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• Louisiana courts ranked near bottom in business survey 9:00 a.m. CT

• Rotting New Orleans school building may be reborn as civil rights museum 10:00 a.m. CT

• Road closings: Belle Chasse Tunnel, Harvey Tunnel top list 9:57 a.m. CT

• Cooler weather slows down Louisiana crawfish season 9:50 a.m. CT

• Former Citizens Property Insurance executive Terry Lisotta pleads guilty 9:17 a.m. CT

• 2011 NFL owners meeting tentatively set for New Orleans

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• Hickory community meeting to address plans for natural sewage treatment plant 9:00 a.m. CT

• Coast Guard helicopter rescues three adults and 3-year-old child stuck in mud flats near Madisonville 9:51 a.m. CT

• Slidell mayor and city council quibble over attorney general's opinion 5:00 a.m. CT

• Walmart presents Community Center of St. Bernard with $10,000 donation 12:22 p.m. CT