Selling Schemes Often Are Bogus
An editor’s note previews a series on how the Better Business Bureau protects the public. It cautions about rackets including referral selling and bogus convention solicitations, recounting a Calgary fraud case and urging readers to report suspicious offers to the BBB or postal inspectors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Better Business Bureau
Ouachita Parish
Shreveport
R. A
Bob
Booth
Calgary
Canada
Calgary Better Business Bureau
Calgary Chamber of Commerce
Royal Canadian Mounted Police
Weather focused on Monroe readings and regional outlook
Partly cloudy through Saturday with scattered thundershowers mainly in the afternoon. Highs 84 to 88, lows 62 to 66 tonight. Winds 5 to 15 MPH, rain chances 20 percent in afternoons. Drier, cooler air moves in across the mid-South with limited rainfall forecast for Saturday. Tornado incidents reported northwest of Vicksburg and near Greenwood caused property damage but no serious injuries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louisiana
Arkansas
Mississippi
mid-South
Tennessee River
Tennessee
Tupelo
Greenville
Vicksburg
Greenwood
Missouri Tree
Louisiana Delta
Jackson
Oklahoma
Mid- South
Dakin reports tense session as House fights over budget power
Louisiana House battles over budget control with Rep Branton pushing a plan to let eight districts pick a budget committee, while Speaker Delany warns of overload and members trade sharp exchanges over influence and constitutional limits. Senate actions include river pilot fee changes and a stalled 99 year lakefront lease.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milo Dakin
News-Star
Baton Rouge
Franklin
Lantz Womack
Vail Delany
Parey Branton
Legislative Budget Committee
Webster
Jamar Adcock
Monroe
Algie Brown
Caddo
Branton
Sam Jones
Shreveport
Joe Keogh
Delany
House
Ford Stinson
Bossier
Spencer Todd
St. Mary
Senate
C. C. Aycock
Senate Finance Committee
McKeithen
G. R. Lee
Alexandria
A. C. Clemons
Jennings
Lee
Louisiana Science Foundation
New Orleans
Edward Lebreton
Orleans
Orleans Levee Board
LSU Board of Supervisors
Also Mentioned on This Page
Dere
U.S. Weather Bureau
Plateau
Gulf Coast
Atlantic Coast
Lower Lakes
Plains
Mississippi Valley
ROVER
Thoman Motors
Louisville
Pine West
Savings Associatio
Catalpa
DeSiard
Pbranton
Lake Providence
House Action
Cory
Don Glasscock
Richmond Et
Moore
Gyal
EL Rey
RCA Victor
Henry
Victor Deale
CABOT
Henry’s
RCA
North 18Th St
Arkansas Ave
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!