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FEMA: $32M to provide case management to Louisiana hurricane victims: The Federal Emergency Management Agency has awarded up to $32 million to the Louisiana Recovery Authority to assist with disaster case management for thousands of Louisiana families affected by hurricanes Katrina and Rita. Hundreds of case managers from the Louisiana Family Recovery Corps and the Greater New...; Tags: Federal Emergency Management Agency, Louisiana; Research articles 2008-10-29
Feds give Louisiana $61M to help residents with heating, cooling: Louisiana will receive $61.5 million from the federal government to help low-income households pay heating and cooling costs, the head of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services said. Louisiana will receive the funds from the federal government's Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program. LIHEAP...; Tags: Government, Louisiana, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services; Research articles 2008-10-17
Amedisys Sets Third Quarter 2008 Investor Conference Call: BATON ROUGE, La. -- Amedisys, Inc. (Nasdaq: AMED)("Company"), one of America's leading home health nursing companies, today announced that it will host a conference call with the investment community on Tuesday, October 28, 2008 at 10:00 a.m. ET to discuss its financial and business performance. The Company intends to release...; Tags: Company, FINANCE, financial, HEALTHCARE, investor, Louisiana, Nasdaq Stock Market Inc., SOFTWARE; Research articles 2008-10-14
World Economic Forum comes to New Orleans on Oct. 30-31: Lt. Gov. Mitch Landrieu and the Louisiana Department of Culture, Recreation and Tourism today announced the launch of the World Cultural Economic Forum in Louisiana this October. The forum was created to build cultural economic development opportunities by bringing together cultural ambassadors and leaders from around...; Tags: leader, Leadership, Louisiana, World Economic Forum; Research articles 2008-10-13
FEMA obligates $7.2B to Louisiana for Hurricanes Katrina, Rita: The Federal Emergency Management Agency said it has obligated $7.2 billion to Louisiana to assist in the recovery from hurricanes Katrina and Rita, which struck more than three years ago. Of that, the state has paid $3.7 billion to parishes and state agencies as reimbursements for recovery work. ...; Tags: Federal Emergency Management Agency, Louisiana, recovery; Research articles 2008-10-01

N.O. City Councilwoman Shelley Midura accuses Entergy of 'corporate: City Councilwoman Shelley Midura called out Entergy New Orleans again in a Monday letter for the company's participation in what she's called "an elaborate corporate shell game" that she says will cost Louisiana ratepayers upwards of $1.5 billion. Midura, chairwoman of the council's Utility Committee, responded to...; Tags: council, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, FINANCE, Investment, Louisiana; Research articles 2008-10-01
La. Department of Transportation: LA Swift raises fare, opens new: Beginning Monday, the cost to ride LA Swift will increase from $5 to $6 per one-way trip, according to the Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development. DOTD raised the rate because of fuel costs. The new fare applies to all riders. Children younger than 3 will be allowed...; Tags: Home Depot Inc., Louisiana, U.S. Department of Transportation; Research articles 2008-10-01
Yet another insurer legal victory: insurance company squares off against the state of Louisiana in another Katrina case, wins key appeal: [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Allstate Insurance Co. and other industry defendants won a decision to keep an antitrust case against them in federal court, where they could have a better chance of killing it as early as this November. The case--State of Louisiana v. Allstate Insurance Co., et. al.--stems from...; Tags: antitrust, FINANCE, Insurance, Louisiana, McKinsey & Co.; Research articles 2008-10-01
Mandeville recovery center to covert to SBA site: The Mandeville Disaster Recovery Center at the Mandeville Public Works Department will convert to an Small Business Administration Disaster Loan Outreach Center at 9 a.m. Monday, the Federal Emergency Management Agency said. The center is at 1100 Mandeville High Blvd. FEMA, the Louisiana Governor's Office of...; Tags: Federal Emergency Management Agency, Government, Louisiana, recovery; Research articles 2008-09-26
Marc Broussard Keeps on Touring; New Slate of Headline Dates to Follow Eagerly Awaited Tour Alongside Sara Bareilles; Bayou Soul Sensation Set for October 8th Performance on NBC's "The Tonight Show With Jay Leno" as "KEEP COMING BACK&q: Atlantic recording artist Marc Broussard has unveiled a new slate of headline dates, celebrating the recent release of "KEEP COMING BACK." The just-announced schedule, featuring The Gabe Dixon Band and Josh Hoge as main support, begins November 8th at Washington, DC's Sixth & I Historic Synagogue, and then continues...; Tags: casino, INTERNET, itinerary, Louisiana, Nashville, NBC Universal Inc., performance, sensation, SLATE; Research articles 2008-09-24
Amedisys Recognized among Top 50 Business Innovating Companies by InformationWeek Magazine: BATON ROUGE, La. -- Amedisys, Inc. (Nasdaq: AMED) ("Company"), one of America's leading home health nursing companies, today announced that it has been recognized as one of the top 50 most innovative companies in the country by InformationWeek. InformationWeek, a national publication dedicated to defining the business value of technology,...; Tags: Benefits, Company, HEALTHCARE, InformationWeek, Louisiana, SOFTWARE; Research articles 2008-09-22
Statement by Press Secretary Dana Perino: WASHINGTON -- The President today declared a major disaster exists in the State of Louisiana and ordered Federal aid to supplement State and local recovery efforts in the area struck by Hurricane Gustav on September 1, 2008, and continuing. The President's action makes Federal funding available to affected individuals...; Tags: Federal Emergency Management Agency, Government, Louisiana, MARKETING, president, SOFTWARE; Research articles 2008-09-03
Gustav devastates smaller towns: CHAUVIN, La. -- Madonna Tillman, 39, hasn't stopped crying since Tuesday morning, the first time she saw her house after the storm. "Are you the Red Cross?" she shouted from her sister's house. "We need the Red Cross right away. We're homeless." ...; Tags: Government, Louisiana, Red Cross, roof, sister; Research articles 2008-09-03
Those returning after Gustav should bring supplies: NEW ORLEANS -- Hundreds of thousands of evacuees waiting Tuesday to return home to southern Louisiana may find power out and food in short supply in the aftermath of Hurricane Gustav. "If you do come back, bring a car full of groceries," said David Paulison, director...; Tags: Federal Emergency Management Agency, Government, Louisiana, Manufacturing; Research articles 2008-09-03
Evacuees allowed back into New Orleans: NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana AFP — New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin on Wednesday allowed residents to return to the city, voiding a mandatory evacuation order and lifting police roadblocks more than 12 hours earlier than planned. Nagin said residents who "jumped the gun" and headed back home before the city's...; Tags: Agence France-Presse, Louisiana; Research articles 2008-09-03
Bush in storm-hit Louisiana, evacuees trickle home: NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana AFP — President George W. Bush toured storm-scarred Louisiana Wednesday to survey damage from Hurricane Gustav as hundreds of thousands who fled the storm began coming home. Bush, whose response to devastating Katrina in 2005 drew harsh criticism, came to the southeastern state a day after...; Tags: Agence France-Presse, Federal Emergency Management Agency, Louisiana, Manufacturing; Research articles 2008-09-03
US disaster chief: Don't come home too soon: BATON ROUGE, Louisiana AFP — Residents of storm-battered Louisiana should wait to return home until authorities give them the all-clear, a top disaster relief aide to US President George W. Bush warned Wednesday. "We caution people not to come back in until they're sure that their parish has power,...; Tags: Agence France-Presse, Federal Emergency Management Agency, Louisiana, president; Research articles 2008-09-03
Bush surveys storm-hit Louisiana as evacuees trickle home: NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana AFP — President George W. Bush toured storm-scarred Louisiana Wednesday to survey damage from Hurricane Gustav, as hundreds of thousands who fled the storm began coming home. The US leader, whose response to devastating Katrina in 2005 drew harsh criticism, came to the southeastern state a...; Tags: Agence France-Presse, Federal Emergency Management Agency, Leadership, Louisiana, MARKETING, survey; Research articles 2008-09-03
Federal aid to help business, residents in La. affected by Gustav: The head of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Federal Emergency Management Agency on Tuesday said federal disaster aid is available for Louisiana to help people and communities recover from Hurricane Gustav. The aid was made available Monday. President Bush authorized the assistance when he called...; Tags: Federal Emergency Management Agency, FINANCE, Government, Insurance, Louisiana, MARKETING, SOFTWARE; Research articles 2008-09-03
14th Annual Search Under Way for Louisiana's Top Youth Volunteers: State Honorees Receive Cash Awards, Medallions and Trip to Washington, D.C., for National Events Amite and Shreveport Youth Were Louisiana's Honorees in 2008 BATON ROUGE, La. -- Over the past 13 years, Prudential Spirit of Community Awards have been given to more than 1,100 middle and high school...; Tags: Leadership, Louisiana, Prudential Insurance Company of America; Research articles 2008-09-02