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LA sits Vujacic because of ‘run-in’ with coaches (AP via Yahoo! Sports)

Los Angeles Lakers coach Phil Jackson says backup guard Sasha Vujacic (VOO-yah-chich) hasn’t played the last two games because of “a little run-in” with the coaching staff. Jackson says the incident happened during last Friday’s game at Oklahoma City. He says Vujacic didn’t play at all in the next two contests at Houston and New Orleans because he “hasn’t atoned…

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Callon Petroleum Company Announces Redemption Of All Remaining 9.75% Senior Notes Due 2010

NATCHEZ, Miss.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Callon Petroleum Company (NYSE: CPE) today announced that it intends to redeem $16,052,000 of its 9.75% Notes due 2010 (the “Notes”), representing all remaining Notes outstanding after the completion of the previously announced exchange offer. The redemption will be made in accordance with the terms of the indenture governing the Notes and the terms of the notice of redemption. Callon expects to redeem the Notes on April 30, 2010 (the “Redemption Date”) at a rede

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‘Treme’ writer David Mills dies of brain aneurysm

David Mills, a staff writer and co-executive producer on HBO’s “Treme” died on Tuesday, March 30, 2010.

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Yet another record low expected for La. cotton (KPLC Lake Charles)

Associated Press – March 31, 2010 5:14 PM ET NEW ORLEANS (AP) – A federal survey finds that Louisiana farmers expect to plant less cotton this year than ever before, but the total planted…

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Yet another record low expected for La. cotton (WXVT 15 Greenville)

NEW ORLEANS (AP) – A federal survey finds that Louisiana farmers expect to plant less cotton this year than ever before, but the total planted nationally may be up from a year ago.

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LA Judge Rules: Can’t Censor Prison Newspaper (KATC 3 Lafayette)

NEW ORLEANS (AP) – A federal judge has ruled that a Louisiana state prison can’t censor or restrict inmates’ access to copies of The Final Call newspaper, a Nation of Islam publication. Wednesday’s ruling by U.S. District Judge Donald Walter in Shreveport orders the David Wade Correctional Center to deliver future issues of the newspaper to Henry Leonard, a prisoner who claims the Homer prison …

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Festivals in Brief: Hopscotch, Electrónica en Abril, WIUX Culture Shock, New Orleans Jazz & Heritage (Pitchfork)

What: Hopscotch When: September 9-11 Where: Raleigh, NC Who: Panda Bear, Broken Social Scene, Public Enemy, Fucked Up, No Age, Atlas Sound, Washed Out, Bear in Heaven, Best Coast, Marissa Nadler, Javelin, Active Child, Harvey Milk, Tortoise, and more. (Full disclosure: Pitchfork contributor Grayson Currin serves as curator.) What: New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival When: April 23 – May 2 Where …

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State Farm wants rate increase on La. homes

State Farm Fire and Casualty Co., the state’s largest residential insurer, is asking for an average 9.9 percent rate increase for homeowners coverage in Louisiana .

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State Farm wants rate increase on La. homes (Opelousas Daily World)

NEW ORLEANS — State Farm Fire and Casualty Co., the state’s largest residential insurer, is asking for an average 9.9 percent rate increase for homeowners coverage in Louisiana.

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Murdered New Orleans family to be buried Friday, at funeral relatives cannot afford (New Orleans Times-Picayune)

Damian Jordan, 22, remains in custody as the lone suspect

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