In 1 month, a vigil, a special salute and goodbyes _ war in Afghanistan ripples across America

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La. sees drop in initial jobless claims after brief spike due to transportation sector layoff

Louisiana sees decline in initial jobless claims

Imperial Sugar enters three-way joint venture to build cane sugar refinery plant in Louisiana

Imperial Sugar, 2 others to build cane sugar plant

New Orleans board backs millage hike ahead of $40 million bond sale sought for street projects

New Orleans eyes December sale for $40M bond sale

Sandra Bullock hosts New Orleans red carpet special premiere of latest film, ‘The Blind Side’

Bullock in New Orleans for ‘Blind Side’ showing

Federal regulators OK breakup that could change power costs in Arkansas, Mississippi

Feds OK breakup to cut power costs in Ark., Miss.

Southwestern Electric to buy Louisiana cooperative for $94M; deal will cut electric rates

AEP subsidiary to buy La. cooperative

SHREVEPORT, La. — A subsidiary of power generator American Electric Power plans to buy a Louisiana electric cooperative for $94 million in a deal expected to save the cooperative’s members 20 percent a year on their electricity bills.

Sandra Bullock to host New Orleans red carpet premiere of latest film, ‘The Blind Side’

Bullock to attend red carpet event in New Orleans

1 dead, 1 seriously injured in natural gas well blowout near Grand Cane, La.

Gas well blows in Louisiana, killing worker

CenturyLink agrees to add 350 jobs, stay in Louisiana

CenturyLink gets deal with Louisiana

MONROE, La. — Telecommunications provider CenturyLink has agreed to add 350 jobs in Louisiana while maintaining its headquarters in the state for at least the next decade.

Judge: Army Corps’ failure to maintain navigation channel led to massive flooding by Katrina

Judge: Corps’ negligence caused Katrina flooding

Navy: Casual atmosphere aboard submarine contributed to March collision in Persian Gulf

Navy finds lax behavior aboard sub in collision

Nicolas Cage uncuffs his inner bad cop for frenzied, funny role in Herzog’s ‘Bad Lieutenant’

Cage uncuffs inner bad cop for ‘Bad Lieutenant’

East Coast states totaling damage from nor’easter, already estimated at tens of millions

East Coast states totaling damage from nor’easter

Friends, family attend Louisiana funeral for executed DC sniper John Allen Mohammed

Funeral held in Louisiana for DC sniper Mohammed

Group will meet to consider lifting oyster moratorium in Lousiana

Group to consider lifting La. oyster moratorium

THE INFLUENCE GAME: Mystery group run by NC law firm fans opposition around US to health bill

News Pres Obama Healthcare

Ex-La. congressman in freezer cash case gets 13 years; longest term for US rep for bribery

Corruption lands ex-Louisiana congressman 13 years

Former La. congressman in freezer cash case gets 13 years in prison for bribery, racketeering

Ex-congressman gets 13 years in freezer cash case

36 million acres to be offered at offshore lease sale for central Gulf

36 million acres to be offered at offshore sale

New Orleans officials plan talks with rating agencies ahead of proposed bond sales

New Orleans plans bond talks with rating agencies

Louisiana son of executed DC sniper says he doesn’t want to be judged by his father’s crimes

Son of executed DC sniper: ‘I am my own man.’

One-week layoff drives up jobless claims 21 percent in Louisiana

One-week layoff drives up jobless claims in La.

USDA report confirms cotton production losses in La, Miss, amid wet fall, harvest delays

Weather takes toll on La, Miss cotton

NEW ORLEANS — A federal report has confirmed concerns about cotton production losses in Louisiana and Mississippi due to the wet fall.

Son of executed DC sniper says he doesn’t want to be judged by his father’s crimes

Executed DC sniper’s son: “I am my own man.”

La. House speaker wants federal aid shuffled to New Orleans blight remediation, infrastructure

House speaker wants federal money to tackle blight

AP answers your questions on the news, from a US soldier in Uzbekistan to solar panel safety

Ask AP: Soldier in Uzbekistan, solar panel safety

New Orleans international art show refocuses, hopes economic rebound will boost attendance

Organizers rethink int’l art show in New Orleans

$5M plan to help homeowners fix Chinese drywall problems approved by LRA; needs legislative OK

LRA approves $5M plan to fix Chinese drywall ills

Alabama city’s new cruise ship, Carnival’s Fantasy, arrives a date late due to tropical storm

Alabama city’s new cruise ship arrives a day late

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