A state judge has held the City of New Orleans in contempt of court over their dispute with firefighters over back pay — even threatening Mayor Mitch Landrieu with house arrest. Landrieu says he will accept the sentence because the money the firefighters are asking would cripple the city and he plans to appeal…:
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The firefighters claim the city owes them $75 million in back wages plus $67 million in interest.

With the college football season starting, LSU’s only Heisman Trophy winner, Billy Cannon, has a new book out about his life. It gives insight to his two and half years in federal prison for his part in a counterfeiting money scheme and how that time changed his life…
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You can hear the entire Cannon interview at jim-engster-dot-com.

The Annual Louisiana Shrimp and Petroleum Festival takes place this weekend in Morgan City, but this year there’s not much to celebrate in either industry. Eric Gill has more…
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Two boat ramps on the Red River in Caddo Parish have been re-opened in time for the Labor Day weekend. The ramps have been closed since the Red River flood event which began in May. Mark Woods, a Bossier City fisherman, says he’s ready to get back on the water…:
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They still want you to be careful as the flood could have moved sandbars.