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State sales tax holiday expected to bump sales

Retailers are hoping for a weekend revenue bump thanks to the 4% state sales...

News roundup: Truck driving schools see increase in applicants … Factory orders unexpectedly increase in June

You've got a job my friend: Truck driving schools are seeing dramatic increases in...

Football Network announces revitalization plan

The Football Network, which shut down its Baton Rouge operations several years ago, says...

H earnings plunge in second quarter

H&E Equipment Services reported a 98% drop in second-quarter profits, as the Baton Rouge-based...

Chesapeake CEO expects rig counts, natural gas prices to increase

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) β€” Chesapeake Energy Corp. CEO Aubrey McClendon expects natural gas rig...

Clinton police juror indicted

CLINTON β€” An East Feliciana Parish grand jury has indicted Police Juror Edward...
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Iberia Parish eyes speed vans

NEW IBERIA β€” Iberia Parish could become the latest area in Louisiana where...

A regional cancer center is coming to Slidell

The Northshore will have its own regional cancer center next fall. Slidell Memorial Hospital...

Northshore business owners get their own networking site

Northshore business owners now have their very own version of Facebook. Peak Automotive owners...

Suicides hit a record high in St. Tammany

Middle-aged white men are killing themselves in record numbers in St. Tammany Parish. Five...