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Pay down retirement debt now, two urge (12/02/08) The Baton Rouge Advocate

Jindal to ask Obama about FEMA money (12/02/08) The Baton Rouge Advocate

Managed health care plan unveiled for state's poor (12/02/08) Times-Picayune

Health plan law changes sought(11/25/08)

Medicaid: End abuse, improve outcomes(11/25/08) Times- Picayune

Jindal trip fuels speculation (11/22/08)Times-Picayune

Jindal's Iowa visit draws attention on national stage (11/23/08)Times-Picayune

Jindal enacts hiring freeze (11/21/08) CityBusiness

Bond Commission approves Hyatt Regency borrowing (11/20/08) CityBusiness

Push made to extend tax credit deadlines for Louisiana developers (11/17/08) CityBusiness

Louisiana Supreme Court OKs practice by foreign lawyers (11/14/08) CityBusiness

Louisiana "rainy day" fund could be tapped for shortfall (11/14/08) CityBusiness

COMMENTARY: Jefferson’s status puts 2nd District on hold (11/14/08) CityBusiness

Official: State won't demolish Big Charity (11/14/08) CityBusiness

Lawsuit: Road Home discriminates against blacks (11/12/08) CityBusiness

Louisiana launches database tracking state spending (11/12/08) CityBusiness

State seizes 19 acres along MR-GO (11/11/08) Times-Picayune

Audit rips spending by ex-chief of Citizens (11/11/08) Times-Picayune

State looks to expand Road Home program (11/11/08) CityBusiness

Louisiana higher ed chief: Reward universities for graduates (11/10/08) CityBusiness

State rebukes SDT over trash facility (11/08/08) Times-Picayune

Performance scores: Louisiana public schools get graded (11/07/08) CityBusiness

Jindal rises in GOP's next generation (11/06/08) Times-Picayune

Landrieu broadens appeal statewide (11/06/08) Times-Picayune

Campaigns stretch on to final moments (11/04/08) The Baton Rouge Advocate

Record turnout is expected across the state (11/04/08) Times-Picayune

La. sowing oil seeds with Kazakhstan (11/02/08) The Baton Rouge Advocate

State agency heads asked to help close more than $1B gap (10/31/08) CityBusiness

State: Corps should pay for long-term, new flood defenses (10/30/08) CityBusiness

Louisiana shatters record for early voting (10/29/08) CityBusiness

Governor Jindal Applauds BGA Ethics Ranking of LA as No. 5 in Nation, Up from No. 46, And Improving (10/27/08) LED BusinessWire

State 5th in watchdog group's open government rankings (10/27/08) CityBusiness

Jindal: Health care should be left to patients, doctors (10/23/08) Times-Picayune

Amendment shares oil revenue (10/22/08) Times-Picayune

Economic woes rippling toward Louisiana (10/22/08) Times-Picayune

Jindal talks of budget cuts (10/20/08)CityBusiness

Corps, state work on deal to get MRGO closed (10/16/08) CityBusiness

Recovery progress frustrates council members (10/16/08) Times-Picayune

Safe houses proposed for levee workers (10/16/08) Times-Picayune

State's new building codes worked, officials say (10/15/08) CityBusiness

Mineral Board collects $43.5M in October lease sale (10/15/08) CityBusiness

State vows to buy property needed to close MR-GO (10/15/08) Times-Picayune

Hopefuls air tax, spending, economic ideas (10/14/08) The Baton Rouge Advocate

State releases report on 2006-07 economy (10/14/08) CityBusiness

Jindal rejects bonus for state employees (10/10/08) CityBusiness

Shepherd pleads guilty in corruption case (10/10/08) CityBusiness

Ethics board resumes work (10/9/08) The Baton Rouge Advocate

Health secretary warns of deeper cuts  (10/7/08) CityBusiness

$21.5M Slidell interchange complete (10/6/08) CityBusiness

House chooses final member of La. Board of Ethics (10/6/08) Times-Picayune

John Schwegmann, Eric Skrmetta face off for PSC post (10/5/08) Times-Picayune

House chooses final member of La. Board of Ethics (10/6/08) Times-Picayune

John Schwegmann, Eric Skrmetta face off for PSC post (10/5/08) Times-Picayune

Cost of Porteous probe a mystery (10/5/08) Times-Picayune

Jindal fundraising for former colleagues (10/2/08) CityBusiness

Board in place to weigh airport's fate (10/2/08) Times-Picayune

Recovery cottages have yet to go up (10/1/08) Times-Picayune

Economists: 2009 could be tough for Louisiana's finances (9/30/08) CityBusiness

Louisiana congressional delegation comments on $700B bailout failure (9/29/08) CityBusiness

Indicted Jefferson seeks 10th term (9/29/08) Citybusiness

Race for justice has new landscape (9/29/08)Time-Picayune

Ex-nominee: Election opponent behind rejection (9/26/08) Citybusiness

Louisiana lawmakers: No need for special session (9/26/08) Citybusiness

Gustav, Ike costs for state top $500 million (9/26/08) Citybusiness

Louisiana to get aid from federal disaster package (9/25/08) CityBusiness

State officials pitch storm aid (9/24/08) Times-Picayune

Metairie lawmaker considers bill to fund sterilizations (9/23/08) CityBusiness

Jindal pitching aid request in Washington (9/23/08) CityBusiness

State Bond Commission OKs $207M for New Orleans area (9/22/08) CityBusiness

EDITORIAL: Investigating Mandeville (9/22/08)Times-Picayune 

Louisiana Supreme Court: Shepherd still suspended (9/19/08) CityBusiness

N.O. court merger case heads to appeals court (9/19/08) CityBusiness

Landrieu, Vitter ask for federal funds for Ike, Gustav recovery (9/19/08) CityBusiness

State seeks 10 years of city records (9/18/08) Times-Picayune

Jindal pledges unity in storm recovery (9/18/08) Times-Picayune

We want same as Texas, Jindal tells Bush (9/18/08) Times-Picayune

Gustav, foreign competition swamps fishing industry (9/16/08) CityBusiness

Louisiana asking Congress for recovery aid (9/16/08) CityBusiness

Hurricanes blow hope into race for 2nd District (9/16/08) Times-Picayune

State social services chief resigns (9/16/08) Times-Picayune

DSS secretary resigns over Gustav response (9/15/08) CityBusiness

Report critical of Louisiana evacuation policy (9/15/08) CityBusiness

Jindal asks Congress for recovery aid (9/15/08) CityBusiness

Sprawling Ike breaches levees, floods coastal La. (9/13/08) Times-Picayune

Gustav costs nearing $500 million (9/11/08) Times-Picayune

Utilities offer to help with bill payments (9/11/08) Times-Picayune

Gustav delays parish's property tax rolls (9/11/08) Times-Picayune

Pay 100% of Gustav costs, state asks Bush (9/10/08) Times-Picayune

State delegation asks feds to pick up Gustav tab (9/10/08) CityBusiness

IRS, state grant tax filing extensions (9/10/08)  CityBusiness

Ike plans ready, just in case (9/9/08) Times-Picayune

Jindal: Start making preparations for Ike (9/8/08) CityBusiness

Jindal takes full command in crisis (9/7/08) Times-Picayune

Fix the flow (9/7/08) Times-Picayune

Entergy restores service to 42 percent in Louisiana (9/5/08) CityBusiness

State to buy $20 million in generators for stores (9/4/08) CityBusiness

Buses arrive to transport Louisiana evacuees (9/3/08) CityBusiness

Rep. Jefferson seeks reimbursement for evacuees (9/3/08) CityBusiness

Covington mayor: Bogue Falaya River at dangerous levels (9/2/08) CityBusiness

Jindal: Bus contract problem won't slow evacuation (8/30/08) CityBusiness

2,110 inmates evacuated from Orleans jail (8/30/08) CityBusiness

4th Circuit Court cancels oral arguments (8/30/08) CityBusiness

Price recall effort begins(8/26/08) Times-Picayune

Bush aide: New Orleans is failing at recovery(8/25/08) Times-Picayune

Demos: Biden is a friend to N.O. (8/25/08) Times-Picayune

Miami planner to design village (8/6/08) Times-Picayune

Louisiana not on the radar for Obama (8/22/08) Times-Picayune

Jindal won't renew anti-discrimination order (8/21/08) CityBusiness

Early voting for Louisiana's congressional primaries begins Saturday (8/21/08) CityBusiness

Extra judge is added to state 5th Circuit (8/20/08) Times-Picayune

McCain to visit Louisiana but won't meet with Jindal (8/19/08) CityBusiness

Troy Carter: Promises a fresh perspective (8/19/08) Times-Picayune

Jindal heads to Detroit to talk to GM (8/15/08) CityBusiness

Louisiana, Navy to finalize Federal City deal (8/13/08) CityBusiness

La. poised to reap rewards of quest to tap natural gas (8/13/08) Times-Picayune

Coastal panel to make budget choices (8/13/08) Times-Picayune

Landrieu's name removed from Obama fundraiser (8/12/08) CityBusiness

Panel to nominate new ethics board members next week (8/12/08) CityBusiness

State set to declare energy emergency (8/12/08) Times-Picayune

Ethics Board cites St. Bernard businessman (7/31/08) CityBusiness

Jindal tours Carolina steel plant (7/31/08) Times-Picayune

Program readied to help home buyers (7/30/08) Times-Picayune

Jindal tries to lure steel plant (7/30/08) CityBusiness

Magistrate to weigh revoking Shepherd's bond (7/29/08) CityBusiness

Former ethics chief decries new standard (7/29/08) CityBusiness

Tax relief coming for some in state (7/24/08) Times Picayune 

Demos vow to erase state share of levee cost (7/23/08) Times-Picayune

Landrieu gives Louisiana wish list to next president (7/22/08) CityBusiness

Louisiana putting up $1.3M for N.O. conference (7/22/08) CityBusiness

McCain might pay call on Jindal  (7/22/08) Times- Picayune

Congress to turn focus to education, health care   (7/22/08) Times- Picayune

Low turnout spurs end to July elections (7/22/08) Times-Picayune

6,000 state leaders due for meeting (7/21/08) Times-Picayune

6,000 state leaders due for meeting (7/21/08) Times-Picayune

Governor presses Bush over state's levee costs (7/19/08) Times-Picayune

State to sell millions of dollars in bonds (7/19/08) Times-Picayune

Legislative summit could pump $12M into Louisiana economy  (7/18/08)  CityBusiness

Bond Commission to look at Louisiana's debt levels  (7/18/08)  CityBusiness

Levee board picks on hold for weeks (7/17/2008) Times-Picayune

Jindal's vetoes breeding 'distrust' (7/16/08) Times-Picayune

State fines Road Home contractor more than $1M (7/15/08) CityBusiness

State OKs $45M purchase of Dominion Tower, N.O. Centre (7/11/08)  CityBusiness

Landrieu, Kennedy sign up for Senate race  (7/11/08) CityBusiness

Grants given to lure retirees to La. (7/10/08) Times-Picayune

Candidates make it official as signup for races begins (7/9/08) Times-Picayune

Candidates to begin lining up for fall election today (7/9/08) Times-Picayune

Signup for office starts today (7/9/08) Times-Picayune

Jindal OKs housing program for college grads (7/8/08) CityBusiness

Utility regulators' pay raises vetoed (7/4/08) Times-Picayune

Starbucks mum on plans for N.O. stores (7/3/08) CityBusiness

3 leave levee board in protest (7/2/08) Times-Picayune

Jindal does about-face, vetoes raise (7/1/08) Times-Picayune

New ethics laws drive scores of resignations (7/1/08) Times-Picayune

Jindal vetoes legislative pay raise (6/30/08) CityBusiness

Jindal's legislative director resigns (6/30/08) Times-Picayune

Senate approves levee funding (6/27/08) Times-Picayune

3 quit state ethics board (6/26/08) CityBusiness

River pilot oversight board finally funded after 4 years (6/26/08) Times-Picayune

3 more recall petitions filed (6/25/08) CityBusiness

Jefferson awaits federal dollars (6/25/08) Times-Picayune

House OKs change for named storm deductible (6/23/08) CityBusiness

Jindal signs $300M income tax break (6/23/08) CityBusiness

Jindal sets record on laws without his signature (6/23/08) CityBusiness

Budget bill shipped to Jindal (6/22/08) Times-Picayune

Illegal immigration bills may return in next year's session (6/21/08) Times-Picayune

Congress asked for 8/29 probe (6/20/08) Times-Picayune

Guard to stay in N.O. through 2008 (6/19/08) CityBusiness

Health secretary: New LSU hospital will need state dollars (6/19/08) CityBusiness

Landrieu trying to recoup supplies FEMA gave away (6/12/08) CityBusiness

Attempt to override Jindal veto falls short (6/12/08) Times-Picayune

Castration bill limited in House (6/12/08) Times-Picayune

Jeff Parish councilman running for Congress (6/12/08) Times-Picayune

House panel expands ban on executive department contracts (6/11/08) CityBusiness

State House approves $300M tax cut (6/5/08) CityBusiness

Louisiana House approves first step to N.O. airport takeover (6/5/08) CityBusiness

State House to debate tax break bill (6/4/08) CityBusiness

Bill aimed at illegal immigration stalls in state Senate (6/3/08) CityBusiness

Insure La. grant shot down (5/29/08) TImes Picayune

Cultural districts to get tax benefits (5/27/08) Times Picayune

Jindal administration asks for budget cut reversal (5/19/08) CityBusiness

Nagin asks Jindal to keep Guard in New Orleans (5/14/08) Times-Picayune

Jindal, lawmakers push for Stelly tax elimination (5/14/08) CityBusiness

Airport proposals pass legislative hurdles in House (5/13/08) Times-Picayune

Jindal, press association at odds over public records bill (4/30/08) CityBusiness

Panel OKs Jindal-backed education bill attacked as 'voucher' (4/30/08) CityBusiness

Public comment on Jindal budget begins (4/28/08) CityBusiness

It's official: Hurricane Katrina chased out a huge chunk of N.O. voters, remaking the region's electoral landscape (4/24/08) Times Picayune

Louisiana House agrees to LRA power expansion (4/22/08) CityBusiness

Louisiana Senate panel OKs big tax cut (4/21/08) CityBusiness

State House committee OKs labor department revamp (4/17/08) CityBusiness

Proposal would make agriculture department comply with public bid law (4/9/08) CityBusiness

State Senate OKs public records law exemption for economic agency (4/9/08) CityBusiness

State AG drops predecessor's case against biotech company (4/9/08) CityBusiness

State Supreme Court chief justice touts judiciary improvements (4/9/08) CityBusiness

Jindal tries to reinstate construction spending (4/8/08) CityBusiness

Jindal admin puts new LSU hospital plan in flux (4/7/08) CityBusiness

Jindal administration rules for GO Zone program adopted (4/4/08) CityBusiness 

State streamlines FEMA reimbursement process for parishes (4/3/08) CityBusiness

Jindal reappoints adjutant general (4/3/08) Times Picayune

Jindal turns focus to worker training (4/1/08) Times Picayune

$102M computer overhaul planned for state government (3/31/08) CityBusiness

Jindal pushes lawmakers to pass 'workforce development' changes (3/31/08) CityBusiness

Jindal gets out of driver's seat (3/31/08) Times-Picayune

Legislative session starts today (3/29/08) Times-Picayune

Saving the fishers (3/29/08) Times-Picayune

Bill seeks to ID all subcontractors for Road Home (3/28/08) Times Picayune

State high court adopts ethics rules for judges  (3/27/08)

Economist: Louisiana's growing income temporary (3/27/08) CityBusiness

FEMA to reimburse Jeff Parish fire departments $542,000 (3/27/08) CityBusiness

More costly parting gifts from Blanco (3/26/08) Times Picayune

Louisiana jumps four spots in livable state rankings (3/26/08) U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis

Jindal unveils plan to aid mentally ill (3/25/08) Times-Picayune

Jindal signs bills from session (3/25/08) Times-Picayune

48 constitutional bills offered (3/22/08) Times Picayune

Bill seeks state maritime agency: Ports, trade deserve voice, Crowe says (3/18/08) Times Picayune

Jindal 'bats a thousand' at session (3/15/08) Times Picayune

House agrees to break spending cap to divvy up $1B surplus (3/12/08) CityBusiness

State education board seeks $109M increase in school funding (3/12/08) CityBusiness

Bill seeks state maritime agency (3/12/08) Times-Picayune

Nagin to lead D.C. trip for recovery needs (3/12/08) CityBusines

Cargo competition (3/10/08) CityBusiness

Council begins to take notice of port (3/9/08) The Times-Picayune

Port officials bypass ethics rule (3/9/08)The Times-Picayune

Jindal urges tax cuts, billions in spending (3/10/08) The Times-Picayune

Pastorek paycheck dwarfs other Gulf educators (3/11/08) CityBusiness

Jindal's plan to exceed spending cap advances (3/11/08) Times Picayune

Tax cuts for businesses find broad favor (3/11/08) Times Picayune

Push renewed to shift car tax to roads (3/11/08) Times Picayune

Jindal seeks tax breaks and surplus spending (3/10/08) CityBusiness

Jindal hopes session eliminates 'unfriendly business policies' (3/10/08) CityBusiness

State asks public to report hurricane debris in waterways (3/6/08) CityBusiness

State backs Edison Chouest Offshore expansion with $10M (3/6/08) CityBusiness

Jindal aims to reduce business taxes in special session (3/4/08) CityBusiness

Nagin makes pitch for state dollars (3/4/08) Times-Picayune 

Jindal may back tuition tax breaks (3/4/08) Times-Picayune 

Lawmaker wants to commemorate Katrina, Rita with holiday (3/3/08) CityBusiness

A change in image (3/3/08) Times-Picayune

Jindal's budget plan stays the course (3/1/08) Times-Picayune

Recent ethics legislation helps Louisiana's ranking (2/29/08) Times-Picayune

A triumph for reform (2/28/08) Times-Picayune

Jeff Council seeks Jindal OK for state government complex in Fat City (2/27/2008) CityBusiness

Louisiana gets OK to expand children's health insurance program (2/27/08) CityBusiness 

Pan-American Life reports $275M in 2007 revenues (2/27/08) CityBusiness 

Ethics session bolsters IG subpoena powers (2/27/08) CityBusiness

Panels reach accords on ethics changes (2/26/08) Times Picayune

Tax break on horizon for some business construction projects (2/25/08) CityBusiness

Cozy corruption should end soon (2/19/08) CityBusiness

Technical Report of the Office of State Planning Task Force (2/15/08) Office of State Planning Task Force

Senate approves trio of Jindal lobbying bills (2/15/08) CityBusiness

Levee district meeting set (2/14/08) Times-Picayune

Jindal: La. needs to stop worker exodus (2/10/08) Times-Picayune

Jindal sees chance to improve rankings (2/10/08) Times-Picayune

Pace of rental program raises questions (2/7/08) CityBusiness

Jindal's special session agenda is heavy on ethics (2/2/08) Times-Picayune

Payroll, executive staff shrinking under Jindal (2/1/08) Times-Picayune

12 candidates sign up for Louisiana congressional races (1/30/08) CityBusiness

Candidates sign up to run for Jindal's former seat (1/29/08) CityBusiness

Stimulus could aid hurricane recovery (1/18/08) Times-Picayune

Agriculture chief starts off with a bang (1/16/08) Times-Picayune

Jindal acts to speed recovery money (1/16/08) Times-Picayune

Richard Baker to leave Congress (1/16/08) Times-Picayune

Louisiana Supreme Court to hear Katrina flood claim case (1/15/08) CityBusiness

Jindal to take office as governor (1/15/08) CityBusiness

NAFTA, Farm Bill are double-trouble (1/14/08) Times-Picayune

Jindal era begins with high hopes (1/14/08) Times-Picayune

La. ranks fourth in poll on new jobs (1/12/08) Times-Picayune

Jeff Parish elected officials to take oaths of office (1/7/08) CityBusiness

Jindal names Leggett as head of environmental quality (1/4/08) CityBusiness

Year in Review story No. 3: Jindal’s gubernatorial victory fuels state optimism (1/4/08) CityBusiness

Louisiana, Ohio govs betting on BCS game (1/3/08) CityBusiness

Landrieu blasts Corps for late Cat 5 plan for Louisiana (1/2/08) CityBusiness

Transportation secretary named (12/29/07) Times-Picayune

Jindal sets up Web site to collect resumes (10/25/07) CityBusiness

State Rep. Carter denies opponent allegations (10/25/07) CityBussiness

Nagin: Shepard Allegations 'reckless'  (10/25/07) CityBussiness

Jefferson seeks to move trail from Virginia (10/16/07) Times-Picayune

Council vows tax rate rollback, Times-Picayune (8/02/07)

Jindal holds lead in donor dollars, Times-Picayune (07/24/07)

Court gets black majority district, Times-Picayune (7/07/07)

Commentary: Louisiana no longer corners corruption market, New Orleans CityBusiness (7/06/07)

Legislative term ends on recovery high note, Times-Picayune (7/03/07)

Blanco goes out with a legislative bang, Times-Picayune (6/29/07)

LRA feeds Road Home kitty, Times-Picayune (6/26/07)

N.O.'s plan for rebuilding passes muster with LRA, New Orleans CityBusiness (6/26/07)

Bills target $14B backlog in road work, New Orleans CityBusiness (6/25/07)

Money shift for Charity planned, Times-Picayune (6/25/07)

State has yet to allocate $2.5 billion, Times-Picayune (6/24/07)

Blanco, Donelon win big insurance victories, Times-Picayune (6/22/07)

Blanco says feds will give millions for new hospital, Times-Picayune (6/21/07)

Culture forum planned for La., Times-Picayune (6/20/07)

Road Home help may be hard sell, Times-Picayune (6/20/07)

House OKs bill on film credits, Times-Picayune (6/20/07)

Theater bill heads to House stage, Times-Picayune (6/20/07)

Letten, Vitter go to D.C. for crime testimony, New Orleans CityBusiness (6/19/07)

Former Bogalusa councilman running for lieutenant governor, CityBusiness (6/19/07) 

2 audits knock Road Home, Times-Picayune (6/19/07)