Monroe, Louisiana News
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School bus drivers struggle to cover cost of gas
BATON ROUGE — The next time you complain about paying $40 to fill up your car, think about Calvin Latiolais and the hundreds of other school bus drivers across the state who pay about $300 to fill up a bus every three or four days.
TheNewsStar.com – Aug 12, 2008 04:00 AM [GMT] ¦ comment?
BATON ROUGE — The next time you complain about paying $40 to fill up your car, think about Calvin Latiolais and the hundreds of other school bus drivers across the state who pay about $300 to fill up a bus every three or four days.
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Area school officials stand behind give-and-take of campus safety
The deadly campus shooting spree in April 2007 that devastated Virginia Tech University forced schools across the nation to re-evaluate how safe their campuses really are.
TheNewsStar.com – Aug 11, 2008 06:00 AM [GMT] ¦ comment?
The deadly campus shooting spree in April 2007 that devastated Virginia Tech University forced schools across the nation to re-evaluate how safe their campuses really are.
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ARCO searches for new facilities for Early Intervention Program
Throughout the decades of change since its inception in 1954, ARCO — a Monroe organization that helps people with developmental disabilities — has remained a rock in the local community.
TheNewsStar.com – Aug 11, 2008 06:00 AM [GMT] ¦ comment?
Throughout the decades of change since its inception in 1954, ARCO — a Monroe organization that helps people with developmental disabilities — has remained a rock in the local community.
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ULM graduates 204 during summer commencement
The University of Louisiana at Monroe awarded diplomas to 204 students during summer commencement on Saturday in Fant-Ewing Coliseum.
TheNewsStar.com – Aug 11, 2008 05:40 AM [GMT] ¦ comment?
The University of Louisiana at Monroe awarded diplomas to 204 students during summer commencement on Saturday in Fant-Ewing Coliseum.
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State repaves path to diploma
BATON ROUGE — This year's high school freshmen are venturing into a new world of education, one that demands more of them in the next four years but offers better long-term choices.
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BATON ROUGE — This year's high school freshmen are venturing into a new world of education, one that demands more of them in the next four years but offers better long-term choices.
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Gov. Jindal is on a charm crusade
MAMOU — Packed into a small gas supply store in rural Acadiana, the grown-ups repeatedly snapped pictures while their children stood on buckets of hydraulic fluid craning for a better view. The center of attention in the standing-room-only crowd? Gov. Bobby Jindal.
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MAMOU — Packed into a small gas supply store in rural Acadiana, the grown-ups repeatedly snapped pictures while their children stood on buckets of hydraulic fluid craning for a better view. The center of attention in the standing-room-only crowd? Gov. Bobby Jindal.
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'Rich tradition' of cockfighting set to die Friday
BATON ROUGE — Gory and bucolic all at once, cockfights have drawn crowds to small-time pits and full-blown arenas in towns around Louisiana for generations. By next week, they'll be against the law. Everywhere.
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BATON ROUGE — Gory and bucolic all at once, cockfights have drawn crowds to small-time pits and full-blown arenas in towns around Louisiana for generations. By next week, they'll be against the law. Everywhere.
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New Vision yields 100 percent passage
Parents at New Vision Learning Academy were skeptical six years ago when the school instituted a three-week summer session.
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Parents at New Vision Learning Academy were skeptical six years ago when the school instituted a three-week summer session.
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Jackson Police Jury to discuss pay raise
The Jackson Parish Police Jury is scheduled to hold a public hearing and regular meeting on Monday to receive comments from the public on a proposal to raise juror compensation to $1,600 per month.
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The Jackson Parish Police Jury is scheduled to hold a public hearing and regular meeting on Monday to receive comments from the public on a proposal to raise juror compensation to $1,600 per month.
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Police: Syringes found in car
When West Monroe police pulled over a white SUV early Sunday morning, the driver's nervous behavior prompted an officer to search the vehicle, and three varieties of drugs and two syringes were found.
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When West Monroe police pulled over a white SUV early Sunday morning, the driver's nervous behavior prompted an officer to search the vehicle, and three varieties of drugs and two syringes were found.
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