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    <pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 22:46:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Governor Jindal Issues Statement on Federal Court's Ruling of the Army Corps of Engineers' Failure To Properly Operate and Maintain The Mississippi River-Gulf Outlet</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Today, Governor Bobby Jindal issued the following statement regarding the ruling by U.S. District Judge Stanwood Duval Jr. that the Army Corps of Engineers' was directly responsible for flood damage to portions of the New Orleans region following Hurricane Katrina because of their failure to properly operate and maintain water resources projects in Louisiana:]]></description>
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      <title>Governor Jindal and CenturyLink CEO and President Announce Major Headquarters Expansion, 350 New Jobs</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Today, Governor Bobby Jindal and CenturyLink CEO and President Glen Post announced an agreement that will maintain CenturyLink's corporate headquarters in Louisiana and add 350 Louisiana-based jobs over the next four years. The Governor made the announcement following a meeting with CenturyLink's Board of Directors.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 18 Nov 2009 17:44:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Governor Jindal Welcomes Home Soldiers Following Tour in Iraq</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Today, Governor Bobby Jindal joined the Adjutant General of the Louisiana National Guard, Maj. Gen. Bennett C. Landreneau at a ceremony to welcome home members of the Louisiana National Guard from a tour in Iraq. The Governor greeted approximately 120 members of the 225th Engineer Brigade at Camp Beauregard in Pineville.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sun, 15 Nov 2009 20:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Governor Jindal and DHH Secretary Applaud FDA Decision to Halt Regulations on Oyster Industry</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Governor Bobby Jindal and Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals Secretary Alan Levine today applauded the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's (FDA) decision to delay a proposed plan banning the interstate sale of untreated raw Gulf oysters in warm months. Both the Governor and Secretary had previously expressed their concerns with the proposal directly to the FDA, which has now agreed to commission a study on both the economic impact of any decision for the oyster industry and how to decrease the incidence of vibrio vulnificus infection. Governor Jindal sent a letter to FDA Commissioner Margaret Hamburg on Tuesday, outlining the effects of its proposed regulations on the state's oyster industry.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2009 22:06:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Governor Jindal Awards Over $587,000 in Grants to Sabine Parish</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Today, Governor Bobby Jindal awarded ten grants totaling $587,855 to Sabine Parish that will go towards hurricane recovery efforts, hazard mitigation and infrastructure improvements. Governor Jindal awarded the funds to local officials in a ceremonial check presentation during an address to the Sabine Parish Chamber of Commerce as part of his "Louisiana Working Tour."]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2009 21:04:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Governor Jindal's Remarks at Veterans Day Ceremony in Pineville</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Today, Governor Bobby Jindal addressed a Veterans Day ceremony in Pineville at the Alexandria Veterans Affairs Medical Center.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2009 21:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Governor Jindal Tours Louisiana Tech, Highlights Areas of Excellence and the Importance of Investing in Higher Education</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Today, Governor Bobby Jindal joined Louisiana Tech University President Dan Reneau and other university officials to tour the campus of Louisiana Tech and highlight the university's areas of excellence as well as the importance of investing in higher education.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2009 23:11:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Governor Jindal Issues Letter to FDA Urging Reconsideration of New Shellfish Policy, Highlights Severe Impact on Oyster Industry</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Today, Governor Bobby Jindal issued the following letter to the Food and Drug Administration urging officials to reconsider new shellfish policy changes, highlighting the severe impact the new policy would have on the oyster industry.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2009 21:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Governor Jindal Applauds Opening of Northrop Grumman's New Facility</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Today, Governor Bobby Jindal applauded the grand opening of Northrop Grumman's new 20,000-square-foot facility in Slidell, La. The new facility combined Northrop Grumman's Slidell office and Stennis Space Center operations, representing a $4 million capital investment.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2009 23:52:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Governor Bobby Jindal Says State Preparing for Tropical Storm Ida</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Today, Governor Bobby Jindal held a press conference, following a meeting of the State's Unified Command Group, which assembled to prepare state response efforts for the threat of Tropical Storm Ida.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2009 19:24:00 GMT</pubDate>
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