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Louisiana Farmers chemicals in fertilizer stolen by addicts?
Anhydrous ammonia, a common farm fertilizer, has increasingly been the target
of thieves who want to use it to manufacture the illegal drug methamphetamine,
commonly called "crystal meth."
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Many in La. still
living in poverty
Census data put state among worst
06/05/02 By Matt Scallan
Staff writer/The
Times-Picayune
- Income rose and poverty dropped at faster rates in the 1990s in Louisiana
than in the nation as a whole, but the state remains near the bottom of the
country's economic ladder, according to data released by the U.S. Census
Bureau. With 19.6 percent of Louisiana residents living in poverty, only
Mississippi has a higher poverty rate, 19.9 percent. In the United States,
12.4 percent of the population lives in poverty, according to the Census
Bureau, which released the first nationwide information derived from the
long-form census questionnaire sent to one in six households in April 2000.
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New Orleans Brothel getting National Media
Wildlife Reserve brings lots of conflict for Governor Foster |
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Cravens said that Landrieu is out of touch with constituents.
State lawmaker takes jab at Landrieu
WASHINGTON -- As Sen. Mary Landrieu, D-La., begins running campaign ads today
responding to weeks of Republican attacks, she also must contend with rumbling
in her own party as two prominent African-American state senators have
questioned her outreach to them and their constituents. |
Man rebooked in
traffic death
5/31/02
From Times-Picayune staff reports
- A Terrytown man has been rerebooked with vehicular homicide
after tests showed alcohol was involved in a French Quarter accident that
killed a pregnant Seattle tourist Sunday night, New Orleans police said.
Malachi Garrett, 22, was first booked with negligent homicide and third-degree
feticide after the death of Frankie Andrews, 30, at Iberville and Burgundy
streets.
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State Gets Mega Bucks for West Nile....3.4 million bucks, buys heck of allot of
"Off" |
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Gambling
will be around for awhile, professor says
Gambling is no longer a "sin or a vice" but an accepted form of American
entertainment that will continue to grow until another wave of scandals stymies
it, a noted researcher on gambling told lawmakers from across the South on
Saturday. |
