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  • Justice official: Register voters automatically

    November 16, 2012 2:31 PM

    WASHINGTON - One of the top enforcers of the nation's civil rights laws says government should be responsible for automatically registering citizens to vote by using existing databases to compile lists of all eligible residents in each jurisdiction. The proposal by Assistant Attorney General Thomas Perez, chief of the Justice... more »
  • Sec. of State: 2.92M registered to vote in La.

    October 11, 2012 8:34 AM

    BATON ROUGE - Preliminary statewide voter registration totals show that at least 2.92 million Louisianians will be eligible to vote Nov. 6 when the race for U.S. president tops the ballot. Election officials say the numbers mean there are already about 100,000 more eligible voters today than on the... more »
  • Voter registration deadline is Tuesday

    October 8, 2012 7:53 AM

    BATON ROUGE - The last day to register to vote in the Nov. 6 presidential and other elections is Tuesday. This registration deadline applies to new registrants as well as those who want to make changes to their registration information. New applicants must be at least 18 years old before... more »
  • State primary registration deadline

    February 21, 2012 12:39 PM

    BATON ROUGE - Tomorrow is the deadline to register to vote or to change parties in the Louisiana presidential preference primary next month. Registered Democrats and Republicans will vote on March 24th for who they want to get their party's presidential nomination. Only those registered in a party... more »
  • Police searching for armed robbery suspect

    December 9, 2011 4:46 PM

    BATON ROUGE - Police are looking for an armed robbery suspect who hit a gas station early Wednesday morning. Authorities say the suspect walked into a convenience store on Airline Highway with a handgun, took money from the register, then fled. The suspect is described as a 6'1"... more »
  • TPSO: Warrant issued for missing sex offender

    October 26, 2010 4:01 PM

    Authorities are looking for a man who they said failed to register as a sex offender in Tangipahoa Parish. Detectives said 31-year-old Lance Trauth, Loranger, was supposed to complete his registration on or before October 11th but failed to do so. Authorities said Trauth was convicted on June 24, 1998... more »
  • Judges overturn sex offender rule

    March 31, 2010 6:44 AM

    An appeals court ruled the state cannot require a man to register as a sex offender for the rest of his life or carry a special driver's license and identification card. The ruling overturns a state judge's ruling against Jimmy L. Smith who was convicted of indecent behavior with a... more »
  • Justice's wife cited

    March 19, 2010 8:18 PM

    A conserative advocacy group led by the wife of Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas was cited for fundraising without being registered by Virginia law. Virginia's Office of Consumer Affairs sent a letter to Virginia Thomas who is president of Libery Central, Inc., telling her the group has to follow the... more »
  • La. tax department ends contractor registration program

    January 7, 2010 4:39 AM

    The Louisiana Department of Revenue has ended a program to certify contractors. The revenue department said the program failed to make more contractors comply with the state's tax laws. Resident contractors therefore no longer need to renew their certifications and nonresident contractors will no longer be required to pay a... more »

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