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- Acadiana - Louisiana
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Area Info
The State of Louisiana is a state located in the southern region of the United States of America. The capital of Louisiana is Baton Rouge and the most populous city is New Orleans based on March 2007 population data of 255,000 people. The largest parish by population is Jefferson Parish and largest by land area is Terrebonne Parish (Louisiana is the only state that has parishes instead of counties). The New Orleans metropolitan area is Louisiana's largest metro area.
Articles
Local News for Lafayette, Louisiana from theadvertiser.com
Juvenile allegedly shoots BB gun at school bus
Feb 9, 2012 11:22 pm
According to KATC, there were reports of shots fired at a school bus this afternoon in Washington.
La. school takes down students' Obama images
Feb 9, 2012 10:23 pm
NEW ORLEANS (AP) ? A suburban New Orleans middle school has taken down a display of students' political cartoons after several parents complained about images of President Barack Obama, including one ...
Miss. lawmaker: 'Gulf of America' bill was a joke
Feb 9, 2012 9:06 pm
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) ? All the people outraged about the Mississippi bill to rename the Gulf of Mexico as the "Gulf of America" have missed its satirical intent, the sponsor said Thursday.
Highlights from Gov. Jindal's budget proposal
Feb 9, 2012 7:15 pm
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) ? Lawmakers got their first look Thursday at Gov. Bobby Jindal's $25.5 billion budget proposal for the new year that begins July 1. Among the items proposed:
Acadiana Delegation fighting to protect UMC, considering legislative solutions
Feb 9, 2012 6:36 pm
Members of the Acadiana Delegation in the state legislature have released a list of demands they hope will help ease the pain of budget cuts to the University Medical Center in Lafayette.
UL, Drexel University partnering for high-tech research hub
Feb 9, 2012 6:35 pm
The University of Louisiana at Lafayette and Drexel University in Philadelphia, Pa. are partnering to create high-tech research hub.
Insurer offers $80M to settle class-action lawsuit
Feb 9, 2012 6:07 pm
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) ? Louisiana's property insurer of last resort has offered to settle a dispute over slow handling of hurricane claims from 2005 for up to $80 million, with no more than $25 millio...
10 states get education waivers from NCLB requirements
Feb 9, 2012 6:02 pm
WASHINGTON ? President Barack Obama on Thursday will free 10 states from the strict and sweeping requirements of the No Child Left Behind education law in exchange for promises to improve the way scho...
Three Acadiana sites featured on literary app
Feb 9, 2012 5:13 pm
Three Acadiana sites are among the more than 130 locations featured in Deep South Magazine's new Southern Literary Trail App.
Rumors of mass expulsions at Northside untrue
Feb 9, 2012 4:55 pm
The numerous rumors that the new administration at Northside High have been removing students from the school at an alarming rate have proven to be untrue.
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