Louisiana: Louisiana State Civil Service

Does plot against Christmas exist? (Tucson Citizen) - 172 weeks ago

As regularly as the Christmas decorations hit the stores, the drums start beating about the "war on Christmas."

View Citizenship Test Questions; Would You Pass? (CBS 4 Miami) - 172 weeks ago

Check out the 144 pilot exam questions and their answers that those seeking U.S. citizenship may face. Would you pass?

Could You Pass the New US Citizenship Test? (WVLT-TV Knoxville) - 172 weeks ago

Can you name two ways Americans can participate in democracy? How about giving one important idea found in the Declaration of Independence?

‘No tell’ policy (Waxahachie Daily Light) - 172 weeks ago

AUSTIN - State officials don’t have to report the value of monetary gifts they receive from political donors, the Texas Ethics Commission ruled Monday.

Obituaries in the news (Boston Globe) - 172 weeks ago

Mack E. Barham, a Louisiana Supreme Court justice from 1968 to 1975 and part of a progressive majority that implemented U.S. Supreme Court civil rights decisions, has died. He was 82.

Larger-Than-Life Sheriff Rules Louisiana Parish (NPR) - 172 weeks ago

There's nobody quite like Harry Lee, the flamboyant and outspoken sheriff of Louisiana's Jefferson Parish. The Chinese-American lawman has a penchant for putting his foot in his mouth, but it only seems to increase his popularity.

Alden McDonald Jr., CEO of Liberty Bank Named to Fortune Magazine's 'Portraits of Power' List; Photo Available; Others (U.S. Newswire via Yahoo! News) - 172 weeks ago

New Orleans' Alden J. McDonald Jr. is one of two African Americans named to Fortune Magazine's highly regarded "Portraits of Power" list for 2006. Fortune Magazine profiles some of the most powerful people in business for 2006 and their impact on the global market.

Cavalry unit to officially stand up, seek memorial (The Shreveport Times) - 172 weeks ago

More than a year after its members returned, battered but proud after overseas service in the War on Terror, the National Guard unit at Shreveport's Fort Humbug will publicly change its name and charge into a mission to honor its fallen.

Hopkins, witty and influential north Louisiana politician, dies (The Houma Courier) - 173 weeks ago

State Rep. Roy "Hoppy" Hopkins, whose political and public service experience ran the gamut in north Louisiana, died Thursday of complications from bone cancer at his home here. He was 63.

State Rep. Roy "Hoppy" Hopkins dies (The Shreveport Times) - 173 weeks ago

Roy "Hoppy" Hopkins, whose political and public service experience ran the gamut from being an alderman, then mayor of tiny Oil City to serving on the first Caddo Commission to being a member of the Louisiana House of Representatives since 1988, died of complications from bone cancer Thursday at his Oil City home. He was 63.