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NEW PHOTO GALLERIES: 2010 Komen Race for the Cure, 4-H Achievement Day, and La. Classics Track Meet

Mar 20, 2010 7:17 pm

Click the links at right to see photos.

Rita evacuee ordered to stand trial

Mar 20, 2010 4:48 pm

LAFAYETTE, La. (AP) ? An evacuee from Hurricane Rita has been ruled competent to stand trial for the stabbing death of her sister.

GUEST COLUMN: Putting faces to the people at the IRS

Mar 20, 2010 10:05 am

On Feb. 18, a small plane was intentionally crashed into an office building in Austin, Texas, where almost 200 Internatl Revenue Service employees work. This wanton act of violence took the life of Ve...

Letters to the Editor

Mar 20, 2010 10:03 am

With a recent decision, the U.S. Supreme Court has effectively made it easy for the well-to-do to control the laws, giving corporations the right to give millions to candidates.

EDITORIAL: Census counts for La., Lafayette

Mar 20, 2010 10:02 am

Was the census worth a $2.5 million spot during the Super Bowl? Surely, you might think, the commercial that aired in one of network TV's priciest ad slots is just another example of taxpayer-funded f...

Work in progress

Mar 20, 2010 7:07 am

"ork is steadily progressing on the Acadiana Center for the Arts' expansion project on Vermilion Street.

Storage facility loans available to farmers

Mar 20, 2010 4:00 am

Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced recently that changes to the Farm Storage Facility Loan program have been implemented in accordance with the 2008 Farm Bill, which will allow producers of e...

Local News from The Shreveport Times via Yahoo! News

Stroller: Saturday, March 20, 2010

Mar 20, 2010 7:03 am

Celebrating a birthday today: SIMONE' TONEAH WOODS, 8, daughter of NICOLE SOUBLET and TONY WOODS, of Shreveport. ... SANETTA SMITH, of Shreveport. ... RICHARD STEWART, of Shreveport. ... COLE MORGAN C...

Region briefs: Bake sale fundraiser today

Mar 20, 2010 7:03 am

Yogie and Friends Exotic Cat Sanctuary will hold its semi-annual bake sale and fundraiser from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. today at Petco, 6596 Youree Drive.

Community briefly: HIV/AIDS awareness luncheon set

Mar 20, 2010 7:03 am

The Learning Haven Community Learning Center will have its "Circle of Love" HIV/AIDS Awareness Prayer Luncheon for Women from 2 to 4 p.m. Sunday at the center, 2604 Hillcrest Ave. in Shrevep...

Airline student to compete in BioGENEius Challenge

Mar 20, 2010 7:02 am

Stephanie Axelson is one of more than a dozen high school students from the United States, Canada and Western Australia being recognized for her work in biotechnology.

Local celebs encourage SUSLA students

Mar 20, 2010 7:02 am

Terrance "DJ Bay Bay" Stewart, Chris "Hurricane Chris" Dooley Jr. and local disc jockey Jabber Jaws were just a few of the local celebrities who came to SUSLA to encourage students...

Pay raises suspended for state workers

Mar 20, 2010 7:02 am

Annual pay raises for most state government workers were suspended Friday for the upcoming fiscal year as Louisiana grapples with hefty budget shortfalls and agencies continue to face spending cuts.

Bossier gets millions in stimulus funds

Mar 20, 2010 7:01 am

The Bossier Parish government is set to receive nearly $30 million in ultra-low loans thanks to President Obama's stimulus package.

Actions freeze pay for all state workers

Mar 19, 2010 5:46 pm

BATON ROUGE Gov. Bobby Jindal has issued an executive order putting an immediate freeze on unclassified employees' raises.

Ex-Southern dean sues university

Mar 19, 2010 12:31 pm

Former Southern University Dean Damien Ejigiri is suing the university for discrimination and for wrongful "demotion" and reduction in pay.

Lafayette seeks grants for Web access

Mar 19, 2010 12:16 pm

Lafayette Consolidated Government has applied for about $9.2 million in federal grant money for projects that would give more residents better Internet access.

Local News from WAFB Baton Rouge via Yahoo! News

How can I make my at home dry cleaning look as good as a professional would?

Mar 20, 2010 7:27 pm

To save money on dry cleaning, I've started to wash and iron some of our clothes. How can I make them look as good as a professional would?

Rita evacuee ordered to stand trial

Mar 20, 2010 5:42 pm

An evacuee from Hurricane Rita has been ruled competent to stand trial for the stabbing death of her sister.

Va. Tech police say threats do not pose danger

Mar 20, 2010 5:27 pm

Virginia Tech police are saying that a person sending threatening e-mails and Internet posts is not a danger to the university's campus.

Thousands expected in DC for anti-war protest

Mar 20, 2010 4:42 pm

Organizers say thousands of people are headed to the nation's capital to protest on the seventh anniversary of the invasion of Iraq.

Get ready for Twitter everywhere er, @Anywhere

Mar 20, 2010 3:13 pm

Twitter's @Anywhere will let sites embed Twitter functionality right on their site... so the service will be even more inescapable.

Rapides Parish jailer booked in cruelty case

Mar 20, 2010 3:12 pm

A Rapides Parish sheriff's correctional officer has been charged with cruelty to juveniles after a child was found with "marks and bruises."

Top 10 Coolest Bounty Hunters on Film

Mar 20, 2010 1:12 pm

This Friday marked the release of The Bounty Hunter, but there are far cooler big screen bounty hunters to spend time with than a softened up version of Leonidis.

Two new tax benefits aid employers who hire unemployed workers

Mar 20, 2010 3:42 am

Two new tax benefits are now available to employers hiring workers who were previously unemployed or only working part time. These provisions are part of the Hiring Incentives to Restore Employment (H...

Former Livingston Parish sheriff laid to rest

Mar 20, 2010 1:43 am

To many in Livingston Parish, Graves was responsible for helping shape their communities. Graves became sheriff in 1956 and served five terms. Those who knew him said he will be dearly missed.

BR officer fired over fight outside bar

Mar 20, 2010 1:42 am

A Baton Rouge police officer was fired after police said he got into a fight outside of a popular Baton Rouge bar last year.A police spokesman said he was let go after an internal investigation of the...