Louisiana
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Akein Scott named as New Orleans Mother's Day Parade shooting suspect
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New Orleans police and federal authorities were searching early Tuesday for a young man who is suspected of opening fire at a Mother's Day parade in New Orleans, wounding 19.
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New Orleans Mother's Day parade shooting injures 19 people
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The FBI said that the shooting appeared to be "street violence" and wasn't linked to terrorism.
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Grambling shooting injures three students
CommentThree Grambling State University students were shot Monday night during a fight outside one of the campus dormitories but none has life-threatening injuries, a school spokesman said.
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Louisiana tug boat hits pipeline, causes explosion
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A pipeline fire that was ignited when the pipe was hit by a tug boat pushing an oil barge burned into the early morning hours Wednesday in a bayou south of New Orleans.
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Mardi Gras 2013: New Orleans all set to party down
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Wet streets, puddles and soggy ground greeted the faithful revelers who braved rainy forecasts threatening to wash out Mardi Gras, New Orleans' biggest free show.
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Super Bowl 2013: The long recovery from Hurricane Katrina
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ABC7's Brad Bell has a closer look at the road to recovery in New Orleans more than seven years after Hurricane Katrina.
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Ray Nagin indicted on corruption, fraud charges
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Former New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin has been indicted on 21 corruption charges including wire fraud, bribery and money laundering.
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Middle finger lawsuit: Judge says woman can keep middle finger lights up
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Sarah Childs erected the lights last month as part of a continuing dispute with her neighbors. She says she has removed them twice after one police officer told her she could be fined and another threatened to arrest her.
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Louisiana oil rig fire burns in Gulf of Mexico
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Coast Guard officials said an oil rig exploded off the coast of Louisiana, sending four people to hospitals Friday. Two were believed to be missing.
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BP oil spill: Oil giant agrees to pay billions in penalties
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British oil giant BP has agreed to pay the largest criminal penalty in U.S. history, for the 2010 oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, a person familiar with the deal said Thursday.
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President Obama to survey New Orleans storm damage
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On Monday, President Obama will get a firsthand look at the storm damage in New Orleans, visiting one of the hardest hit areas, St. John the Baptist parish.
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Isaac path: Isaac moving north into Central U.S.
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Officials were pumping water from a reservoir to ease the pressure behind an Isaac-stressed dam in Mississippi on the Louisiana border.
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Isaac path: Isaac weakens, but flooding, rescues continue
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Isaac's rain fell almost constantly for more than a day, flooding neighborhoods in a rural part of the state and in neighboring Mississippi. Officials had to respond quickly because the waters were rising fast.
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Tropical Storm Isaac path: Stalled storm dumps rain, wind on Gulf Coast
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Isaac was downgraded to a tropical storm Wednesday afternoon, but the move comes as the violent storm continued to dump heavy rain and strong wind across the Louisiana coastline.
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Hurricane Isaac path: Louisiana, Gulf Coast remain on alert (Map)
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The Gulf Coast is bracing for what could be a direct hit from Hurricane Isaac. Keep up to date on everything with our interactive map, complete with projections, paths, news updates and social media chatter.
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Tropical Storm Isaac update: Storm to coincide with Hurricane Katrina anniversary
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Isaac may strike the same region 7 years later.
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Tropical Storm Isaac path: Louisiana, Mississippi preparing for landfall
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Hurricane and storm warnings are being posted throughout the Gulf Coast as Tropical Storm Isaac prepares to potentially strengthen and move toward land.
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Hurricane warnings issued for Louisiana, Florida Panhandle
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Hurricane warnings have been issued for an area stretching from Louisiana to the Florida Panhandle as Isaac churns toward the Gulf Coast.
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