mexico, some area schools have decided to close Monday.

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Mon Nov 09, 2009

TheNewOrleansChannel

Hurricane Ida Weakens; Several Area Schools Closed

A weakened Hurricane Ida moved through the Gulf of Mexico early Monday, forecast to skirt the mouth of the Mississippi River before making landfall in Florida on Tuesday.

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Sun Nov 08, 2009

Thenew995fm.com

Plaquemines, Lafourche Parish Schools Closed On Monday

Public schools will be closed Monday in both Plaquemines and Lafourche Parishes along with the 17th Judicial District Court system.

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Sat Nov 07, 2009

WEAR TV3

Destin Fishing Impact Protest

It started with the shortening of the Red Snapper Season from six months to 75 days.

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Wed Nov 04, 2009

Daily Journal of Commerce

Bond Commission OKs $560M for N.O. area projects

BATON ROUGE, La. a ' The State Bond Commission approved $560 million in funding for projects in the New Orleans area.

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Sun Nov 01, 2009

USCG

Agencies respond to oil spill from freight ship

The Coast Guard and O'Brien's Response Management are responding to oil which is leaking from the motor vessel Pac Alkaid, which is anchored 10 miles southeast of Southwest Pass near Venice, La.

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Sat Oct 31, 2009

Times-Picayune

Corps to hold meeting Tuesday in Plaquemines Parish on federal levees

The Army Corps of Engineers is seeking additional public input on improvements to Plaquemines Parish's federal levees in two public meetings, starting Tuesday.

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Thu Oct 22, 2009

The Daily Advertiser

La. wildlife experts concerned about tiger prawns

BATON ROUGE - The chief concerns Louisiana shrimpers have had about foreign shrimp involved the low prices they forced onto the market.

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Tue Oct 13, 2009

Times-Picayune

Jeff schools post largest performance score gains; Plaquemines improves to seventh in state

Despite slipping in the statewide rankings, the Jefferson Parish public school system posted its greatest gain ever on its district performance score this year, a sign that the system is progressing in terms of overall accountability, school officials said Tuesday.

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Wed Sep 30, 2009

NOLA.com

Plaquemines to spray citrus crop next week

Plaquemines Parish will spray its citrus crop next week in an effort to stem the spread of c itrus greening disease , parish officials have announced.

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Thu Sep 24, 2009

NOLA,com

a proposed port complex near the mouth of the Mississippi River

A long-dormant plan to build a new port complex near the mouth of the Mississippi River has stepped closer to reality at a time when Louisiana politicians and business leaders are touting the state's waterways as routes to economic recovery from Hurricane Katrina.

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Tue Sep 22, 2009

NOLA.com

Plaquemines Parish residents plead for levee protection

After a series of loud and passionate meetings, the Army Corps of Engineers is well aware that Plaquemines Parish residents who live south of Oakville on the West Bank want to be protected inside a so-called 100-year levee, the commander of the corps' New Orleans District said Saturday.

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Sun Sep 20, 2009

NOLA,com

Corps plans 'critical' levee tie-in

But some fear project will worsen flooding Saturday, September 19, 2009 Andrea Shaw West Bank bureau Despite complaints from some Plaquemines Parish residents who fear it will increase their risk of flooding, the Army Corps of Engineers will proceed with a "critical" piece of the West Bank hurricane protection project that will build a floodgate ...

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Fri Sep 18, 2009

KATC-TV Lafayette

Plaquemines port project moves ahead

A developer trying to build a proposed port complex in Plaquemines Parish has won approval to use $300 million in hurricane recovery bonds to finance the project.

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Thu Sep 10, 2009

NOLA.com

Corps of Engineers plans public levee meetings in Plaquemines Parish Saturday

Thousands of Plaquemines Parish residents rallied in Baton Rouge in 2006 urging state and federal leaders to boost the parish's hurricane defenses.

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Fri Aug 28, 2009

Times-Picayune

EDITORIAL: Four years into recovery

When South Louisiana emptied out on the Friday and Saturday before Hurricane Katrina, it was as if time had been suspended in hundreds of thousands of homes.

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Sun Aug 02, 2009

TheNewOrleansChannel

Coast Guard Rescues Shark Bite Victim

A U.S. Coast Guard crew based out of Southeast Louisiana airlifted a 56-year-old man who was bitten by a shark while fishing near Breton Island on Saturday.

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