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February 1998
February 25 "Rockin'" Sidney Simien , Zydeco musician, dies. He won a Grammy in 1985 for popular tune "My Toot Toot". |
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September 1998
The 1998 tropical storm season which has been quiet until now sees a storm every weekend in September. First Earl misses the New Orleans area by a hair as winds shear off its western half and push it over to the upper Gulf Coast. Next Frances floods most of Southeast Louisiana with waters that will stand in many places for the next two weeks. Hermine is the weak sister, followed in the next week by killer Hurricane Georges. Georges makes a bee line toward New Orleans from the West African Coast, leaving 300 dead and billions in damage in the northern Caribbean. At the last minute it slows just 100 miles from the mouth of the Mississippi River and heads slowly north to the Mississippi Gulf coast. |
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December 1998
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1st Congressional District: Bob Livingston (R) wins unopposed and seems headed for a top position in Congress but resigns after admitting an affair during year of President Clinton's impeachment trial; 2nd Congressional District: William Jefferson (D) 86% over David Reed 9% and Don-Terry Veal 9%; 3rd Congressional District: Billy Tauzin (R) wins unopposed; 4th Congressional District: Jim McCrery (R) wins unopposed; 5th Congressional District: John Cooksey (R) wins unopposed; 6th Congressional District: Richard Baker (R) 51% over Marjorie McKeithen (D) daughter of former Governor John McKeithen 49%; 7th Congressional District: Chris John (D) wins unopposed; 8th Congressional District: Louisiana lost one House seat after the 1990 Census. January 1 Sugar Bowl: Bowl Alliance national championship Florida State defeats Ohio State 31-14. November 26 Tulane defeats Louisiana Tech in its final home game on its way to a perfect 12-0 season. |
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