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(The Center Square) – New unemployment insurance claims in Louisiana increased for the week ending Oct. 3, while continued claims fell for the ninth consecutive week, Louisiana Works reported Friday.
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(The Center Square) — Four candidates seeking Louisiana’s 6th Congressional District seat clashed over President Donald Trump’s immigration policies, the war in Iran and the use of National Guard troops to combat crime during a televised debate Friday night in Baton Rouge.
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(The Center Square) - Caddo Parish voters will decide Nov. 3 whether to approve a $60 million bond for a proposed sports complex that Parish Administrator Erica Bryant says would boost recreation and economic growth without limiting future infrastructure projects.
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(The Center Square) – Louisiana has restored active status to all voters mistakenly classified as inactive during a database maintenance error Monday that affected about 67,000 people.
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(The Center Square) - Two people were killed and another injured as Hurricane Isaias brought damaging winds, falling trees and widespread power outages across the Southeast, with emergency crews beginning recovery efforts Saturday.
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(The Center Square) – Caddo Parish commissioners approved a Blanchard annexation request Thursday after questions about plans for the property, with the mayor later explaining why part of Linda Lane needed to be included.
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(The Center Square) — Louisiana voters will decide Nov. 3 whether to allow surviving spouses of deceased veterans with service-connected disabilities to transfer an additional homestead property tax exemption when they move to a new residence.
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(The Center Square) – Mandatory evacuations were listed in four Florida counties Friday as Hurricane Isaias threatened the northern Gulf Coast, while Mississippi officials opened shelters and closed two county health departments.
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(The Center Square) – Louisiana will open applications Oct. 19 for about $27 million in federal disaster assistance for fishing businesses affected by hurricanes in 2020 and 2021.
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(The Center Square) - Campaign finance reports show Alan Seabaugh with a strong cash advantage over Caddo Parish District Attorney James Stewart heading into the final weeks of the race.
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