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In Scott, setback spurred push for economic growth

[From The Daily Advertiser] SCOTT - Take a westward drive down Interstate 10, and it's easy to tell when you're seeing the city of Scott. There are signs welcoming visitors to Cajun Harley Davidson and First Turn. Fezzo's Seafood, Steakhouse and Oyster Bar is nearby, as is Don's Specialty Meats.

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La. firefighters head to Texas

BATON ROUGE [AP] — Crews trained to fight wildfires from around Louisiana are heading to east Texas to help the Texas Forest Service with wildfires.

State gets health center grants

NEW ORLEANS [AP] — The federal Department of Health and Hospitals is giving Louisiana $411.7 million in Recovery Act grants to 24 community health centers around Louisiana.

Firm seeks veto of workers comp bill

BATON ROUGE [AP] — An insurance trade association is asking Gov. Bobby Jindal to veto a bill that would expand the time for filing a workers' compensation claim from two to three years.

Century-Tel wraps up deal

MONROE [AP] — CenturyTel Inc. is expected to close its acquisition of Embarq Corp., forming a new rural telecommunications giant.

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IberiaBank offers stock

LAFAYETTE [AP] — Iberiabank Corp. plans to raise $140 million in a public offering of common stock. The regional bank plans to use the money for possible future acquisitions, general corporate purposes, working capital and investment in its subsidiaries.

Tech firm recovers Nagin e-mails

[From The Times-Picayune] NEW ORLEANS — A local nonprofit technology group hired by City Hall has recovered three years' worth of New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin's electronic calendar entries but found no trace of e-mail messages sent or received by the mayor in 2008, a technician who worked on the project said.

School prayer case heads to trial

NEW ORLEANS [AP] — A judge has set a Nov. 23 trial date for a lawsuit challenging a Louisiana school board's policy of opening its meetings with a prayer.

Who dat? Corridor political districts could soon be unrecognizable

Every 10 years, the feds sweep into Louisiana to study the possibility of yanking the rug from under a few select members of Congress and the state Legislature.

Redevelopment is driving New Orleans recovery

NEW ORLEANS — Four years after Katrina‚ population shifts in New Orleans neighborhoods are being driven by large-scale redevelopment projects as well as by disaster recovery‚ according to a new study from the Greater New Orleans Community Data Center.