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Tulane to close Biloxi campus, citing low enrollment

A New Orleans university is closing a satellite campus in Mississippi.

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Aberdeen aldermen to cut salary again for mayor they say is absent

Aldermen in a northeast Mississippi city are cutting a mayor's salary for the second time this summer, saying ...

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Mississippi prison officials announce more prisoner deaths

Officials announced three more deaths of prison inmates on Tuesday, bringing to 10 the number of prisoners who ...

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New Orleans house to become a replica of flood-struck home from Hurricane Katrina

The 4900 block of Warrington Drive in New Orleans no longer looks like a disaster hit it.

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Australian company to open $20M Mississippi plant in Greenville, hiring 68

An Australian farm chemical and seed company will open a distribution facility in Greenville, investing $20 million and ...

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Freshman numbers up at Louisiana State University this fall

Preliminary numbers show Louisiana State University is on track to have its largest freshman class in history.

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Black girl expelled over hairstyle; School policy blasted

Video of a young black girl walking dejectedly out of a New Orleans area Catholic school in tears ...

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Jackson police chief: Department understaffed amid surge in killings

The police chief in Mississippi's most populous city says the department is understaffed and facing other issues amid ...

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Wilkinson County Correctional Facility inmate dies after fight in Mississippi prison

Another Mississippi prison inmate has died, this time after a fight.

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Mississippi could re-examine 1959 racial killing of teenager

Eberlene King remembers her 15-year-old brother as he lay dying, after white teenagers cruised through their black ...

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Analysis: It’s prosecutor vs. ‘Big Country’ in Mississippi Congressional District 3 race

The major-party nominees in Mississippi’s 3rd Congressional District present sharp contrasts in style, even if their ideological differences ...

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Louisiana governor appoints convicted ex-sheriff of Tensas Parish to used car board

The Louisiana governor has appointed a former sheriff who pleaded guilty to misusing funds and mistreating inmates to ...

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Louisiana State Penitentiary inmate hospitalized after fight

A Louisiana State Penitentiary inmate has been seriously hurt in a fight with another inmate. The Advocate reports that ...

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Executive director of Jefferson Davis home in Mississippi fired

The executive director of historic home and museum Beauvoir in Biloxi has been fired.

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Barbers dole out dozens of cuts to New Orleans’ homeless

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Nearly two years ago, Brennon Jones told his wife Tasha, “I want to go ...

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100-year-old Louisiana woman says ‘measure what you’ve got’

Lucille Gordon has packed a lot of living into 100 years and she’s not ready to slow down ...

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Jesmyn Ward, Salman Rushdie draw large crowds at Mississippi book fest

National Book Award winner Jesmyn Ward told a home-state audience in Mississippi on Saturday that she’s working on ...

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On a mission: Teen starts ministry to give socks to homeless

Socks are the No. 1 most requested clothing item at homeless shelters. This is a fact Carver O’Neal ...

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Tupelo Special Olympian finds winning pace at Seattle games

Gregory Hutson had no doubts.

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Tent collapses on 400 people and injures 12; speaker Lou Holtz unhurt

Authorities say 12 people have been hospitalized, including three who were seriously injured, after a tent collapsed at ...

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Weather service confirms EF1 tornado hits central Mississippi

The National Weather Service confirms a tornado hit the central Mississippi city of Madison.

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Husband, wife dead after murder-suicide in Smith County

A husband and wife are dead after an apparent murder-suicide in Smith County.

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Mom, dad, son sent to prison for defrauding government by selling power wheelchairs to those who didn’t need them

Three family members have been sentenced to prison in Tennessee for defrauding federal health care programs of millions ...

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Court: Mental health officials can’t ‘second guess’ judges

The Mississippi Supreme Court says the state Department of Mental Health can't refuse a judge's order committing patients, ...

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Still using assumed name, man gets 20 years for possessing $600,000 in cocaine

A man whose true name remains a mystery has been sentenced to 20 years in prison by a ...

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Education superintendent: Louisiana teachers need pay hike

Louisiana's education superintendent says salaries for public school teachers need to be raised.

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Two men cited for alleged alligator violations in Louisiana

Two men have been cited for alleged alligator violations in Louisiana.

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Governor to call special session on transportation but with no details

Mississippi Gov. Phil Bryant confirms that he will call legislators into special session next week to deal with ...

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