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Saints Deal Bill Wins La. House Passage

May. 28, 2009
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) -- The Louisiana House has approved a central piece of Gov. Bobby Jindal's deal to keep the New Orleans Saints in the state.
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LOS ANGELES, June 27 (UPI) -- Republican activist Grover Norquist told the Los Angeles Times Friday that likely Democratic presidential nominee Barrack Obama is "John Kerry with a tan."

La. gov. signs chemical castration bill

BATON ROUGE, La., June 26 (UPI) -- Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal has signed into law a measure that would force convicted rapists and others to undergo chemical castration.

La. gov seeks Katrina aid in Iraq bill

WASHINGTON, June 18 (UPI) -- Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal said he hoped to convince Congress not to slice Katrina-recovery funds from an emergency war-spending bill.

Rep. Bobby Jindal calls for ethics reform

BATON ROUGE, La., July 16 (UPI) -- U.S. Rep. Bobby Jindal announced Monday that if elected governor of Louisiana, his first priority would be to push for stronger ethics laws.

Saints considering move to San Antonio

SAN ANTONIO, Sept. 8 (UPI) -- The New Orleans Saints could be marching in to San Antonio, at least temporarily.

Indian in US Congress after 50 years

NEW DELHI, Nov. 4 (UPI) -- Indian newspapers Thursday hailed the election of Indian-American Bobby Jindal to a Louisiana Congressional seat, the second Indian to serve in Congress.

GOP's Jindal maintains lead in Louisiana

WASHINGTON, Nov. 10 (UPI) -- New polling data shows Republican Bobby Jindal continuing to run ahead of his opponent in Louisiana's gubernatorial election campaign.

Sniper suspects indicted in Baton Rouge

BATON ROUGE, La., Nov. 14 (UPI) -- An East Baton Rouge Parish grand jury Thursday indicted the Washington, D.C. region sniper suspects on first-degree murder charges in the slaying of a Baton Rou
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Lori Anne Madison, 6, competes in Scripps National Spelling Bee
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Lori Anne Madison, 6, of Woodbridge, Virginia, spells out the letters in her word as she competes during the opening round of the Scripps National Spelling Bee, May 30, 2012, in National Harbor, Maryland. Madison, the youngest known qualifier in the history of the contest, correctly spelled the word "dirigible*", a lighter-than-air aircraft, to advance. UPI/Mike Theiler