Jury's award tossed in suit over doctor's drug use
NEW ORLEANS (AP) -- A Louisiana hospital wasn't obligated to notify a doctor's new employer that he had been fired for practicing while under the influence of narcotics, a federal appeals court ruled this week, tossing out a multimillion dollar verdict....
La. standardized school tests a mixed bag
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) -- Figures released today show that the youngest students taking Louisiana's standardized tests did worse in three out of four subjects than they did last year....
Income projection boosted by $824 million for La.
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) -- Louisiana's income estimates were boosted Friday by $824 million, giving the state another windfall that will feed into an ongoing legislative debate about whether to cut income taxes and by how much....
BR Coke bottling plant to expand
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) -- A Baton Rouge-based Coca-Cola bottling plant is expanding and adding 113 jobs....
Valero selling Krotz Springs refinery to Alan USA
KROTZ SPRINGS, La. (AP) -- Valero Energy Corp. will sell its 85,000-barrel-per-day refinery in Krotz Springs for $333 million to Alon USA Energy Inc., an independent oil company based in Dallas....
Upgrades planned at Fort Polk
FORT POLK, La. (AP) -- The Army will spend $166 million to upgrade barracks at Fort Polk, members of Louisiana's congressional delegation said....
Consultants hired after arrests involving school for deaf
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) -- State education officials have chosen three consultants to recommend changes at the Louisiana School for the Deaf following the arrests on indecent behavior charges of five people connected to the school....
Marijuana cultivated in abandoned car
ALEXANDRIA, La. (AP) -- An investigation into possible drug activity in an Alexandria neighborhood led city police to an abandoned car with 53 marijuana plants growing in it....
