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  • Originally published August 22, 2010 at 1:05 p.m., updated August 23, 2010 at 2:06 a.m.

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GULF OIL SPILL:

GULF OIL SPILL

NEW ORLEANS - The new administrator for damage claims from Gulf oil spill victims said Sunday it was his idea, not BP's, to require that anyone who receives a final settlement from the $20 billion compensation fund give up the right to sue the oil giant. But Ken Feinberg told reporters that he has not yet decided whether the no-sue requirement will extend to other companies that may be responsible for the worst offshore oil spill in U.S. history. By Harry R. Weber.

GULF OIL SPILL-TOURISM

BILOXI, Miss. - On the great yawning porch that once belonged to Confederate president Jefferson Davis, two women sit in rockers listening to the cicadas and looking out over Mississippi Sound as they wait for their tour to begin. Before Hurricane Katrina, some 200 people came each day to visit the house - the only structure on the oak-shaded Beauvoir estate not destroyed by the storm. And that's just what's needed to break even. Tourism has dropped off 20 percent here, with just a few visitors on some days since BP PLC's well blew out in the Gulf of Mexico. By Noaki Schwartz.

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LENO GULF OIL SPILL BENEFIT

BILOXI, Miss. - Jay Leno brought comedy and cash to the Mississippi Gulf Coast to help the area recover from the BP oil spill.

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OF INTEREST TO BOTH STATES:

KATRINA-DISPLACED KIDS

NEW ORLEANS - A new study finds that children who lived in emergency trailer parks or hotels for long periods after Hurricane Katrina are far more likely to have serious emotional problems. In a report being released Monday, researcher Irwin Redlener says at least 20,000 of those children still have serious emotional disorders or behavior problems, or don't have a permanent home. By Janet McConnaughey.

TROPICAL WEATHER

MIAMI - Tropical Storm Danielle has formed in the Atlantic, but the system is still far from land.

TOP LOUISIANA STORIES:

CHENNAULT EXPANSION

MONROE - Louisiana's Chennault Aviation and Military Museum in Monroe has begun what is expected to be the largest expansion project at the museum since its inception nearly a decade ago.

Also in Louisiana:

WATER RESCUE

SHREVEPORT - Sparked by the drowning deaths of six teenagers, the Shreveport Fire Department's Dive Team gave emergency water rescue demonstrations and lifesaving advice to hundreds of locals at Shreveport Public Assembly and Recreation pools across the city.

LOUISIANA LOTTERY

BATON ROUGE - The Louisiana Lottery Corporation reports one ticket matched all six Lotto numbers Saturday night to win a prize of $990,648.

LOUISIANA SPORTS:

FBN-CHAMPIONS SQUARE

NEW ORLEANS - New Orleans Saints fans gave good reviews to the newly opened "Champions Square" after first opportunity to visit it. The area, across from the Superdome, drew a big crowd before the Texans-Saints game Saturday night.

FROM OUR LOUISIANA MEMBERS:

MEETING MR. WRIGHT

BATON ROUGE - Firoz Mistry was a practicing architect in his native Bombay, India, when he traveled halfway around the world to apprentice with the great American architect Frank Lloyd Wright. Mistry learned about Wright in his first year in architecture school in India, when someone showed him a magazine article about Wright's Fallingwater, a home built over a waterfall in Pennsylvania in the late 1930s. "Since I saw that, I started looking for all the books our library had on Mr. Wright," he said. By Carol Anne Blizter, The Advocate.

KATRINA-LINEBACKER

MONROE - ULM linebacker Theo Smith is still displaced almost five years after Hurricane Katrina hit his hometown. Only now, the New Orleans native doesn't mind it. The senior is in his fourth season in Monroe and will have a chance this season to be one of the biggest playmakers and leaders on the defensive side of the ball after the departure of Warhawks linebackers Cardia Jackson and Josh Thomas. Smith could just as easily have been somewhere else. By Tabby Soignier, The News-Star.

TOP MISSISSIPPI STORIES:

UNDER THE CAPITOL DOME-ANALYSIS

UNDATED - Nothing's more likely to provoke harsh words from Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour than government waste. Given his consistent stance against profligate public spending, it's jolting that Barbour's office decided to use some of Mississippi's oil-spill recovery money on a promotional TV show featuring former "Baywatch" star David Hasselhoff and other entertainers who aren't exactly on Hollywood's A-list and airing on CW, a network that doesn't attract massive audiences. An AP news analysis. By Emily Wagster Pettus.

STUDENTS SEARCHED

SARDIS - Authorities are investigating whether proper procedures were followed when students were searched at North Panola High School in Sardis. The North Panola School District is under state supervision because of low test scores. District conservator Oscar Love confirmed to The Commercial Appeal that a search took place this past Wednesday. He wouldn't comment on which agencies were involved or say whether a particular incident prompted the search.

STINKY LAGOON

VICKSBURG - Contractors this week will try to eradicate a smelly problem from an industrial sewage lagoon in west central Mississippi. Gary Mickelson, a spokesman for Tyson Foods, said the Arkansas-based poultry company has hired a contractor to remove solid waste near a Tyson plant at Ceres Research and Industrial Interplex outside Vicksburg. The industrial park is operated by the Warren County Port Commission.

NATCHEZ POLICE

NATCHEZ - Five officers resigned from the Natchez Police Department in the past two months, and four of them said it was because of low pay.

Also in Mississippi:

DRUG ARRESTS

McCOMB - McComb police say a man called to report $10,000 had been stolen from his hotel room. Officers responding to the call Friday say they found $9,370 stashed in the room's microwave oven - along with more than two pounds of crack and powdered cocaine.

TRAFFIC BLITZ

JACKSON - Through Labor Day, Sept. 6, Mississippi law enforcement will crack down on drunken driving.

CLUBS CLOSED

JACKSON - Faced with a half-million dollar shortfall in contributions, the Boys & Girls Clubs of Central Mississippi will remain closed at least two more weeks, affecting about 3,200 area children.

FROM OUR MISSISSIPPI MEMBERS:

Moved in advance for editions of Monday, Aug. 23

COLLEGES-FREE SPEECH

JACKSON - Students at Mississippi universities may have to watch what they say more than those in other states because of policies that free-speech advocates say are oppressive. At the University of Mississippi, someone could theoretically get in trouble for sending an e-mail about how much they "hate" rival Mississippi State. Jackson State students could be punished for unsolicited flirting. Speaking freely outside so-called "free-speech zones" on most of the campuses could get students in trouble, even though a federal court has deemed that unconstitutional. By Elizabeth Crisp, The Clarion-Ledger.

CAMO IN THE KITCHEN

COLUMBUS - Napoleon Bonaparte is credited with saying, "An army marches on its stomach." The French commander had something there, as today's modern army is well aware. Military leaders believe a well-fed soldier is an effective soldier. To that end, the U.S. Army's annual Philip A. Connelly Awards encourage excellence in food service, with emphasis on preparation, taste, nutrition, service and teamwork. The program co-sponsored by the Department of the Army and the International Food Service Executives Association brings together some of the best cooks in uniform. Six of them were in Columbus this month for a two-day training blitz with Chef Josh Oubre of the Mississippi University for Women Culinary Arts Institute. By Jan Swoope, The Commercial Dispatch.


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