Mississippi Today
Louisiana Legislature approves redistricting plan to give Republicans another US House seat
Louisiana lawmakers have passed a new congressional map to pick up a Republican seat while leaving the state with one of its two majority-Black U.S. House districts.
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8mMonitoring and curbing West Nile virus takes more than a mosquito truck
Experts recommend conducting local surveillance and reducing mosquito breeding grounds to reduce cases of the West Nile virus in Mississippi.
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4mAfter state Supreme Court disbars him, former Hinds DA Jody Owens says his work isn’t over
Former HInds DA Jody Owens pleaded guilty last month, two weeks before he was to go on trial in a federal bribery case.
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5mSome Jackson council members 'still not convinced' city has a budget deficit
On paper, Jackson has a deficit. But some city council members say that doesn’t mean the city is facing a shortfall, arguing the city's spending remains under control.
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6mMississippi landowners prepare as FERC pipeline decision nears
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission expects to release its decision on construction of a natural gas pipeline stretching across the full width of Mississippi.
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8mLetters hint at impending lawsuit in Nolan Xavier Wells' death
Letters sent to multiple people from attorneys for Nolan Xavier Wells' family direct recipients to preserve all evidence in their possession, control or custody in their original form and suspend any automatic deletion or overwrite functions on cellphones, computers, video cameras and other devices.