It’s a dreary and wet Lundi Gras for much of Louisiana. Jeff Palermo has more on our Mardi Gras forecast..
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Governor Bobby Jindal announces an IBM 400 job application job development and innovative center to be established in Monroe along Highway 165, across the street from the century Link corporate headquarters. This announcement accompanies the IBM new technology center in downtown Baton Rouge.
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Louisiana State Police has increased their numbers in New Orleans for Mardi Gras and they’re making their presence known. Over 150 additional troopers are patrolling the French Quarter and the metro area, and so far, troopers have made over 140 arrests…
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That’s State Police spokesman Melissa Matey.

A U.S. District Judge has dismissed a 2013 lawsuit filed against oil and natural gas companies, by The Southeast Louisiana Flood Protection Authority-East. Their claim that drilling, pipelines and other exploration efforts made Louisiana more vulnerable to hurricanes. Legal Analyst Chick Foret says the lawsuit did not get a lot of state support…
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Enviromentalists supported that lawsuit effort.