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39 min ago | WDSU.com

Ida Weakens To Tropical Storm; Track Shifts West

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

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Related Topix: Hurricane, Natural Disasters, US Politics, US News, Bobby Jindal, Republican, US House of Representatives, Grand Isle, LA, Venice, LA, Belle Chasse, LA

5 hrs ago | WJTV Jackson

Judge Signs Death Warrant

A death warrant filed in Livingston Parish sets Gerald Bordelon's execution date for Jan.

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9 hrs ago | Monroe News Star

Ida expected to have little impact on state

Tropical Storm Ida nicked the toe of the boot of Louisiana as it moved toward landfall Monday near the Alabama-Florida border.

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Related Topix: Hurricane, Natural Disasters, Ida, LA, US Politics, US News, Bobby Jindal, Republican, US House of Representatives, Weather, New Orleans, LA

13 hrs ago | WAFB-TV Baton Rouge

Jindal declares state of emergency for Hurricane Ida

Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal declared a state of emergency Sunday to prepare for Hurricane Ida in the Gulf.

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Related Topix: Hurricane, Weather, Hurricane Ida, US Politics, US News, Bobby Jindal, Republican, US House of Representatives

Mon Nov 09, 2009

Thenew995fm.com

Good Samaritan Feared Drowned

Wave knocks 70 year old man into the Mississippi River as he tries to rescue two men whose boat had broken down during Ida Monday, November 9, 2009 Authorities feared a 70-year-old man drowned when he tried to help two fishermen stranded in the Mississippi River as Tropical Storm Ida churned in the Gulf, flooding low-lying areas outside levee ...

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2theadvocate.com

a " Price gouging illegal

Gov. Bobby Jindal's state of emergency declaration during Tropical storm Ida also puts into effect Louisiana's price gouging law, said Attorney General James D. "Buddy" Caldwell.

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WCAX-TV Burlington

Louisiana farmers keep eye on Tropical Storm Ida

Gusty winds, high tides and heavy rainfall associated with Tropical Storm Ida could affect southeast Louisiana's citrus and sugar cane crops.

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Related Topix: Weather, Hurricane, Natural Disasters, Agriculture, Science, Louisiana State University

Topeka Capital-Journal

Gulf Coast preps as Ida weakens to tropical storm

Schools closed, residents of low-lying areas sought shelter and Florida's governor declared a state of emergency Monday as a rare late-season tropical storm churned toward the Gulf Coast.

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Related Topix: Hurricane, Natural Disasters, US Politics, US News, Bobby Jindal, Republican, US House of Representatives, Weather, US National Parks, Gulf Islands National Seashore, US Governors

NOLA.com

Hurricane Ida school closings and evacuations

RECOVERY SCHOOL DISTRICT schools and the central office will be closed. Operations and security personnel will report the the district's Welcome School at 2239 Poydras Ave.

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Related Topix: Hurricane, Weather, Hurricane Ida, Education Etc., New Orleans Metro, New Orleans, LA, Luling, LA

Sun Nov 08, 2009

WWL-TV New Orleans

Lafourche closes schools, calls voluntary evacuation for Port Fourchon

The following is a press release from officials in Lafourche Parish in preparation of Hurricane Ida.

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Related Topix: Hurricane, Weather, Hurricane Ida

BayouBuzz.com

Dave Treen, A True Louisiana Conservative

The accolades for former Louisiana Governor Dave Treen have been pouring in, and rightly so.

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Related Topix: New Iberia, LA

WBBM-AM Chicago

Hurricane watch issued for coastal La., Miss.

This image provided by NOAA shows Hurricane Ida taken at 12:02 a.m. EST Sunday Nov.

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Related Topix: Hurricane, Weather, Hurricane Ida, Mississippi Government, Mississippi

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State officials keep eye on Ida

Although it's not likely to be a threat to Louisiana, state officials are watching the storm that was Hurricane Ida for possible strengthening when it moves into the Gulf of Mexico.

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Related Topix: Louisiana Government, Hurricane, Natural Disasters, Weather, Hurricane Ida, Alabama Government, Alabama

Sat Nov 07, 2009

BayouBuzz.com

Demo.Win in NY Makes Louisiana Dems Scared of Pubic Option

's Twenty-Third Congressional District as a sign that Health Care Reform and the current trend of Pres.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, US House of Representatives, Democrat, Charlie Melancon, Republican, Representative Anh "Joseph" Cao, Louisiana Government, 2008 Presidential Election

Times-Picayune

Census vote defeat will cost Louisiana a House seat, David Vitter says

The Senate on Thursday killed Sen. David Vitter's bid to require the 2010 census to ask all respondents about their citizenship .

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Related Topix: US Politics, David Vitter, US News, US Senate, Republican, Mary Landrieu, 2008 Presidential Election, Democrat, John McCain

Shreveport Times

Northwest Louisiana waterways are rising

Logansport's Public Works Superintendent Rex Clark was scrambling Friday to ensure backup plans for the town's water supply won't be compromised by the rising Sabine River.

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Related Topix: Logansport, LA, Weather, Sarepta, LA, Springhill, LA

Fri Nov 06, 2009

WGNO

Jefferson Parish Judge Removed

The Louisiana Supreme Court has ordered the removal of a Jefferson Parish judge accused of letting her relationships with a fellow judge and a plaintiff's attorney dictate her decision in a case.

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NOLA.com

Pixel Magic to open film studio in Lafayette

Pixel Magic, which provides digital visual effects for motion pictures and television, will open a studio in Lafayette.

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Related Topix: Republican, US House of Representatives, US Politics, US News, Bobby Jindal

WBRZ-TV Baton Rouge

Kleinpeter selling ice cream in N. La.

Kleinpeter Farms Dairy has expanded its ice cream sales into north Louisiana, which will be followed in about a year by sales there of the dairy's milk.

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Related Topix: Monroe Metro, West Monroe, LA, New Orleans Metro, Baton Rouge, LA, Baton Rouge Metro

Thu Nov 05, 2009

BayouBuzz.com

US Senate Kills Louisiana Sen. Vitter Census, Illegal Alien Amendment

The US Senate killed Sen. David Vitter's attempt to require the 2010 Census to insert an amendment denying all funding in a Commerce funding bill unless it included a question regarding the status of US citizenship.

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Related Topix: US Politics, David Vitter, US News, US Senate, Republican, US House of Representatives, Representative Anh "Joseph" Cao, Mary Landrieu, Democrat, Louisiana Government, Illegal Immigration

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