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Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry addresses members of the House and Senate on opening day of a legislative special session focusing on crime, Monday, Feb. 19, 2024, in the House Chamber at the State Capitol in Baton Rouge, La. (Hilary Scheinuk/The Advocate via AP)

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Louisiana moves closer to final passage of tough-on-crime bills that could overhaul justice system
By SARA CLINE - Associated Press
Tue,02/27/24-7:34PM , 184 Reads
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WWII veteran Samuel Meyer, 99, speaks with reporters after being awarded with the rank of chevalier, or knight, in the French Legion of Honor, on Tuesday, Feb. 27, 2024, at the National WWII Museum in New Orleans. Meyer is best known in New Orleans as the longtime proprietor of Meyer the Hatter, a landmark hat business begun by his grandfather in 1894. (AP Photo/Kevin McGill)

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New Orleans hat seller honored by France for service in WWII
By KEVIN MCGILL - Associated Press
Tue,02/27/24-1:51PM , 325 Reads
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A 99-year-old New Orleans businessman best known in the city as a proprietor of his family's landmark hat store on St. Charles Avenue was honored by the president of France on Tuesday for his military service during World War II.
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Opinion: There's only one person who can boss around Elon Musk
Tue,02/27/24-10:56AM , 2,258 Reads 11,367 Statewide
Like all billionaires, Elon Musk is accustomed to doing pretty much as he pleases. Best known as the leader of electric car company Tesla and the social media website now called X, along with other ventures like SpaceX, Musk has locked in his status as one of the true visionaries of the early 21st century.
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Family Dollar Stores agrees to pay $41.6M for rodent-infested warehouse in Arkansas
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Mon,02/26/24-6:25PM , 223 Reads
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Family Dollar Stores, a subsidiary of Dollar Tree Inc., pleaded guilty Monday to holding food, drugs, cosmetics and other items under “insanitary” conditions at a now-closed, rodent-infested distribution center in West Memphis, Arkansas, federal prosecutors said.
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