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Inside The FAFSA Fraud Economy: Stolen Identities, Social Media & Lost Millions
Forbes
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List: Most expensive homes in New Orleans ranked by price
FOX 8 - Louisiana
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August 25, 2025
NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - Stacker compiled a list of the most expensive homes in New Orleans listed for sale on realtor.com . Homes are ranked by price with ties broken by price per square foot. #30. 4626 St Charles Ave, New Orleans Price: $2,365,000 6...
Katrina archives: Live blog shows how hurricane hit New Orleans hour by hour
Nola - Louisiana
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This live blog was originally published Aug. 29, 2005, and updated as Hurricane Katrina hit New Orleans. It is part of The Times-Picayune's Pulitzer-winning coverage of Katrina and is being republished for the 20th anniversary of the storm....
Canadian Investment Regulatory Organization Trade Resumption - UCU
Investing News Network
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August 26, 2025
Critical markers for success, such as streamlined inbound and outbound freight, ample supply and proximity of chemicals and reagents, attractive energy costs, the robustness of labor pools, room for ramp-up and production expansion and community...
Meta’s $10B AI Data Center in Louisiana Fuels Jobs and Emissions Debate
WebProNews
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August 26, 2025
In the quiet expanse of northeastern Louisiana, where farmland once dominated the horizon, Meta Platforms Inc. is transforming a 2,000-acre site into what could become one of the world’s largest hubs for artificial intelligence computing. The...
2une In Previews: Plan Baton Rouge III community survey
WBRZ ABC 2 - Louisiana
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August 25, 2025
BATON ROUGE — Plan Baton Rouge III is the culmination of a 27-year project aimed at reviving downtown Baton Rouge, Baton Rouge Area Foundation's Eric Dexter said Monday on 2une In. "Over 20 or so years, we've had nearly $3 billion in investments,...
20 years after Hurricane Katrina, Louisiana loses $720M in disaster preparedness funding
WRKF - Louisiana
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August 26, 2025
Research shows climate change intensified Hurricane Katrina, and 20 years later, scientists say hurricanes are growing even stronger due to climate change. Five years ago, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) started the Building...
Katrina archives: The life stories behind the storm victims in New Orleans
Nola - Louisiana
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This story was originally published Nov. 27, 2005. It is being republished for the 20th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina as part of The Times-Picayune's Pulitzer-winning coverage. Susie Joseph Sparks, 1959-2005 Edward Sparks Jr., 1992-2005...
Louisiana Illuminator: EPA takes over hazardous material cleanup after Tangipahoa industrial fire
Magnolia Reporter - Arkansas
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AMITE — Firefighters were close to extinguishing a fire Monday evening, August 25, 2025 that’s been burning since Friday’s explosion at a petroleum products plant in Tangipahoa Parish. Emergency responders are now focused on containing and...
How Hurricane Katrina forever changed 3 New Orleans educators
WJCL TV - Georgia
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August 25, 2025
Twenty years ago, Hurricane Katrina changed the face of education in New Orleans forever. The school system was utterly destroyed and then utterly transformed, becoming the first and only all-charter school district in the country.Related video...
Mississippi Homeowner Receives Grant for Storm-Resistant Roof from FHLB Dallas and RiverHills Bank
Voice of Alexandria - Minnesota
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VICKSBURG, Miss.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug 26, 2025-- Edith Franklin, a resident of a 106-year-old home, now has a new FORTIFIED-designated roof to protect her and her husband from severe weather. The roof, installed using a $14,959 grant from the...
20 years after Katrina, New Orleans East still demands its future
KMBZ - Kansas
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August 25, 2025
Twenty years after Hurricane Katrina, many neighborhoods in Louisiana and Mississippi have fully recovered or even rebuilt better; but others still struggle to come back, and may never be what they once were. The fight continues in New Orleans...
Here’s how residents have been impacted by latest Louisiana tax changes, new study reveals
The Shreveport-Bossier City Advocate - Louisiana
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They hired him again this summer to look at the impact to taxpayers of changes that were eventually approved. Steve Procopio, CEO of PAR, said the results show that everyone is going to pay more on sales taxes because some deductions were removed...
Louisiana commits $37M to microchip facility in Ruston
The Black Chronicle - Oklahoma
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August 26, 2025
(The Center Square) − Louisiana taxpayers will help fund a new $370 million secure microchip facility in Ruston, with the state pledging nearly $37 million in direct support for the project. Radiance Technologies, an Alabama-based defense...
20 years after Hurricane Katrina, Louisiana loses $720M in disaster preparedness funding
KRVS - Louisiana
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August 26, 2025
Research shows climate change intensified Hurricane Katrina, and 20 years later, scientists say hurricanes are growing even stronger due to climate change. Five years ago, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) started the Building...
Louisiana governor says there’s no sign of ‘imminent danger’ after fire at auto lubricant plant
Associated Press
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August 26, 2025
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Following a massive fire on Friday at an automotive lubricant plant in southeast Louisiana, residents are reporting soot on cars and oily residue in nearby bodies of water. But Gov. Jeff Landry said that there is no...
See the group of young business leaders who made Shreveport's 40 Under Forty list
The Shreveport-Bossier City Advocate - Louisiana
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The Young Professionals Initiative has released the names of the 40 locals under the age of 40 who they believe are on the track as leaders for the future. “This year’s class represents not only professional achievement, but also a deep commitment...
Plans for this giant South Louisiana solar farm are dropped. It faced stiff local opposition
The Advocate - Louisiana
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August 26, 2025
NextEra Energy has dropped plans to build a 2,000-acre solar farm near White Castle, a project that drew strong local opposition. In a Facebook post Tuesday morning, the Iberville Parish government said the Florida-based company had withdrawn its...
Louisiana Tech, Radiance Technologies, and LED partner to construct new microchip facility in Ruston
Louisiana Tech University
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August 25, 2025
In a landmark collaboration set to transform the region’s economic landscape, Louisiana Tech University, Radiance Technologies, Louisiana Economic Development (LED), and the Louisiana Tech University Foundation announced plans for Radiance...
Buffalo Bills schedule 2025: Everything you need to know to watch Josh Allen and Company
The New York Times
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August 26, 2025
Reigning NFL MVP Josh Allen and the Buffalo Bills look to get over the hump and reach the franchise’s first Super Bowl since the 1993 season. By hump, that means Patrick Mahomes and the Kansas City Chiefs. Last season ended painfully for the Bills...