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September 20, 2018 at 2:19 pm

Minimum age law for Louisiana strippers still a no-go

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A federal appeals court decision means authorities in Louisiana still cannot enforce a state law setting 21 as the minimum age...

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September 18, 2018 at 2:35 pm

Lawyer: Move trial from courthouse with Confederate monument

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A legal argument has been revived in Louisiana over whether a black defendant can get a fair trial in a courthouse...

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September 11, 2018 at 11:30 am

Lawsuit over Louisiana school’s hair policy is dismissed

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Parents of two New Orleans-area school girls have dismissed their lawsuit against a Catholic school over its policy forbidding hair extensions....

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A car drives through a road as it slowly begins to flood as Tropical Storm Gordon approaches on Tuesday, Sept. 4, 2018, in Dauphin Island, Ala. Boaters are evacuating to safe harbors, and motorists are fleeing barrier islands as the Gulf Coast hustles to get ready for the storm. (AP Photo/Dan Anderson) ALDA111 ALDA111

September 3, 2018 at 11:44 pm

Tropical-force winds, rain from Gordon slam into Gulf Coast WATCH

A hurricane warning was in effect Tuesday for the entire Mississippi and Alabama coasts. The National Hurricane Center predicted a "life-threatening" storm surge along parts...

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In this Aug. 28, 2018, photo, Alex Ramirez poses in front of one of his short-term rental properties that he refurbished from a blighted state, in Mid City New Orleans. New Orleans officials are looking at the benefits and headaches of the vacation rental industry that has proliferated with the growth of online sites such as Airbnb. They’ve put a halt, for now, on approving or renewing licenses for the short-term rental of whole houses in much of the city. Some rental property owners are crying foul, saying they are being unfairly punished while contributing to the city’s vital tourism industry. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert) LAGH201 LAGH201

September 3, 2018 at 5:01 am

New Orleans looking at new regulations on short-term rentals

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The sounds of a raucous pool party drift over a privacy fence amid brightly colored cottages that have become vacation rentals...

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August 27, 2018 at 5:43 pm

Archdiocese says school’s hair extension policy rescinded

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A Catholic school official said Monday that a suburban New Orleans school has rescinded its policy forbidding hair extensions. But it...

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August 24, 2018 at 1:43 pm

6th-grader might return to school after flap over hairstyle

METAIRIE, La. (AP) — The sixth-grader who tearfully left a New Orleans area Catholic school after she was told her hair extensions violated its policy...

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August 22, 2018 at 11:18 am

House to become replica of flood-damaged home after Katrina

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — In a dynamic before-and-after project, a nonprofit organization has partially restored a home ravaged by a catastrophic rush of floodwater when...

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August 16, 2018 at 1:45 pm

Parents of LSU fraternity pledge sue after son’s death

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The parents of a Louisiana State University freshman who died of alcohol intoxication last year after an alleged fraternity hazing filed...

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August 14, 2018 at 7:29 pm

Settlement reached in state police handcuffing of black teen

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Louisiana State Police and a black Indiana man who was handcuffed and detained in New Orleans' French Quarter when he was...

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