News Headlines for Alto, Louisiana

Louisiana Lions Eye Bank celebrates expansion (The Shreveport Times)
The Louisiana Lions Eye Bank recently celebrated its growth over 27 years with a ceremonial ribbon cutting featuring Executive Director Paula Bennett and staff members.

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Retiring analyst discusses how a divided Louisiana holds (The News-Star)
NEW ORLEANS — When Ed Renwick came to Louisiana to research his doctoral dissertation on the Long dynasty, his intention was to stay for a year. That was in 1967.

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Louisiana lawmakers report income (The Biloxi Sun Herald)
Louisiana lawmakers have filed their required 2007 financial disclosure forms, the last time they report income from just two sectors: governments and gambling interests.

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Louisiana lawmakers report gambling income, contracts with government (WWL-TV, Channel 4 New Orleans)
BATON ROUGE -- Louisiana lawmakers have filed their required 2007 financial disclosure forms. And it's the last time they report income from just two sectors -- government and gambling interests.

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Louisiana woman charged with prostitution in Iowa City (The Gazette)
CORALVILLE and#8212; A Louisiana woman allegedly offered to perform a sex act on a man for $40 then struck him when he refused, according to police reports.Dinora Santa Maria Wilson, 41, of Kenner, La., was charged with prostitution, an aggravated misdemeanor. She was taken to the Johnson County Jail and is held on a $5,000 cash bond. She faces up to two years in prison.Wilson allegedly knocked ...

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Essence Festival wraps up in New Orleans (AP via Yahoo! News)
The Essence Music Festival wraps up its 14th year with musical performances Sunday in the Louisiana Superdome, headlined by Grammy Award-winner Mary J. Blige and comedian Chris Rock but that was not the only draw for thousands of festival goers.

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Louisiana Lottery results for Saturday (KRIS-TV Corpus Christi)
BATON ROUGE, La. -- Here are the winning numbers selected Saturday in the Louisiana Lottery: Pick 3 3-5-1 (three, five, one)

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Louisiana lawmakers report gambling income, contracts with government (KPLC Lake Charles)
Associated Press - July 5, 2008 4:44 PM ET BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) - Louisiana lawmakers have filed their required 2007 financial disclosure forms.

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Essence Festival wraps up in New Orleans (NPR)
NEW ORLEANS July 6, 2008, 09:23 pm ET · The Essence Music Festival wraps up its 14th year with musical performances Sunday in the Louisiana Superdome, headlined by Grammy Award-winner Mary J. Blige and comedian Chris Rock but that was not the only draw for thousands of festival goers.

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Louisiana often leads U.S. oil spill list (The Advocate)
More than 25,000 barrels of crude oil spilled from the Murphy Oil refinery in Meraux during Hurricane Katrina in 2005. The oil spilled into nearby canals, streets and residential areas.

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