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  • Job fair today for positions at Geismar plant

    April 25, 2013 10:57 AM

    GEISMAR - A chemical company with expansion plans in Geismar scheduled a job fair today for potential hires. Methanex Corp. is building a new methanol production facility which will open by the end of 2014. The facility will have 135 permanent, full-time jobs in a variety of positions around... more »
  • State Fair drug arrests: 3 carnies, 5 others

    November 12, 2012 10:30 AM

    SHREVEPORT - Caddo Parish Sheriff Steve Prator and Shreveport Police Chief Willie Shaw say a drug operation at the Louisiana State Fair netted three carnival workers and five fair-goers. Drug agents made the arrests on Saturday. Seven were booked with possessing a drug; 41-year-old Timothy Haley of Hawkins, Texas, was... more »
  • New casino hosts more job fairs

    May 15, 2012 1:36 PM

    BATON ROUGE - The new L'Auberge casino in Baton Rouge announced two new job fairs this week for people interested in working at the attraction. Tomorrow, May 16, L'Auberge will hear for food and beverage positions. This Friday, May 18, they'll hold another event for hotel and hospitality positions.... more »
  • La. state fair officials choose new ride operator

    February 29, 2012 11:03 AM

    SHREVEPORT- Louisiana state fair officials say they are going with a new ride operator, but denied the move was because of last year's ride accident. State Fair of Louisiana General Manager Chris Giordano said Tuesday that Crabtree Amusements is a family-owned ride operation company from Staples, Texas, will run the... more »
  • Two casinos hold job fairs for eager employees Play Video

    January 16, 2012 3:13 PM

    BATON ROUGE- Two casinos in Baton Rouge are looking for eager employees at job fairs this week. The Belle of Baton Rouge will hold a job fair tomorrow from 10 a.m. until 3 p.m. The casino is looking to fill management positions and front-line positions. "We are going... more »
  • Fire Marshal releases fair accident report

    November 7, 2011 2:17 PM

    SHREVEPORT, La. - The State fire marshal blames operator error for an accident that injured a four year old boy last week at the Louisiana State Fair. State Fire Marshal Butch Browning held a news conference in Shreveport Monday to release details of his investigation into the accident. ... more »
  • State Fire Marshal to discuss fair accident

    November 4, 2011 2:37 PM

    SHREVEPORT, La. - More details will be released next week about the accident at the Louisiana State Fair that left a 4-year-old boy critically injured. State Fire Marshal H. "Butch" Browning will hold a news conference at 11 a.m. Monday to discuss the investigation. Sheldon "SJ" Lewis is... more »
  • Two teens flown to hospital after fall from Ferris wheel

    May 14, 2011 7:59 PM

    GREENSBURG - Two teens were flown to a hospital in Baton Rouge after falling from a fair ride at the St. Helena Parish High School, according to emergency officials. Chief Michael Martin said the teens fell from the Ferris wheel at the fair, and were flown to Our Lady... more »
  • Greater Baton Rouge State Fair canceled for Tuesday night

    November 2, 2010 11:45 AM

    BATON ROUGE - Bad weather has caused officials with the Greater Baton Rouge State Fair to cancel the fair for a second night in a row. Fair Chairman J. H. Martin said they would check the weather again Wednesday morning, and that entertainment or other events that had been... more »
  • Security Jobs available along La. Coast

    June 14, 2010 9:52 AM

    The Louisiana Workforce Commission's Morehouse Business & Career Solutions Center will hold a job fair Tuesday, June 15 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Bastrop Municipal Center in Bastrop, La. on behalf of Hub Enterprises, a Louisiana-based security company. Hub Enterprises is looking to recruit 100 qualified applicants... more »
  • LSU reinstates science fair competition

    January 28, 2010 2:50 PM

    Officials at LSU have announced that the Region VII and Louisiana state science and engineering fairs have been rescheduled on the LSU campus as originally planned The fairs were canceled due to mid-year budget cuts, but financial support from community organizations made reinstatement of the fairs possible. The... more »
  • College Fair Tonight

    September 9, 2009 7:01 AM

    Representatives from more than 20 schools across the state will be at Zachary High School for its first college fair from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. tonight. Parents and students will get information about admissions, academic programs offered, financial aid and scholarships, campus life, and more from colleges and universities.... more »

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