January 25, 2010
Louisiana
By BOB ANDERSON @ Florida Parishes bureau @ The Advocate LIVINGSTON — A weak second half of 2009 wiped out the year’s strong start in Livingston Parish and left sales tax revenue collections below those of 2008, records show. Collections by local government dropped 14.5 percent in November and 7.3 percent in December, compared to [...]
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January 22, 2010
Katrina Recovery
By Mark Schleifstein, The Times-Picayune In a letter filled with citations of peer-reviewed scientific studies, 32 scientists — including many working on the state’s coastal restoration efforts — told Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal that there’s a direct link between the rising sea levels eroding the state’s coastline and greenhouse gases produced by the state’s industries.“We believe that the scientific [...]
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