Christian Coalition seeks Supreme Court to overturn school worship ban
Louisiana Christian Coalition says churches should be allowed to use school buildings for evening or weekend services and will urge the Supreme Court to overturn a ban. The U S Court of Appeals ruled the St Tammany Parish School Board may bar worship and religious instruction in school buildings, a decision the coalition calls chilling to religious citizens.
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Christian Coalition
U.S. Supreme Court
Louisiana Christian Coalition
High Court
Sth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
St. Tammany Parish
John Hogue III
Shooting Outside Beach High Injures Two Teens in Savannah
Police arrest 19 year old Darrell Ingram for murder and two counts of aggravated assault after a late Friday shooting near Beach High School as students left a dance honoring the girls basketball team. A teen died and two other youths were wounded, one critically.
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Savannah
Beach High School
Darrell Ingram
Ingram
Bucky Burnsed
Lady Bulldogs
Methane blast at Barakova mine kills 66 in Ukraine
A methane explosion hit Barakova coal mine in Krasnodon eastern Ukraine trapping workers and killing at least 66 of 297 miners present. Emergency officials said 27 rescue units worked to reach survivors as 200 miners escaped. In China an unlicensed firecracker factory blast near Pingxiang killed 33 and injured 10.
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Kiev
Ukraine
Soviet Republic
Barakova
Krasnodon
East
China
Beijing
Pingxiang City
Xinhua
Lottery draws listed with unofficial results
Megia:) released Powerball numbers 2 11 23 28 31 with Powerball 39 Lotto numbers 5 12 15 16 19 26 and Cash Quest numbers 7 12 28 41. These results are unofficial and tickets should be held for verification.
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Lotto
Obituaries Obits for Ore M An Oh Vast Tony Distefano and Evelyn Fendlason Jones
Ore M An Oh Vast Tony Distefano, 87, of Independence, and Evelyn Marie Fendlason Jones, 78, of Amite, are listed in the obituary page. Details and dates available on 2A.
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Tony Distefano
Independence
Evelyn Marie Fendlason Jones
Amite
State to temporarily sell oil to lock in higher price
Louisiana moves to authorize the Foster administration and legislative leaders to sell in oil futures or put options. The plan aims to add up to 20 million dollars for the current year by boosting the 12 month oil price average, offsetting cuts in Medicaid funding for rural hospitals and nursing homes. An oversight panel will decide on market action and timing.
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Ellington
D-Winnsboro
OPEC
Joint Legislative Budget Committee
House
Senate
House Appropriations Committee
Senate Finance Committee
Census workers go door to door in Tangipahoa parishes
Census forms are being delivered and collected in Tangipahoa and St. Helena parishes as the 2000 census deadline nears. Recruiting staff explain forms, timing, and privacy protections while noting long and short forms, language options, and that millions will be hired for door to door work.
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Tangipahoa
St. Helena
U.S
House of Representatives
Colleen Scott
U.S. Census Department
Tor
Census Bureau
Water Diversion Aims To Boost Louisiana Crawfish Crop
Federal engineers opened the Old River Control Structure to divert Mississippi River water into the Atchafalaya to alleviate drought and salt intrusion hurting crawfish. The weir will stay open about two weeks, but officials warn heavy rain is needed for a real recovery.
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New Orleans
Mississippi River
Atchafalaya River
Louisiana
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Mississippi
Atchafalaya
Corps of Engineers
John Hall
Hall
Tangipahoa 911 to add 85 cent cell charges
Tangipahoa Parish 911 will begin collecting 85 cents per month from cell phones to fund call back and locator services. The charge follows landline rates and aims to support expanding emergency services as cellular calls rise, with an expected parish revenue of about 240000 for the year.
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AMITE
Tangipahoa Parish
Deidre Lyons
Parish
Lyons
Federal Communications Commission
Louisiana
BellSouth
Nextel Centennial
Suncom
Primeco
Parish 911
911 Board
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