WGNO - Sat Nov 14
A Louisiana man has pleaded guilty to a charge he fraudulently received more than $119,000 in federal grant money after Hurricane Katrina.
Louisiana Man Pleads Guilty to Defrauding Road Home ProgramFederal Bureau of Investigation - Fri Nov 13
THOMAS G. STEELE, age 62, a resident of Belle Chasse, Louisiana, pled guilty in federal court today before U.S. District Judge Kurt D. Engelhardt to one count of making false statements to a federal agency in connection with a Louisiana Road Home Program application, announced U.S. Attorney Jim Letten.
St. Pierre pleads innocentTimes-Picayune - Fri Nov 13
Former City Hall technology vendor Mark St. Pierre pleaded innocent Thursday in federal court to charges that he participated in an elaborate kickback scheme to defraud taxpayers.
Mark St. Pierre pleads innocent in federal corruption case; see videoNOLA.com - Thu Nov 12
Escorted by his attorney Edward Castaing, Jr., Mark St. Pierre, center, and his wife Stacey, enter the Hale Boggs Federal Building to be arraigned at U.S. District Court on Thursday.
Ida Skirts Louisiana Coast, Makes Landfall In Ala.WDSU.com - Tue Nov 10
Weather-hardened Gulf Coast residents refused to retreat from a steadily weakening rare late-season tropical storm that crept toward shore Tuesday, bringing heavy rain, stiff winds and some flooding.
Plaquemines Parish opens shelter, sees flooding near coastNOLA.com - Mon Nov 09
Even before a volunteer evacuation of Plaquemines Parish went into effect this morning, officials had already fielded a dozen requests for rides to the parish's storm shelter for Ida, according to Parish President Billy Nungesser.
Ida Weakens To Tropical Storm; Track Shifts WestWDSU.com - Mon Nov 09
A weakened Ida moved through the Gulf of Mexico early Monday, forecast to skirt the mouth of the Mississippi River before making landfall somewhere on the Mississippi or Alabama on Tuesday.
Hurricane Ida school closings and evacuationsNOLA.com - Sun Nov 08
RECOVERY SCHOOL DISTRICT schools and the central office will be closed. Operations and security personnel will report the the district's Welcome School at 2239 Poydras Ave.
Plaquemines, Lafourche Parish Schools Closed On MondayThenew995fm.com - Sun Nov 08
Public schools will be closed Monday in both Plaquemines and Lafourche Parishes along with the 17th Judicial District Court system.
Lafourche, Plaquemines Parishes Close Schools MondayTheNewOrleansChannel - Sun Nov 08
As Hurricane Ida makes it way through the Gulf of Mexico, some area schools have decided to close Monday.
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