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Swiftships to build boats for Iraq (10/02/09) The News Star 

Jindal blocks resources, AG says  (9/23/09) The Advocate

Better Business Bureau warns of office supply scams (09/4/09) Times-Picayune

Plan for eastern New Orleans trash gasification plant could cause toxic emissions, critic says (7/14/09) Times-Picayune

Sentencing postponed for New Orleans financial adviser who embezzled millions from clients (6/30/09) Times-Picayune

Expert: Emissions change shouldn’t hurt La. (6/27/09) The Advocate

‘Green Pipeline’ planned (5/29/09) The Advocate

Three major hurricanes possible this year, government forecasters say (5/21/09) The Town Talk

Water fluoridation delayed due to lack of funding (5/18/09) The Advocate

Sankofa Vision Inc. plans 'green' school (5/18/09) The Shreveport Times

Air Force snubs Louisiana, picks a Texas base for new Cyber Command (5/15/09) Times-Picayune

Budget bill takes center stage at Capitol today while LSU hospital debate is postponed (5/07/09) Times-Picayune

New tire recycling plant opens in Concordia Parish (5/07/09) Times-Picayune

Safety campaign encourages 16- to 20-year-olds to buckle up (5/05/09) The Advocate

National Trust sues over N.O. hospital plans (5/04/09) CityBusiness

State to check for barge emissions (5/01/09) The Advocate

On heels of Gustav and Ike, agriculture has lowest economic impact since 2005 (4/28/09) Times-Picayune

BR dealer expects smooth Pontiac phaseout (4/28/09) The Advocate

Profit down for Albemarle (4/28/09) The Advocate

Governments get lower bids from contractors as economy slows (4/26/09) Times-Picayune

Industrial Canal lock replacement report available for review (4/3/09) CityBusiness

DEFENDING TWO FORTS (3/22/09) Times-Picayune

Postlethwaite & Netterville is one of the nation's top 100 accounting firms, according to magazine (3/20/09) Times-Picayune

New census data finds corridor still 'smoking' (3/19/09) Baton Rouge Business Report

New method finds ozone violations in 11 parishes (3/13/09) The Advocate

Study: Louisiana tops in CO2 emissions (3/12/09) CityBusiness

La. environmental unit says it may shut down in-house lab to save money (3/1/09) Times-Picayune

New Orleans unit gains new distinction (1/25/09) Times-Picayune

Without $175K now, the Strand will close (1/16/09) The Shreveport Times

Census revises N.O.-area 2007 population figures upward (1/15/09) CityBusiness

Madoff case makes waves in La. (1/15/09) Times-Picayune

Jefferson Parish puts out call for neutral ground sculptures (1/14/09) Times-Picayune

Stocks tumble on disappointing retail sales (1/14/09) CityBusiness

With deal, Saenger Theatre may sing a new song. Plan puts ownership with New Orleans; former owner would operate it (1/13/09) Times-Picayune

More than half of charities report lower 4Q giving than in '07 (1/12/09) CityBusiness

La. holding assets for return to economic glory (1/11/09) The News Star

Capital City Storage buys ex-Westport building (1/8/09) The Advocate

Mougeot Architecture buys Siegen office (1/8/09) The Advocate

Shaw Group earnings up 67 percent (1/8/09) The Advocate

Shaw posts first-quarter loss (1/8/09) Baton Rouge Business Report

Zagat says New Orleans restaurants back (1/7/09) The Shreveport Times

N.O. area had 29 percent of state's 2Q job openings (12/22/08) CityBusiness

Builders hammer out green details (12/7/08) Times-Picayune

Lawyer drops racketeering suit against Adams and Reese (12/04/08 CityBusiness

Mississippi attorney general files lawsuit against Entergy (12/03/08) CityBusiness

Data shows residents are leaving Louisiana (11/14/08) CityBusiness

Campaigns stretch on to final moments (11/04/08) The Advocate

Record turnout is expected across the state (11/04/08) Times-Picayune

Visions clash over juvenile center (10/8/08) Times-Picayune

Debate stakes high for Palin, Biden (10/2/08) Times-Picayune

McMain mourns loss of slain student (9/22/08) Times-Picayune

Tribal chief on Isle de Jean Charles says it's time to leave (9/21/08) Times-Picayune 

Illegal workers play it unsafe (9/15/08) Times-Picayune

Group gets pets out for storm (9/7/08) Times-Picayune

SPCA rebuffs animal rescue groups (9/4/08) CityBusiness

Colorado forecasters call for 4 hurricanes in September (9/2/08) CityBusiness

Some evacuees head home as storm weakens (9/1/08) CityBusiness

Regions to take over failed Georgia bank (8/30/08) CityBusiness

STILL COOKING (8/28/08) Times-Picayune

Guard's police effort praised (8/27/08) Times-Picayune

Garbage firm to get raise in Kenner (8/22/08) Times-Picayune

IRS works on rules for 2005 tax relief (8/22/08) Times-Picayune

Campaign takes aim at cigarette butts (8/20/08) Times-Picayune

N.O. monument pays tribute to animals lost in Katrina (8/18/08) CityBusiness

GO IN PEACE (8/18/08) Times-Picayune

Hughes rejects plan to stop closings (8/16/08) Times-Picayune

EXTREME SUCCESS (8/14/08) Times-Picayune

Price lived lavishly on contractors, city (8/12/08) Times-Picayune

InterContinental reopening pushed to Friday (8/7/08) CityBusiness

Colorado researcher raises his hurricane forecast (8/5/08) CityBusiness

2 towns set pace for parish growth (8/5/08) Times-Picayune

Civil rights organization to meet in area (7/25/08) Times-Picayune

Federal recovery chief pledges to keep fighting fraud (7/24/08) CityBusiness

St. John sites get special status  (7/23/08) Times-Picayune

Nagin officially challenges Census findings (7/23/08) CityBusiness

Nearly 1/4 say they won't evacuate for storm (7/23/08) CityBusiness

Louisiana sets two-day tax holiday Aug. 1-2 (7/21/08) CityBusiness

Private Eyes (7/21/08) Times-Picayune

Private Eyes (7/21/08) Times-Picayune

All is well (7/20/08) Times-Picayune

Economy has retirees cautious (7/20/08) Times-Picayune

Boaters told to be on alert for manatees (7/18/08) Times-Picayune

Consumer prices jump 1.1 percent in June (7/16/08) CityBusiness

Casinos' take is less this year (7/16/08) Times-Picayune

Town border case to be heard (7/12/08) Times-Picayune

Amount of giving falls, hits nonprofits (7/7/08) Times-Picayune

N.O. gas prices rise to a new record (6/30/08) CityBusiness

Grant turns N.O. onto solar power (6/29/08) Times-Picayune

Customers prefer to keep green than geaux green (6/29/08) Times-Picayune

Nuclear plant seeks expensive upgrade (6/28/08) Times-Picayune

Entergy: $511M needed to replace nuke equipment (6/27/08) CityBusiness

Web site turns exes' gifts into gold (6/25/08) CityBusiness

Entergy makes plans for storms (6/25/08) Times-Picayune

EPA to review risks from formaldehyde (6/24/08) CityBusiness

Bogue Falaya dredging requested (6/19/08) Times-Picayune

Firm's collapse spawns sale of 2 ships (6/19/08) Times-Picayune

Casinos win $235 million from gamblers in May (6/18/08) Times-Picayune

Slidell mall being torn down (6/17/08) CityBusiness

Recycling firm bringing home base back to N.O. (6/14/08) Times-Picayune

Lowe’s to open east N.O. store (6/16/08) CityBusiness

Energy proposal shorting out (6/15/08) Times-Picayune

Report: Government failed in Katrina aftermath (6/10/08) CityBusiness

Whitney to acquire Parish National in deal (6/10/2008) Times-Picayune

Energy crisis a threat to air service (6/10/2008) Times-Picayune

DEQ ends cleanup of Earhart site (6/9/08) CityBusiness

TV bill redraws the cable landscape (6/9/08) Times-Picayune

Restaurateurs explore cash-only policies (6/9/08) CityBusiness

Whitney buys Parish National Bank for $165M (6/9/08) CityBusiness

A sour future? (6/8/08) Times-Picayune

Texas firm buying Rigdon Marine Times-Picayune (6/7/08)

BENSON BUYS WVUE (5/6/08) Times-Picayune

In slow economy, N.O. churches budget carefully (5/1/08) CityBusiness

N.O. isn't alone in church closures (4/27/08) Times-Picayune

Bonnet Carre bay openings remain at 160 (4/21/08) Times-Picayune

View parish-by-parish changes (4/9/08) Times-Picayune

Community defense links public with justice system (4/9/08) CityBusiness

Hispanic culture booms on the West Bank (4/3/08) CityBusiness

Hornets to play in Europe for 2nd time (3/28/08) CityBusiness

Europe games shot for Hornets to show N.O. (3/28/08) Times-Picayune

Engineering society accused of cover-ups in Katrina, WTC probes (3/26/08) CityBusiness

Whole Foods sales to benefit N.O.-area battered-women shelters (3/26/08) CityBusiness

Neighbors are key to recovery, study says (3/25/08) Times-Picayune

Still coming (3/1/08) Times-Picayune

La. emergency network gets good gradein drill (2/21/08) Times-Picayune

Hornets economic impact pegged at $164.4M by UNO (2/20/08) CityBusiness

Baptist Community Ministries donates $11.6M to N.O. nonprofits (2/19/08) CityBusiness

RSD provides best hope for N.O. schools (2/18/08) CityBusiness

Leadership in Law nominations due Friday (1/3/08) CityBusiness

Dow plunges more than 200 points (1/2/08) CityBusiness

Businesses encroach on quiet areas in Metairie (12/30/07) Times-Picayune

Entergy N.O. customers given $10.6M rebate and more (12/17/07) CityBusiness

Recycling revisited in N.O., Jeff (12/17/07) Times-Picayune

Gulf fish-farming proposal spawns critics (12/12/07) CityBusiness

Dillard compliant with regional accrediting group (12/12/07) CityBusiness

Entergy N.O. customers could see lower energy prices this fall (12/06/07) CityBusiness

Corps recommends closing MR-GO (11/17/07) Times-Picayune

Flooding estimates are off by 5 feet (11/17/07) Times-Picayune

SELA costs are moving skyward (11/17/07) Times-Picayune

Corps correcting corrections on flooding estimates (11/17/07) Times-Picayune

What price justice? In N.O., $1 billion (11/6/07) Times-Picayune

Ground broken on new Sheriff's office complex in Slidell (11/5/07) St. Tammany News Banner

WINDING RIVER New technology could harness the [power of the Mississippi, turning it into a power plant (11/04/07) Times-Picayune

Entergy wants spin off non-utility nuclear business (11/05/07) CityBusiness

Oct. 31 deadline for recovery grants, loans (10/24/07) CityBusiness

Michigan company to plant trees in N.O. in name of celebrities (10/22/07) CityBusiness

Gov. Blanco touts N.O. recovery progress at WTC (10/22/07) CityBusiness

Jazz Awareness Month spotlights live performances (10/4/07) CityBusiness

Program enables purchase of home (10/1/07) Times-Picayune 

Some New Orleans homes get free energy-efficient light bulbs (10/1/07) CityBusiness 

High and dry (9/30/07) Times-Picayune 

Actor Brad Pitt helping rebuild the Lower 9th Ward (9/30/07) Times-Picayune

LA given less than its fair share, report says (9/20/07) Times-Picayune

Winn-Dixie CEO to ring NASDAQ bell in New Orleans (9/18/07) CityBusiness

Louisiana workers’ compensation corps. urges safety for construction workers (9/10/07) CityBusiness

Museum jazzed over funding (8/27/07) Times-Picayune

Rigamer pegs population at 273,000  (8/18/07) CityBusiness

Road Home to tidy up sites (8/15/07) Times-Picayune

Congress hears pleas for help (8/15/07) Times-Picayune

Uneven legal treatment harms N.O. musicians (6/11/07) CityBusiness

Stoplights will have eyes (4/21/07) Times-Picayune

Catching up (4/22/07) Times-Picayune

Entergy signs off on storm money (4/13/07) Times-Picayune

Group seeks to draw presidential debate (3/21/07) Times-Picayune

Louisiana fact book (2/07) Council for a Better Louisiana

Blanco pleads case for flood protection in D.C. (2/7/07) Times-Picayune