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Bamboo Gardens, Not In China, But In Louisiana
WGNO NEWSOff Highway 440, north of Covington in Mt. Hermon sits a plant paradise in which you would expect to find in China and not in the bayou. "It's really rare and a special gem stuck out here in the middle of nowhere. I feel very fortunate to be a part of...Tags: Fertilizer, Chemicals, Chinese Restaurants
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Gertrude LeBlanc Reflects On Challenges In Lower Ninth Ward
ABC26 NewsThe Lower Ninth Ward has gone through many changes in the past five years, and we met with a woman who watched it all happen. It all started with a rosebush, when Tennessee Street looked like the wilderness. "When I look at that rosebush that was one of...Tags: Brad Pitt, FEMA
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Supply Shortages Slowing Gulf Oil Spill Cleanup
ABC26 NewsAs countless tar balls washed ashore on a beach along Alabama's Gulf Coast, cleanup workers sat and watched because they didn't have the proper plastic covers to protect their shoes. Elsewhere, a crew using shovels and garden rakes worked for hours on a...Tags: Employees, Natural Disasters, Environmental Cleanup, Environmental Pollution, Health and Safety at Work
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Cleanup aid from overseas comes with a price tag
ABC26 NewsAt least 22 nations - including Britain, where BP is based - have offered oil-collecting skimmers, boom, technical experts and more to help the U.S. cope with its worst-ever environmental disaster. But their generosity comes with a price tag. The...Tags: Petroleum Industry, Mexico, National Government, U.S. Military, Foreign Aid
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Consumer Safety Officials Under Fire For Action On Chinese Drywall
ABC26 NewsUnder fire for the pace of her agency's investigation, the nation's top consumer safety official is promising to move swiftly to probe a flood of complaints about suspect drywall imported from China. Homeowners, mostly in the Southeast, say the drywall...Tags: Medical Procedures and Tests, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Laws, Florida, Health
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China Investigates Drywall Exports
ABC26 NewsThe head of the Consumer Product Safety Commission says China is helping U.S. officials investigate reports of contaminated Chinese drywall after thousands of American homeowners complained the building material made them sick or damaged their houses....Tags: Metal and Mineral, Building Material, Beijing (China)
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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: Homes, National Government, Norfolk (Norfolk, Virginia), Florida, Hurricane Damage
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Disney Theme Park Proposal Approved For Shanghai
ABC26 NewsChina's economic planning agency says it has approved a proposal to build a Disney theme park in Shanghai. The National Development and Reform Commission said the park would be built as planned in Shanghai's eastern Pudong district. It gave no other...Tags: Gardens and Parks, Amusement and Theme Parks, Tourism and Leisure, Trips and Vacations, Theme Park Vacations
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Preservation Resource Center of New Orleans
The mission of the Preservation Resource Center: To promote the preservation, restoration, and revitalization of New Orleans' historic architecture and neighborhoods. We at the PRC believe that preserving a city's architecture is tantamount to...Tags: Louisiana, New Orleans, Arts and Culture, Architecture
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South China Restaurant On Fire
ABC26 NewsA fire late this morning ripped through the South China Restaurant in the 2200 block of Highway 190 in Covington. The flames reached the roof of the building, and firefighters could do little to stop them. The fire also caused a significant backup for...Tags: Restaurants, Lifestyle and Leisure, Dining and Drinking
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Nagin's overseas trip cost more than $28,770
ABC26 NewsMayor Ray Nagin's trip in June to China and Australia with his wife and four other city officials cost city taxpayers more than $28,770. The 10-day trip was billed as an effort to lure business to New Orleans. Originally, Nagin had said an unnamed...Tags: Cuba, Hotels and Accommodations, Public Officials, Colleges and Universities, State Budgets
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Cao expected home this week from trip to Far East
ABC26 NewsU.S. Rep. Joseph "Anh" Cao is due back in Louisiana this week after a congressional trip that took him to his native Vietnam as well as Cambodia, Laos and Japan. Cao, a New Orleans Republican who left Vietnam as the U.S. pulled out of the war with the...Tags: Corruption, Trips and Vacations, Corporate Crime, Travel, Louisiana
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