Legislature approves LSU stadium funding amid wider capital outlay
Five million dollars to finish LSU Tiger Stadium joins an $11 million rise in the capital outlay plan. Other adds include $1.7 million for Confederate Memorial Medical Center renovations and $1.7 million more for Shreveport charity hospital bids.
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LSU Tiger
LSU Board of Supervisors
Baton Rouge Stadium
Camille Gravel
Edwin Edwards
Martin Woodin
LSU
Baton Rouge
Wild Life and Fisheries Commission
Burton Angelle
WLF
Kevin Reilly
Louisiana Bicentennial funds approved for nine area projects
Executive committee of the Louisiana Bicentennial Commission in Baton Rouge approved funding totaling 25 000 for nine area programs in North Delta Ouachita Valley projects. Included are Cheniere Lake Trail Farmerville Park Tensas Parish Educational project D A R tomb restoration and more. The panel also backed a Fort Miro microfilm research effort with 7655 funds to be run via the Louisiana Library System.
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LSU Baton Rouge
Louisiana
The
Trails Advisory Council
Independence
Tangipahoa Parish
Reilly
Edwin Edwards
Baton Rouge
Mac Ward
Monroe
Ada Gruber
West Monroe
Yvonne Hightower
Floyd Allen
Ward
Ouachita Valley
Tensas Parish
Tennell
Rayville Little Creek
West Carroll
Louisiana Library System
Fort Miro
Bicentennial Commission
Russ Williams
Northeast Louisiana University
City of
North Louisiana Archeological Society
City Receives Two Health Units for Monroe
Monroe has two family health units to offer free health services and counseling to poor residents. Units were received this week but placement awaits Ouachita Parish Council of Governments approval. Transportation costs are about 2400 and court action could be needed if funding is not resolved.
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Monroe
Ouachita Parish
Family Health Foundation
Troy
West Monroe
Preliminary Winners Named In Miss Louisiana Pageant
The Miss Louisiana Pageant preliminaries award talent and swimsuit honors to central Louisiana and Gulf Coast contestants. Donna Holt Miss Louisiana College won talent with My Tribute to God while Robyn Denise Sanders Miss Contraband Lake Charles won swimsuit. Both receive trophies and $100 scholarships. Competition resumes tonight at 8 at Monroe Civic Center with listed divisions and contestants.
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Lee Young
Central
Louisiana
Gulf Coast
Louisiana College
Donna Holt
Tioga
Rapides Parish
God
Robyn Denise Sanders
Lake Charles
Winnfield
Monroe Jaycees
Miss Louisiana Scholarship Foundation
Carol Smitherman
Becky Wilson
Louisiana Watermelon
Terry Jean Dixon
St. Bernard Parish
Sharon Rains
Sabine Parish
Jean Petersen
Claiborne Parish
Robyn Sanders
Alyce Hannah
St. Tammany Parish
Bonnie Outlaw
Northwestern University
Lin Kistler
Benefit Sale Aims to Support Dixie Youth Baseball
A ceramic cake and mug sale will be held today at McLemore Shopping Center West Monroe. Proceeds go to Dixie Youth Baseball, organized by Sue Roy, captain for Louisiana Power and Light Co. The event takes place at Crosley and Cypress Streets.
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Dixie Youth Baseball
West Monroe
Sue Roy
Louisiana Power and Light Co
McLemore
Crosley and
Cypress Streets
West
Monroe
Legislature Approves Full Time Board of Pardons
The Senate passed a bill creating a full time professional Board of Pardons with governor appointment and Senate confirmation. Sen. W. D. Brown of Monroe led the measure amid debate over costs, meeting frequency, and qualifications. Sen. Harold Montgomery criticized the move as dangerous and urged a constitutional amendment. The board would review pardons and involve district attorneys in the process.
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News-Star Capital ‘Bureau
Baton Rouge
Senate
North Louisiana
Sen
Harold Montgomery
Dayline
W. D
Billy” Brown
Monroe
New Orleans
Senate to probe several million deficit spending by agencies
Louisiana Senate Finance Committee approved a 10 million deficit appropriation to bail out 17 agencies overspending against appropriations. Investigators will target eight agencies that lacked prior debt approval as Senate leaders vow accountability and possible terminations. The panel plans to convene in August with a subcommittee to begin work.
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Baton Rouge
Legislative Budget Committee
Senate
Senate Finance Committee
Finance Committee
Sen. B. B
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Tion
Villa Feliciana Geriatric Hospital
Jackson
Houma
Terrebonne Parish
Lake Charles Charity Hospital
McNeese University
Cheniere Lake
Farmerville Bicentennial Park
Carolyn Marquardt
Richfield
Minn
Paul Stewart
St. Cloud
Stewart
Upper Midwest
Belfast
Northern Ireland
Miss Sanders
Garland H. Sanders
Patricia Stevens College
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Ben F. Holt
Sara E. Hampton
Pratt, Kan
Vance Cline Jr
Greenville, S.C
Jo Ann Dalespen
Aurora, Ill
W. Jerry Smith
Jackson, Tenn
Duke Tucker
Greer, S.C
Monroe Civic Center
Karen Miller
Robin Haley
Delta Queen
Angela Rodgers
Soya
Gaye Brown
Beauregard Parish
Cynthia Prevost
West Carroll Parish
Donna Carlton
Ponchatoula
Kelly Lee Ratzliff
Sherri Jones
Terry McCrary
Livingston Parish
Vicki Belser
Queen of the Pines
Diane Campbell
LaBelle McNeese
Anne Tietje
Sweetie Gandolini
Kenner
Candy Crocker
Hammond
Lisa Soloman
Louisiana Stockshow
CAR and Driver
Volvo
Stan Bagwell
Louisville Ave
Bakers' Son
Orchard Rowland Road
Swarts Rd
Don’s
Don Brinson
Brown
Hickey
House
Carl Bauer
Franklin
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K. D. Kilpatrick
Ruston
Joseph Tiemann
Metairie
A Mary's Flower Shop
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Twin City Mall
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