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The Times-Picayune is a daily newspaper published in New Orleans, Louisiana, USA.
Established as The Picayune in 1837 by Francis Lumsden and George Wilkins Kendall, the paper's initial price was one picayune—a Spanish coin equivalent to 6¼¢ (1/16 $US). Under Eliza Jane Nicholson, who inherited the struggling paper when her husband died in 1876, the Picayune introduced innovations such as society reporting (the "Society Bee" columns), children's pages and the first women's advice column, written by Dorothy Dix. Between 1880 and 1890, the paper more than tripled its circulation. It became The Times-Picayune after merging in 1914 with its rival paper, the New Orleans Times-Democrat. S.I. Newhouse bought the morning daily The Times-Picayune and the other remaining New Orleans daily, the afternoon States-Item, in 1962, and merged the papers in 1980. The merged paper was called The Times-Picayune/The States-Item from 1980 to 1986. Specific community editions of the newspaper are also...... (Read more on Wikipedia)
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Corps' operation of MR-GO doomed homes in St. Bernard, Lower 9th Ward, judge rules - … In a groundbreaking decision, a federal judge ruled late Wednesday that the Army Corps of Engineers' mismanagement of maintenance at the Mississippi River-Gulf Outlet was directly responsible for flood damage … |
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75 days ago |
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Impeachment hearings open today for Judge Thomas Porteous - — A federal court refused Monday to issue a temporary restraining order to block the opening of congressional hearings today into the potential impeachment of U.S. District Judge Thomas Porteous of Metairie. |
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103 days ago |
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Vitter leads Melancon in latest poll on Senate race - — A statewide opinion poll released today shows Republican incumbent U.S. Sen. David Vitter holds a double-digit lead in his 2010 re-election bid over Democratic challenger Rep. Charlie Melancon although he is short of a majority. |
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108 days ago |
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President Barack Obama visits New Orleans today - — President Barack Obama will be in New Orleans on Thursday, making his first post-inauguration visit to a city and region desperate to impress upon him both the long strides made since Hurricane Katrina, and the daunting challenges in housing … |
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109 days ago |
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Census Bureau knocks Sen. David Vitter's proposal to ask about immigration status - — The Commerce Department and Census Bureau declared Tuesday that an amendment by Sen. David Vitter, R-La., to require the 2010 census to ask all persons their citizenship and immigration status would scuttle … |
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118 days ago |
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ACORN embezzlement was $5 million, La. attorney general says - — An internal review by the board of directors of the community organization ACORN determined that the amount allegedly embezzled from the community organization was $5 million, well more than the previously reported amount of nearly $1 million … |
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156 days ago |
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Editorials, opinions and commentary from The Times-Picayune - — Tomorrow we will mark the fourth anniversary of Hurricane Katrina, which claimed the lives of more than 1,400 Louisianians and nearly killed a great American city. We will miss having you in our midst. |
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337 days ago |
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Gov. Bobby Jindal fights back against those questioning points in his speech - — BATON ROUGE — Gov. Bobby Jindal fought back Friday against reports by national media outlets and Democratic-leaning Web sites that he was inaccurate or untruthful Tuesday night in the Republican Party response … |
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337 days ago |
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Louisiana to seek New Orleans-Baton Rouge passenger rail line ... - — BATON ROUGE - Louisiana's transportation department plans to request federal dollars for a New Orleans to Baton Rouge passenger rail service from the same pot of railroad money … |
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Two ministers leading recall effort against Cao face long odds - — WASHINGTON — A group spearheaded by two ministers has filed papers with the Louisiana secretary of state's office to recall U.S. Rep. Anh “Joseph” Cao, R-New Orleans, who has been on the job only six weeks. |
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