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Borders files for bankruptcy, Plans to close both New Orleans area stores
WGNO NewsBorders Group Inc filed for bankruptcy protection and said it would close about one-third of its bookstores - including both in the New Orleans area - after years of shriveling sales that made it impossible to manage its crushing debt load. The long-...Tags: Bankruptcy, Book, Amazon.com Inc., Apple Inc., New York
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Senate Panel Wraps Up Impeachment Hearings
ABC26 NewsA Senate impeachment panel wrapped up hearings today on corruption charges facing a Louisiana judge who could become just the eighth federal judge to be removed from the bench. Sen. Claire McCaskill, the chairman of the committee, said she expects to...Tags: Bankruptcy, Bill Clinton, New Orleans, Crimes, Justice System
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Treasurer asks for BP bankruptcy plan
ABC26 NewsState Treasurer John Kennedy is urging Louisiana officials to prepare for the possibility oil giant BP could file for bankruptcy because of the massive spill in the Gulf of Mexico. Kennedy sent Gov. Bobby Jindal a letter this week pushing him to...Tags: Emergency Incidents, Bankruptcy, Bobby Jindal, Environmental Cleanup, Government
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BP exec gives pep talk amid US tensions over spill
ABC26 NewsA top BP executive acknowledged the growing tensions between the oil giant and the federal government but also gave workers at a command center a much-needed pep talk, reminding them of the huge challenge they faced as they try to stop a massive oil...Tags: Bankruptcy, Emergency Incidents, Florida, Government, Texas
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Six Flags: Buyout deal was rejected in 2007
APCity officials rejected a deal two years ago that would have paid New Orleans more than $14 million to allow Six Flags Inc. to walk away from its hurricane-shuttered theme park, the company's chief executive said Thursday. City officials said Wednesday...Tags: Bankruptcy, Theme Park Vacations, Economy, Business and Finance, Hurricane Katrina (2005), Amusement and Theme Parks
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Six Flags Seeks Chapt. 11 Bankruptcy Protection
Staff reporterThe amusement park company Six Flags is seeking Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, saying it needs to reorganize and shed $1.8 billion of debt. Mark Shapiro, the New York-based company's chief executive officer, says the move won't affect the operation of...Tags: Trips and Vacations, Bankruptcy, Theme Park Vacations, Tourism and Leisure, Travel
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Bankruptcy Court Approves Six Flags Settlement with City of New Orleans
ABC26 NewsA settlement over Six Flags Inc.'s lease with New Orleans for the site of the defunct Six Flags New Orleans theme park was approved Thursday by a federal bankruptcy judge in Delaware. Approval comes amid plans for a startup company, Southern Star...Tags: Bankruptcy, Nickelodeon (tv network), Amusement and Theme Parks, Viacom Inc., Six Flags Inc.
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Judge Awards Families $2.6m Over Chinese Drywall
Associated PressA New Orleans federal judge on Thursday awarded seven Virginia families $2.6 million in damages for homes ruined by sulfur-emitting drywall made in China, a decision that could affect how lawsuits by thousands of other homeowners are settled. It...Tags: Bankruptcy, Norfolk (Norfolk, Virginia), New Orleans, Florida, Government
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Bankruptcy Filings Shoot Up In Louisiana
ABC26 NewsSharply higher numbers of people and businesses in Louisiana sought refuge from debt in federal bankruptcy court, crippled by the housing collapse, credit cards and sharply lower retail sales. According to the Administrative Office of United States...Tags: Bankruptcy, Natural Disasters, Economy, Business and Finance, Business, New Orleans
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Commissioner Donelon Says AIG Insurers Solvent Despite Parent Company's Problems
Commissioner Donelon Says AIG Insurers Solvent Despite Parent Company's Problems Commissioner of Insurance Jim Donelon wants policyholders to know while the non-insurance parent company of American International Group (AIG) is facing a financial crisis,...Tags: Happiness (state of mind), Bankruptcy, Derivative Securities, Economy, Business and Finance, Securities
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New Orleans DA Eyes Bankruptcy
NEW ORLEANS - New Orleans' new district attorney is asking for the state's authority to file for bankruptcy protection for his office. District Attorney Leon Cannizzaro says he is weighing that rare legal step because his office can't afford to pay a...Tags: Bankruptcy, Lawyers, Crime, Law and Justice, Death, Justice System
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Man Arrested for Threatening Bankruptcy Court in Possession of Loaded Gun
ABC26 NewsAshton R. 0'Dwyer, Jr, 62, was arrested for allegedly sending a threatening communication to the United States Bankruptcy Court, Eastern District of Louisiana. O'Dwyer was arrested January 29, in the 6000 block of St. Charles Avenue in New Orleans just...Tags: Bankruptcy, Police Arrests, New Orleans, Crime, Law and Justice, FBI
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