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Police blotter: Wireless voyeur appeals 56-year term

February 14, 2007 Man who placed a 2.4GHz wireless camera in stepdaughter's bedroom tries to get his sentence reduced. TAGS: Police Blotter, Louisiana, bedroom, tape, camera, women, battery, video

Louisiana video game law put on hold

August 25, 2006 New restriction on sales of violent video games to minors is rendered unenforceable, for now, by preliminary injunction. TAGS: Louisiana, video game, law, violence, First Amendment, Governor, state, video, games

Sprint Nextel buys affiliate for $6.5 billion

December 21, 2005 Agreement to acquire Nextel Partners ends bitter dispute between the two companies over value of the deal. TAGS: Nextel Communications Inc., Sprint Nextel, Louisiana

Sprint Nextel buys reseller for $4.3 billion

November 21, 2005 As part of the deal, Sprint Nextel and Alamosa, its largest PCS affiliate, will seek a stay of litigation. TAGS: Alamosa Holdings Inc., Sprint Nextel, affiliate, Nextel Communications Inc., PCS, reseller, Louisiana, litigation, merger

Amazon taps celebrities for online charity

November 29, 2005 Customers will have access to exclusive content from Elton John, Bill Clinton and others to raise funds for hurricane victims. TAGS: celebrity, Amazon.com Inc., Bill Clinton, Louisiana

This week in broadband

July 22, 2005 Voters in Lafayette, La., OK a citywide fiber project, while Cingular plans to roll out wireless broadband in 15 to 20 markets by year's end. TAGS: fiber-optics, Louisiana, operator, wireless broadband, Cingular Wireless, fiber, broadband, cable company, Verizon Communications

Bloggers record Katrina destruction

August 30, 2005 News sites and blogs teem with eyewitness accounts on hurricane's journey across the Gulf Coast. TAGS: storm, hurricane, Gulf Coast, Louisiana, blog, Hurricane Katrina, USA Today, New Orleans, blogger, reader, CNN, power, photograph

If the sewer's broke, better fix it

August 17, 2006 Alaska's shutdown grabbed headlines, but Insituform CEO Thomas Rooney says aging sewer pipes are a bigger problem. TAGS: sewer, spill, pipeline, Alaska, pipe, Hawaii, Louisiana, headline, health

Week in review: Katrina's wrath

September 2, 2005 As Hurricane Katrina lashed the Gulf shore, the Web became a catalyst for first-hand information, relief efforts and scams. TAGS: Hurricane Katrina, New Orleans, Louisiana, hurricane, Week in review, Sophos Plc., reader, blog, president, e-mail

Lafayette hits snag in fiber build

February 24, 2005 Court win for local cable and phone providers sets back Louisiana city's attempt to build fiber-optic network for residents. TAGS: BellSouth Corp., bond, fiber-optic network, fiber, fiber-optics, Cox Communications Inc., Louisiana, election, High-speed Internet, city, cable company, law, service provider, project, AT&T Corp.

Police Blotter: Fake gay HotorNot profile draws suit

July 13, 2007 HotorNot.com profile saying man was gay and used crack led to "constant" ribbing from co-workers--and a suit claiming it led to post-traumatic stress disorder. TAGS: Police Blotter, court document, British Petroleum Co plc, Louisiana, incident, ship, operator, profile

Katrina spurs federal action on VoIP

September 22, 2005 Senators say the aftermath of the deadly hurricane shows that Net phones are important and changes to the law are needed. TAGS: John Sununu, Internet phone, VoIP, senator, Sen., storm, deadline, communication, Louisiana, Republican, bill, telecommunications, IP, radio

In the wake of Hurricane Rita

September 25, 2005 roundup The storm takes a toll on Gulf Coast communities, just weeks after Katrina wreaked havoc. TAGS: Gulf Coast, hurricane, storm, Houston, Louisiana, Texas, cell phone

Voters approve citywide fiber project

July 18, 2005 Residents of Lafayette, La., vote to fund a citywide network to provide high-speed Net, telephony and TV. TAGS: Cox Communications Inc., BellSouth Corp., fiber, cable company, city, Louisiana, bond, fiber-optics, citizen, project, state, AT&T Corp.

City's fiber project goes to a vote

July 15, 2005 Citizens of Lafayette, La., will vote Saturday on whether to fund a citywide network to provide high-speed Net, telephony and TV. TAGS: Cox Communications Inc., referendum, BellSouth Corp., city, cable company, fiber-optics, Louisiana, bond, vote, fiber, state, project, AT&T Corp.

This week in New Orleans

September 2, 2005 As Hurricane Katrina made its deadly mark along the Gulf shore, the Web became a catalyst for information, relief efforts and scams. TAGS: New Orleans, Hurricane Katrina, hurricane, Louisiana, Sophos Plc., reader, blog, e-mail
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