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• A new day for dogs: Law targets puppy mills
New laws in Virginia and Louisiana limit the number of dogs that can be housed in kennels, and Arizona law enforcement officials were given the power to impose a $50 fine against anyone caught selling animals along public roads or in public parks in ...
• Abortion ultrasound requirement challenged
The other states are Alabama, Louisiana and Mississippi. The U.S. Supreme Court widely legalized abortion in the 1973 Roe v. Wade case, but the practice has remained controversial and some states have sought to restrict it. Backers of the lawsuit say ...
• Prisoners learn poise courtesy of Dale Carnegie
ANGOLA, La. - It was an ordinary childhood practice turned into a special middle-aged memory — early mornings in the kitchen with his mother, sharing the rich coffee and chicory blend so beloved in Louisiana. His mother died while he was in ...
• Environmental damage widespread after Ike
At least a half million gallons of crude oil spilled into the Gulf of Mexico and the marshes, bayous and bays of Louisiana and Texas, according to an analysis of federal data by The Associated Press. In the days before and after the deadly storm ...
• Scandal-plagued Jefferson moves to Nov. runoff
NEW ORLEANS - U.S. Rep. William Jefferson overcame the stigma of a federal bribery indictment in Louisiana's Democratic primary on Saturday, garnering enough votes in his New Orleans-based congressional district to secure a spot in a Nov. 4 runoff ...