Mandeville Police have arrested a Metairie moving company owner following an investigation into an incident in which his company allegedly withheld a woman's property when she would not pay an extravagant bill.More >>
Mandeville Police have arrested a Metairie moving company owner following an investigation into an incident in which his company allegedly withheld a woman's property when she would not pay an extravagant bill.More >>
The White Castle ferry is shutting down a week early because the state has no staff to continue operating the vessel until its planned June 28 closure.More >>
The White Castle ferry is shutting down a week early because the state has no staff to continue operating the vessel until its planned June 28 closure.More >>
The "sexting" case against former Eunice High School teacher Jackie Fruge, originally filed in Eunice Municipal Court, is likely to be upgraded to a felony and moved to the state district court.More >>
The "sexting" case against former Eunice High School teacher Jackie Fruge, originally filed in Eunice Municipal Court, is likely to be upgraded to a felony and moved to the state district court.More >>
Court records show that runaway defendant Wade Lohse - captured in Pennsylvania and returned to Lafayette - is scheduled to stand trial in the death of Cacie Barras McGrew next month.More >>
Court records show that runaway defendant Wade Lohse - captured in Pennsylvania and returned to Lafayette - is scheduled to stand trial in the death of Cacie Barras McGrew next month.More >>
The East Baton Rouge Parish School Board is scheduled Thursday to approve its annual operating budget, but board members remain divided on some of Superintendent Bernard Taylor's proposed spending and cutting...More >>
The East Baton Rouge Parish School Board is scheduled Thursday to approve its annual operating budget, but board members remain divided on some of Superintendent Bernard Taylor's proposed spending and cutting plans.More >>
An Ohio lender, holding a judgment of $201.9 million against Baton Rouge developer J.T. Spinosa, decided to postpone the foreclosure auction of Spinosa's Perkins Rowe mixed-use project for a third time.More >>
An Ohio lender, holding a judgment of $201.9 million against Baton Rouge developer J.T. Spinosa, decided to postpone the foreclosure auction of Spinosa's Perkins Rowe mixed-use project for a third time.More >>
Authorities say six Terrebonne Parish oystermen were arrested for taking oysters during a closed season. Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries agents arrested the three on a charge of unlawfully taking oysters...More >>
In efforts to help families and individuals with housing needs and foreclosure prevention, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development officials are awarding more than $40 million in housing counseling...More >>
In efforts to help families and individuals with housing needs and foreclosure prevention, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development officials are awarding more than $40 million in housing counseling grants to 334...More >>
An increase in state funding and some shifting of local funds enabled the Tangipahoa Parish School Board's Finance Committee to recommend adoption of a 2013-14 budget that would maintain the district's number...More >>
An increase in state funding and some shifting of local funds enabled the Tangipahoa Parish School Board's Finance Committee to recommend adoption of a 2013-14 budget that would maintain the district's number of...More >>
Even after a new Mississippi gun law takes effect July 1, federal law will still prohibit people from openly carrying weapons on property run by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.More >>
Even after a new Mississippi gun law takes effect July 1, federal law will still prohibit people from openly carrying weapons on property run by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.More >>
The Lafayette City-Parish Council has approved an agreement that calls for a nonprofit group to take over fundraising, development and management of a planned central park at the 100-acre "Horse Farm."More >>
The Lafayette City-Parish Council has approved an agreement that calls for a nonprofit group to take over fundraising, development and management of a planned central park at the 100-acre "Horse Farm."More >>
The Louisiana Workforce Investment Council has approved a detailed plan on how to help the state meet the impending demand for skilled crafts workers.More >>
The Louisiana Workforce Investment Council has approved a detailed plan on how to help the state meet the impending demand for skilled crafts workers.More >>
Authorities say the Vernon Parish Narcotics Task Force recently received information that led to the discovery of a large field of marijuana plants in a western area of the parish.More >>
Authorities say the Vernon Parish Narcotics Task Force recently received information that led to the discovery of a large field of marijuana plants in a western area of the parish.More >>
Louisiana has received a $500,000 check as part of Temple Inland's sentencing for polluting the Pearl River in 2011 with illegal discharges from its Bogalusa paper mill that killed thousands of fish.More >>
Louisiana has received a $500,000 check as part of Temple Inland's sentencing for polluting the Pearl River in 2011 with illegal discharges from its Bogalusa paper mill that killed thousands of fish.More >>
A bill that funnels $1 million a year to help provide services for people with hearing impairment has been signed into law by Gov. Bobby Jindal.More >>
A bill that funnels $1 million a year to help provide services for people with hearing impairment has been signed into law by Gov. Bobby Jindal.More >>
About $60 million worth of marine vessels and equipment are going on the auction block, including barges used to house BP oil spill cleanup crews.More >>
About $60 million worth of marine vessels and equipment are going on the auction block, including barges used to house BP oil spill cleanup crews.More >>
David Francis, business manager of NOLA.com ' The Times-Picayune, has been named associate publisher of NOLA.com ' The Times-Picayune and vice president of NOLA Media Group.More >>
David Francis, business manager of NOLA.com ' The Times-Picayune, has been named associate publisher of NOLA.com ' The Times-Picayune and vice president of NOLA Media Group.More >>
Scientists in Michigan and Louisiana are predicting a big summer "dead zone" in the Gulf of Mexico. In the Chesapeake Bay, a smaller than average dead zone is expected.More >>
Scientists in Michigan and Louisiana are predicting a big summer "dead zone" in the Gulf of Mexico. In the Chesapeake Bay, a smaller than average dead zone is expected.More >>
A 13-year-old boy from a New Orleans suburb has been arrested after authorities say he told them he used TV wrestling moves on his 5-year-old half-sister, who died from the beating.More >>
A 13-year-old boy from a New Orleans suburb has been arrested after authorities say he told them he used TV wrestling moves on his 5-year-old half-sister, who died from the beating.More >>
The city of Monroe will spend $1.7 million to purchase equipment for its Sanitation Division to add 14 new tractors and eight mowers city officials say should help eliminate much of the mowing concerns.More >>
The city of Monroe will spend $1.7 million to purchase equipment for its Sanitation Division to add 14 new tractors and eight mowers city officials say should help eliminate much of the mowing concerns.More >>
The Terrebonne Levee District is gearing up for its busiest year of levee-building yet as its board plans to move ahead with millions of dollars in construction paid for with a new 1/2-cent sales tax.More >>
The Terrebonne Levee District is gearing up for its busiest year of levee-building yet as its board plans to move ahead with millions of dollars in construction paid for with a new 1/2-cent sales tax.More >>
The state education board is being asked to allocate $2 million for a pilot program to expand online high school course offerings to public school students.More >>
The state education board is being asked to allocate $2 million for a pilot program to expand online high school course offerings to public school students.More >>
A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit brought by the Dixie Brewing Co. in an effort to stop any demolition of the building which is now part of the new VA hospital under construction in New Orleans.More >>
A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit brought by the Dixie Brewing Co. in an effort to stop any demolition of the building which is now part of the new VA hospital under construction in New Orleans.More >>
By The Associated Press Here are the tide predictions from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Ocean Service for principal points along the Gulf of Mexico for Wednesday, June 26,...More >>
By The Associated Press Here are the tide predictions from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Ocean Service for principal points along the Gulf of Mexico for Wednesday, June 26, 2013.More >>
By The Associated Press Here are the tide predictions from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Ocean Service for principal points along the Gulf of Mexico for Thursday, June 27,...More >>
By The Associated Press Here are the tide predictions from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Ocean Service for principal points along the Gulf of Mexico for Thursday, June 27, 2013.More >>
By The Associated Press Here are the tide predictions from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Ocean Service for principal points along the Gulf of Mexico for Saturday, June 22,...More >>
By The Associated Press Here are the tide predictions from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Ocean Service for principal points along the Gulf of Mexico for Saturday, June 22, 2013.More >>
By The Associated Press Here are the tide predictions from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Ocean Service for principal points along the Gulf of Mexico for Monday, June 24, 2013.More >>
By The Associated Press Here are the tide predictions from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Ocean Service for principal points along the Gulf of Mexico for Monday, June 24, 2013.More >>
By The Associated Press Here are the tide predictions from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Ocean Service for principal points along the Gulf of Mexico for Sunday, June 23, 2013.More >>
By The Associated Press Here are the tide predictions from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Ocean Service for principal points along the Gulf of Mexico for Sunday, June 23, 2013.More >>
By The Associated Press Here are the tide predictions from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Ocean Service for principal points along the Gulf of Mexico for Tuesday, June 25, 2013.More >>
By The Associated Press Here are the tide predictions from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Ocean Service for principal points along the Gulf of Mexico for Tuesday, June 25, 2013.More >>
By The Associated Press Here are the tide predictions from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Ocean Service for principal points along the Gulf of Mexico for Friday, June 21, 2013.More >>
By The Associated Press Here are the tide predictions from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Ocean Service for principal points along the Gulf of Mexico for Friday, June 21, 2013.More >>
The Research Park Corp. board of directors is set to vote next month on selling off its interest in the Bon Carre Business Center development in Baton Rouge.More >>
The Research Park Corp. board of directors is set to vote next month on selling off its interest in the Bon Carre Business Center development in Baton Rouge.More >>
The Monroe City School System spends more than twice as much on central office expenses as the nearest comparable district and that's something that concerns Superintendent Brent Vidrine and board members.More >>
The Monroe City School System spends more than twice as much on central office expenses as the nearest comparable district and that's something that concerns Superintendent Brent Vidrine and board members.More >>
An attorney for Livingston Parish School Board President Malcolm Sibley says his client is remorseful over his involvement in an accident that claimed the life of a 21-year-old Mississippi man.More >>
An attorney for Livingston Parish School Board President Malcolm Sibley says his client is remorseful over his involvement in an accident that claimed the life of a 21-year-old Mississippi man.More >>
Litigation between Lafayette and Broussard over annexations along Ambassador Caffery in southern Lafayette Parish has been tentatively settled. That's according to an attorney in the case.More >>
Litigation between Lafayette and Broussard over annexations along Ambassador Caffery in southern Lafayette Parish has been tentatively settled. That's according to an attorney in the case.More >>
A former septic system inspector for the Onsite Wastewater Program of the state's Center for Environmental Services has admitted in federal court that he accepted approximately $50,000 in bribes from a septic...More >>
A former septic system inspector for the Onsite Wastewater Program of the state's Center for Environmental Services has admitted in federal court that he accepted approximately $50,000 in bribes from a septic tank...More >>
The former owner of the now-defunct House of Blues Club on Airline Highway has been sentenced to 25 years in prison for raping an intoxicated 18-year-old woman in a private room at the Baton Rouge club in 2009.More >>
The former owner of the now-defunct House of Blues Club on Airline Highway has been sentenced to 25 years in prison for raping an intoxicated 18-year-old woman in a private room at the Baton Rouge club in 2009.More >>
The owners of a Morgan City wastewater brokerage have been charged in Baton Rouge federal court for alleged participation in a conspiracy that illegally injected more than 380,000 gallons of industrial wastes down a...More >>
The owners of a Morgan City wastewater brokerage have been charged in Baton Rouge federal court for alleged participation in a conspiracy that illegally injected more than 380,000 gallons of industrial wastes down a well in...More >>
By The Associated Press A 12-year-old girl from Livingston Parish will represent Louisiana in the Braille Challenge Finals on Saturday in Los Angeles.More >>
By The Associated Press A 12-year-old girl from Livingston Parish will represent Louisiana in the Braille Challenge Finals on Saturday in Los Angeles.More >>
A construction services employment agency has agreed to pay more than 100 workers nearly $60,000 in back wages after an investigation by the federal labor department.More >>
A construction services employment agency has agreed to pay more than 100 workers nearly $60,000 in back wages after an investigation by the federal labor department.More >>
Operators have restarted the Palisades Nuclear Power Plant in southwestern Michigan after finishing repairs to a water tank that leaked slightly radioactive water into Lake Michigan.More >>
Operators have restarted the Palisades Nuclear Power Plant in southwestern Michigan after finishing repairs to a water tank that leaked slightly radioactive water into Lake Michigan.More >>
Attempts to limit Gulf Coast oil spill penalty money to coastal restoration in the Louisiana Constitution failed to gain legislative passage for a second year in a row.More >>
Attempts to limit Gulf Coast oil spill penalty money to coastal restoration in the Louisiana Constitution failed to gain legislative passage for a second year in a row.More >>
A man convicted of failing to register as a sex offender in Mississippi will be re-sentenced because a federal appeals panel threw out his prison term.More >>
A man convicted of failing to register as a sex offender in Mississippi will be re-sentenced because a federal appeals panel threw out his prison term.More >>
A Minden cultural nonprofit that uses agriculture and the arts has new raised gardening beds and flowerbeds, thanks to $11,000 and a day of work from an anonymous company.More >>
A Minden cultural nonprofit that uses agriculture and the arts has new raised gardening beds and flowerbeds, thanks to $11,000 and a day of work from an anonymous company.More >>
The Muscular Dystrophy Association has designated the Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center New Orleans School of Medicine as Louisiana's first specialized MDA clinic for amyotrophic lateral...More >>
The Muscular Dystrophy Association has designated the Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center New Orleans School of Medicine as Louisiana's first specialized MDA clinic for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, known...More >>
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday declined to hear an appeal from Eddie James Pugh IV who was convicted for his role in a 2008 double kidnapping and slaying.More >>
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday declined to hear an appeal from Eddie James Pugh IV who was convicted for his role in a 2008 double kidnapping and slaying.More >>
France sent thousands of colonists and slaves to Louisiana in the belief that tobacco would refill a treasury depleted by wars. That dream continued until an Army captain's land grab triggered a massacre by...More >>
France sent thousands of colonists and slaves to Louisiana in the belief that tobacco would refill a treasury depleted by wars. That dream continued until an Army captain's land grab triggered a massacre by Natchez...More >>
The Lafayette City-Parish Council is expected to consider leasing the former University of Louisiana at Lafayette Horse Farm to a nonprofit foundation that would be responsible for fundraising, planning and...More >>
The Lafayette City-Parish Council is expected to consider leasing the former University of Louisiana at Lafayette Horse Farm to a nonprofit foundation that would be responsible for fundraising, planning and developing the...More >>
It's doubtful Mayor Demetric Slaughter's $9.7 million proposed spending plan for the 2013-14 fiscal year will gain the approval it needs from the Port Allen City Council by July 1.More >>
It's doubtful Mayor Demetric Slaughter's $9.7 million proposed spending plan for the 2013-14 fiscal year will gain the approval it needs from the Port Allen City Council by July 1.More >>
No commercial building permits will be issued for sites on certain roads in Central until an ordinance that sets architectural standards is developed and approved by the city council.More >>
No commercial building permits will be issued for sites on certain roads in Central until an ordinance that sets architectural standards is developed and approved by the city council.More >>
A Kansas company that sells fireworks in Louisiana is asking a state judge to strike down a law that imposes higher permit fees and penalties on out-of-state fireworks retailers than on local sellers.More >>
A Kansas company that sells fireworks in Louisiana is asking a state judge to strike down a law that imposes higher permit fees and penalties on out-of-state fireworks retailers than on local sellers.More >>
The Louisiana State Penitentiary Museum Foundation will induct seven people into the Louisiana Justice Hall of Fame in ceremonies July 12 at the prison museum and in Baton Rouge.More >>
The Louisiana State Penitentiary Museum Foundation will induct seven people into the Louisiana Justice Hall of Fame in ceremonies July 12 at the prison museum and in Baton Rouge.More >>
Two Baton Rouge businessmen are charged with bank fraud in what federal prosecutors say involved over $368,000 in loans they obtained for construction of a fitness center that did not open.More >>
Two Baton Rouge businessmen are charged with bank fraud in what federal prosecutors say involved over $368,000 in loans they obtained for construction of a fitness center that did not open.More >>
A death row inmate is asking for a new trial on charges that he helped a New Orleans policewoman rob and kill at a restaurant where she sometimes worked off-duty.More >>
A death row inmate is asking for a new trial on charges that he helped a New Orleans policewoman rob and kill at a restaurant where she sometimes worked off-duty.More >>
State police have arrested the president of the Livingston Parish School Board after a 21-year-old Mississippi man was killed in a hit-and-run in St. Helena Parish.More >>
State police have arrested the president of the Livingston Parish School Board after a 21-year-old Mississippi man was killed in a hit-and-run in St. Helena Parish.More >>
Police have arrested a suspected bank robber in Ponchatoula less than 12 hours after he allegedly walked into First Guaranty Bank in Hammond Saturday and passed a note to a teller.More >>
Police have arrested a suspected bank robber in Ponchatoula less than 12 hours after he allegedly walked into First Guaranty Bank in Hammond Saturday and passed a note to a teller.More >>
Ascension Parish officials hope to give information out and get some in return during a pair of public meetings this week regarding a proposed parish-wide sewer project.More >>
Ascension Parish officials hope to give information out and get some in return during a pair of public meetings this week regarding a proposed parish-wide sewer project.More >>
The Jefferson Parish Sheriff's Office says a man collapsed during the race over the Huey P. Long Bridge and died shortly afterward at a hospital.More >>
The Jefferson Parish Sheriff's Office says a man collapsed during the race over the Huey P. Long Bridge and died shortly afterward at a hospital.More >>
A vocational-training program designed to help prisoners stay out of prison once they are released graduated 44 class members this past week at Orleans Parish prison.More >>
A vocational-training program designed to help prisoners stay out of prison once they are released graduated 44 class members this past week at Orleans Parish prison.More >>
More than 2,000 runners and walkers from around Louisiana crossed the Huey P. Long Bridge on foot. The first drivers - in vintage and modern cars - were about 20 people who had walked across the bridge when it first...More >>
More than 2,000 runners and walkers from around Louisiana crossed the Huey P. Long Bridge on foot. The first drivers - in vintage and modern cars - were about 20 people who had walked across the bridge when it first opened...More >>
Preservationists are using high tech-methods to protect Civil War artillery at a fort in South Carolina that fired on Fort Sumter to open the Civil War 150 years ago.More >>
Preservationists are using high tech-methods to protect Civil War artillery at a fort in South Carolina that fired on Fort Sumter to open the Civil War 150 years ago.More >>
Environmental advocates and others are questioning the decision to quit using crews to look for tar balls left by the BP oil spill on Gulf Coast beaches in Alabama, Florida and Mississippi.More >>
Environmental advocates and others are questioning the decision to quit using crews to look for tar balls left by the BP oil spill on Gulf Coast beaches in Alabama, Florida and Mississippi.More >>
The Downtown Development District has unveiled a wave of projects for the area, including more green space, a bike path and Mississippi River levee improvements.More >>
The Downtown Development District has unveiled a wave of projects for the area, including more green space, a bike path and Mississippi River levee improvements.More >>
Memphis-based Southern Airways Express has announced it will begin flights to and from Destin and Panama City in Florida June 20, and then add flights to and from New Orleans by the end of June out of the University...More >>
Memphis-based Southern Airways Express has announced it will begin flights to and from Destin and Panama City in Florida June 20, and then add flights to and from New Orleans by the end of June out of the University Oxford...More >>
Three tenants have moved into the Louisiana Business & Technology Center at LSU, bringing the number of companies in the business incubator to 35.More >>
Three tenants have moved into the Louisiana Business & Technology Center at LSU, bringing the number of companies in the business incubator to 35.More >>
The LSU AgCenter will sponsor a natural resources symposium on Aug. 1-2 at the Lod Cook Conference Center on the Baton Rouge campus of Louisiana State University.More >>
The LSU AgCenter will sponsor a natural resources symposium on Aug. 1-2 at the Lod Cook Conference Center on the Baton Rouge campus of Louisiana State University.More >>
Baton Rouge police have charged 51-year-old Michael Hebert with second degree murder in a Saturday shooting in which Hebert's brother was killed.More >>
Baton Rouge police have charged 51-year-old Michael Hebert with second degree murder in a Saturday shooting in which Hebert's brother was killed.More >>
The charter school group that ran Crestworth Middle School owed almost $79,000 when the group handed the school back to the state Department of Education a year ago, according to an audit made public this past week.More >>
The charter school group that ran Crestworth Middle School owed almost $79,000 when the group handed the school back to the state Department of Education a year ago, according to an audit made public this past week.More >>
The Army Corps of Engineers says it has completed all permanent structures in a $3 billion system of levees and floodwalls around the west Bank of New Orleans and Jefferson, Plaquemines and St. Charles parishes.More >>
The Army Corps of Engineers says it has completed all permanent structures in a $3 billion system of levees and floodwalls around the west Bank of New Orleans and Jefferson, Plaquemines and St. Charles parishes.More >>
A dispute over a bingo game at a Baton Rouge senior center has led state officials to suggest the East Baton Rouge Council on Aging should implement sensitivity training for its staff.More >>
A dispute over a bingo game at a Baton Rouge senior center has led state officials to suggest the East Baton Rouge Council on Aging should implement sensitivity training for its staff.More >>
Terrebonne Parish officials are moving ahead with a project designed to dump freshwater from the Houma Navigation Canal into endangered coastal forests north of the Falgout Canal.More >>
Terrebonne Parish officials are moving ahead with a project designed to dump freshwater from the Houma Navigation Canal into endangered coastal forests north of the Falgout Canal.More >>
Nearly 70 percent of Louisiana's public defenders offices ran deficits last year, requiring them to dip heavily into fund balances to keep operations afloat as they struggle to represent clients who can't...More >>
Nearly 70 percent of Louisiana's public defenders offices ran deficits last year, requiring them to dip heavily into fund balances to keep operations afloat as they struggle to represent clients who can't afford...More >>
Senate Democrats who backed the health care law and are facing re-election in GOP-leaning states are stepping up their support for the overhaul even as Republicans intensify their criticism.More >>
Senate Democrats who backed the health care law and are facing re-election in GOP-leaning states are stepping up their support for the overhaul even as Republicans intensify their criticism.More >>
A second blast in two days has killed a worker at a south Louisiana chemical plant, just miles from the site where two workers were killed a day earlier.More >>
A second blast in two days has killed a worker at a south Louisiana chemical plant, just miles from the site where two workers were killed a day earlier.More >>
Authorities say one person was killed and several injured in an explosion at a Louisiana chemical plant, only miles from where another blast killed two plant workers a day ago.More >>
Authorities say one person was killed and several injured in an explosion at a Louisiana chemical plant, only miles from where another blast killed two plant workers a day ago.More >>
Officials say an offshore supply boat struck a production platform in the Gulf of Mexico on Friday and sank after all 20 people aboard were transferred safely to another boat.More >>
Officials say an offshore supply boat struck a production platform in the Gulf of Mexico on Friday and sank after all 20 people aboard were transferred safely to another boat.More >>
By JEFF AMY Associated Press By some measures, chemical plants like the one where a fatal explosion happened Thursday in Louisiana are among the safest manufacturing workplaces in America.More >>
By JEFF AMY Associated Press By some measures, chemical plants like the one where a fatal explosion happened Thursday in Louisiana are among the safest manufacturing workplaces in America.More >>
Louisiana lawmakers are proposing eight new changes to the state constitution following their regular session. But the constitutional amendments will linger for more than a year before voters decide if they take...More >>
Louisiana lawmakers are proposing eight new changes to the state constitution following their regular session. But the constitutional amendments will linger for more than a year before voters decide if they take effect.More >>
Oilfield services company Baker Hughes Inc. says the number of rigs actively exploring for oil and natural gas in the U.S. increased by six this week to 1,771.More >>
Oilfield services company Baker Hughes Inc. says the number of rigs actively exploring for oil and natural gas in the U.S. increased by six this week to 1,771.More >>
Gov. Bobby Jindal has signed into law three bills tightening regulations on salt domes, a response to the 15-acre Assumption Parish sinkhole that caused evacuation orders for 150 homes.More >>
Gov. Bobby Jindal has signed into law three bills tightening regulations on salt domes, a response to the 15-acre Assumption Parish sinkhole that caused evacuation orders for 150 homes.More >>
The Labor Department's Occupational Safety and Health Administration is investigating an explosion at a south Louisiana chemical plant that killed one worker and injured dozens of others.More >>
The Labor Department's Occupational Safety and Health Administration is investigating an explosion at a south Louisiana chemical plant that killed one worker and injured dozens of others.More >>
Residents of New Jersey's Long Beach Island are saying "thank you" this weekend to the hundreds of first responders who helped after Superstorm Sandy, including some state troopers from Louisiana.More >>
Residents of New Jersey's Long Beach Island are saying "thank you" this weekend to the hundreds of first responders who helped after Superstorm Sandy, including some state troopers from Louisiana.More >>
A Mississippi doctor convicted of orchestrating a $6.9 million Medicaid and Medicare fraud scheme will have her appeal heard in July by federal judges in New Orleans.More >>
A Mississippi doctor convicted of orchestrating a $6.9 million Medicaid and Medicare fraud scheme will have her appeal heard in July by federal judges in New Orleans.More >>
Investigators with the Bossier City Police and Fire Departments have arrested a 34-year-old man for allegedly phoning in a bomb threat to the offices of the University of Phoenix located at the Louisiana Boardwalk.More >>
Investigators with the Bossier City Police and Fire Departments have arrested a 34-year-old man for allegedly phoning in a bomb threat to the offices of the University of Phoenix located at the Louisiana Boardwalk.More >>
Authorities say An Opelousas man has been arrested in connection with a counterfeiting ring that is alleged to have defrauded citizens across the country out of millions of dollars.More >>
Authorities say An Opelousas man has been arrested in connection with a counterfeiting ring that is alleged to have defrauded citizens across the country out of millions of dollars.More >>
The Ouachita Parish School board hopes to maintain the financial status quo for the upcoming school year by continuing many of its budget cutting measures.More >>
The Ouachita Parish School board hopes to maintain the financial status quo for the upcoming school year by continuing many of its budget cutting measures.More >>
Rural voters in Jefferson Davis Parish will be asked Oct. 19 to consider a number of issues to help support roads, fire protection and drainage districts.More >>
Rural voters in Jefferson Davis Parish will be asked Oct. 19 to consider a number of issues to help support roads, fire protection and drainage districts.More >>
State police say a 63-year-old Kentwood woman died from injuries received after she drove her car into a ditch alongside Interstate 55 in Hammond.More >>
State police say a 63-year-old Kentwood woman died from injuries received after she drove her car into a ditch alongside Interstate 55 in Hammond.More >>
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Hundreds turned out Wednesday morning for the funeral of Texarkana, Texas Police Officer William Sprague, who died Saturday as the result of a hit and run while he was on duty early Friday morning.More >>
Hundreds turned out Wednesday morning for the funeral of Texarkana, Texas Police Officer William Sprague, who died Saturday as the result of a hit and run while he was on duty early Friday morning.More >>
Shreveport Police Violent Crimes investigators arrested a Shreveport woman in connection to the death of a 3-year-old who was pronounced dead Monday night.More >>
SHREVEPORT, La. (AP) - There shouldn't be any hang-ups if hunters and fishermen want to donate their catch to nonprofits that feed the hungry. Gov. Bobby Jindal on Tuesday signed a bill by KeithvilleMore >>
SHREVEPORT, La. (AP) - There shouldn't be any hang-ups if hunters and fishermen want to donate their catch to nonprofits that feed the hungry. Gov. Bobby Jindal on Tuesday signed a bill by KeithvilleMore >>