A federal lawsuit alleges two Orleans Parish inmates were held in jail for five months after completing their sentences, and they are seeking restitution. Halen Doughty has more…:
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A sales tax holiday begins today just in time for Back to School, but it’s not tax free. Consumers will pay 3-percent instead of 5%. National Federation of Independent Business State Director Dawn Starns…:
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She says it was more beneficial for retailers when the law allowed for tax free weekend.

If anything is ever going to be done about the massive dead zone in the Gulf of Mexico, experts say new approaches must be taken. To shrink the oxygen depleted region from the size of New Jersey to the size of Delaware, it would take a 59 percent reduction in the amount of nitrogen runoff. That’s according to Eugene Turner who co-authored a report on the oxygen-deprived area. He says this would take changes at every level of government…:
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He said other methods include altering fertilizer application rates and improving nutrient management.

The White House announced its nominations for federal judgeships in Louisiana’s Western District. President Trump selected Terry Doughty of Rayville and Michael Juneau of Lafayette. Both nominations will be reviewed by the US Senate Judiciary committee, and the approval process in the past has taken about two months.