The Louisiana House has rejected an attempt to provide government-subsidized health insurance to thousands of people with the Medicaid dollars available under the federal Affordable Care Act.More >>
The Louisiana House has rejected an attempt to provide government-subsidized health insurance to thousands of people with the Medicaid dollars available under the federal Affordable Care Act.More >>
Louisiana State Police say cannon fire will be heard in downtown Baton Rouge Thursday morning as the state House of Representatives remember the men and women who died while serving in the U.S. Armed Forces.More >>
Louisiana State Police say cannon fire will be heard in downtown Baton Rouge Thursday morning as the state House of Representatives remember the men and women who died while serving in the U.S. Armed Forces.More >>
An oilfield service company plans a new $10 million headquarters in Gray and a $20 million manufacturing and fabrication plant at a Louisiana port.More >>
An oilfield service company plans a new $10 million headquarters in Gray and a $20 million manufacturing and fabrication plant at a Louisiana port.More >>
Dozens of Indian guest workers are suing an Alabama-based marine and fabrication company, claiming it financially exploited them and forced them to live in squalid conditions after bringing them to work at Gulf...More >>
Dozens of Indian guest workers are suing an Alabama-based marine and fabrication company, claiming it financially exploited them and forced them to live in squalid conditions after bringing them to work at Gulf Coast...More >>
Cleco Corp. is sending a 34-member crew to Oklahoma City to help Oklahoma Gas and Electric Company restore power to customers after a tornado destroyed its electric system.More >>
Cleco Corp. is sending a 34-member crew to Oklahoma City to help Oklahoma Gas and Electric Company restore power to customers after a tornado destroyed its electric system.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, May 30, 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, May 30, 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, May 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 Saturday, May 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, May 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 Friday, May 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 Wednesday, May 29,...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, May 29, 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, May 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 Sunday, May 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 Tuesday, May 28, 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, May 28, 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, May 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 Monday, May 27, 2013.More >>
State police say a 24-year-old Raceland woman has died from injuries she suffered in a head-on collision April 27 with a driver troopers allege was drunk.More >>
State police say a 24-year-old Raceland woman has died from injuries she suffered in a head-on collision April 27 with a driver troopers allege was drunk.More >>
Jefferson Parish sheriff's detectives are seeking information about the deaths of a man found in a Harvey field and another man shot once in the chest inside his garage two miles away.More >>
Jefferson Parish sheriff's detectives are seeking information about the deaths of a man found in a Harvey field and another man shot once in the chest inside his garage two miles away.More >>
Reductions in the number of employees, possible school closures and cuts to services including food and transportation are all possibilities as Monroe City Schools superintendent-elect Brent Vidrine takes the helm of the...More >>
DeSoto Parish School Board members will hold a special meeting to discuss its desegregation order where it relates to proposed school construction and enforcement of Mansfield school attendance zones.More >>
DeSoto Parish School Board members will hold a special meeting to discuss its desegregation order where it relates to proposed school construction and enforcement of Mansfield school attendance zones.More >>
Christus Health will close Sutton Children's Medical Center in Shreveport as it moves services from Christus Schumpert St. Mary Place to south Shreveport and Bossier City.More >>
Christus Health will close Sutton Children's Medical Center in Shreveport as it moves services from Christus Schumpert St. Mary Place to south Shreveport and Bossier City.More >>
The New Orleans Ethics Review Board voted 4-0 to reappoint Ed Quatrevaux as the city's inspector general for a second four-year term. Quatrevaux was hired in 2009; his new term will begin in October.More >>
The New Orleans Ethics Review Board voted 4-0 to reappoint Ed Quatrevaux as the city's inspector general for a second four-year term. Quatrevaux was hired in 2009; his new term will begin in October.More >>
A federal judge has dismissed former St. Bernard Parish President Craig Taffaro's defamation lawsuit against current Parish President Dave Peralta and several other parish employees.More >>
A federal judge has dismissed former St. Bernard Parish President Craig Taffaro's defamation lawsuit against current Parish President Dave Peralta and several other parish employees.More >>
Reductions in the number of employees, possible school closures and cuts to services including food and transportation are all possibilities as Monroe City Schools superintendent-elect Brent Vidrine takes the helm of...More >>
Reductions in the number of employees, possible school closures and cuts to services including food and transportation are all possibilities as Monroe City Schools superintendent-elect Brent Vidrine takes the helm of the...More >>
The Lafayette City-Parish Council is expected to consider a 30-day amnesty period for motorists who are late paying red-light camera fines, and to consider splitting late fees with contractor Redflex if the company...More >>
The Lafayette City-Parish Council is expected to consider a 30-day amnesty period for motorists who are late paying red-light camera fines, and to consider splitting late fees with contractor Redflex if the company shares...More >>
An 18-year-old Eunice man was shot and later died after he and two others were attacked in the small Acadia Parish community of Branch north of Rayne.More >>
An 18-year-old Eunice man was shot and later died after he and two others were attacked in the small Acadia Parish community of Branch north of Rayne.More >>
The West Feliciana Parish Police Jury has table an attempt to call an Oct. 19 election to possibly repeal the home-rule charter voters approved by a 337-vote margin on Nov. 6.More >>
The West Feliciana Parish Police Jury has table an attempt to call an Oct. 19 election to possibly repeal the home-rule charter voters approved by a 337-vote margin on Nov. 6.More >>
A 40-year-old New Iberia woman has been sentenced to 26 months in prison in a tax refund scheme that netted $77,349 that the woman used for gambling expenses.More >>
A 40-year-old New Iberia woman has been sentenced to 26 months in prison in a tax refund scheme that netted $77,349 that the woman used for gambling expenses.More >>
State police say a 10-year-old girl died after she was ejected from a car in a crash on La. Highway 1054 northeast of Independence in Tangipahoa Parish.More >>
State police say a 10-year-old girl died after she was ejected from a car in a crash on La. Highway 1054 northeast of Independence in Tangipahoa Parish.More >>
A 42-year-old DeQuincy man is facing dozens of stalking-related charges after officials allege he followed the Glenmora-area victim throughout Rapides Parish.More >>
A 42-year-old DeQuincy man is facing dozens of stalking-related charges after officials allege he followed the Glenmora-area victim throughout Rapides Parish.More >>
A hunter in northwest Louisiana has shot and killed one of the first whooping cranes brought to Louisiana in an attempt to re-establish the highly endangered species here.More >>
A hunter in northwest Louisiana has shot and killed one of the first whooping cranes brought to Louisiana in an attempt to re-establish the highly endangered species here.More >>
Louisiana authorities have suspended the explosives licenses of a company accused of improperly storing millions of pounds of a military propellant in Louisiana.More >>
Louisiana authorities have suspended the explosives licenses of a company accused of improperly storing millions of pounds of a military propellant in Louisiana.More >>
New Orleans Saints players say they expect their return to the practice field this week to be intense, given the tone Sean Payton has set at club headquarters since his return from his bounty ban. The Saints begin their...More >>
Lawyers say St. Tammany Parish Coroner Peter Galvan has agreed to give nearly 80,000 emails to the state legislative auditor by Friday morning, and to have a judge decide whether another 2,000 should be turned over.More >>
Lawyers say St. Tammany Parish Coroner Peter Galvan has agreed to give nearly 80,000 emails to the state legislative auditor by Friday morning, and to have a judge decide whether another 2,000 should be turned over.More >>
New Orleans Fire Department Superintendent Charles Parent says that when a man set fire to church doors during a service, some churchgoers put out the fire and others followed the man until police arrested him.More >>
New Orleans Fire Department Superintendent Charles Parent says that when a man set fire to church doors during a service, some churchgoers put out the fire and others followed the man until police arrested him.More >>
State and federal authorities are offering a $3,000 reward for information about whoever shot and killed a whooping crane along the Red River in northwest Louisiana.More >>
State and federal authorities are offering a $3,000 reward for information about whoever shot and killed a whooping crane along the Red River in northwest Louisiana.More >>
Operators of the idled Palisades Nuclear Power Plant in southwestern Michigan say repairs to a tank that leaked slightly radioactive water into Lake Michigan will take until early summer to complete.More >>
Operators of the idled Palisades Nuclear Power Plant in southwestern Michigan say repairs to a tank that leaked slightly radioactive water into Lake Michigan will take until early summer to complete.More >>
Proposals making it more difficult to cut the rates paid to hospitals and nursing homes for taking care of Medicaid patients are nearing final passage.More >>
Proposals making it more difficult to cut the rates paid to hospitals and nursing homes for taking care of Medicaid patients are nearing final passage.More >>
A federal judge has dismissed one of the two counts in the indictment of a former BP executive who was charged with concealing information from Congress about the amount of oil leaking in 2010 from the...More >>
A federal judge has dismissed one of the two counts in the indictment of a former BP executive who was charged with concealing information from Congress about the amount of oil leaking in 2010 from the company's...More >>
Louisiana authorities have suspended the explosives licenses of a company accused of improperly storing millions of pounds of a military propellant in Louisiana.More >>
Louisiana authorities have suspended the explosives licenses of a company accused of improperly storing millions of pounds of a military propellant in Louisiana.More >>
Gov. Bobby Jindal has ordered a review of permits issued to Texas Brine, the operator of a collapsed salt dome in Assumption Parish that authorities say caused a 15-acre sinkhole.More >>
Gov. Bobby Jindal has ordered a review of permits issued to Texas Brine, the operator of a collapsed salt dome in Assumption Parish that authorities say caused a 15-acre sinkhole.More >>
The University of Louisiana-Lafayette's primate center has paid a $38,571 fine for the deaths of three rhesus monkeys in May 2011 and an injury last year to a chimpanzee.More >>
The University of Louisiana-Lafayette's primate center has paid a $38,571 fine for the deaths of three rhesus monkeys in May 2011 and an injury last year to a chimpanzee.More >>
A new scam has emerged in St. Landry Parish in the form of letters directing the recipient to pay a firm $83 for a copy of a deed to their property.More >>
A new scam has emerged in St. Landry Parish in the form of letters directing the recipient to pay a firm $83 for a copy of a deed to their property.More >>
Rapides Parish sheriff's deputies say a complaint from a homeowner who contracted a Pineville man for repairs after the Christmas 2012 tornado damaged his home has resulted in an arrest.More >>
Rapides Parish sheriff's deputies say a complaint from a homeowner who contracted a Pineville man for repairs after the Christmas 2012 tornado damaged his home has resulted in an arrest.More >>
Louisiana's ethics board says an LSU Board of Supervisors member can serve on the governing board and also lead a private group that wants to take over operation of LSU's Shreveport hospital.More >>
Louisiana's ethics board says an LSU Board of Supervisors member can serve on the governing board and also lead a private group that wants to take over operation of LSU's Shreveport hospital.More >>
A 19-year-old man accused of firing 12 shots into a crowd of almost 20 people and striking two victims at a gas station Sunday surrendered to authorities early Monday.More >>
A 19-year-old man accused of firing 12 shots into a crowd of almost 20 people and striking two victims at a gas station Sunday surrendered to authorities early Monday.More >>
Police say a man sought in connection with the fatal shooting Thursday of a 20-year-old Shreveport man is in police custody following a traffic stop.More >>
Police say a man sought in connection with the fatal shooting Thursday of a 20-year-old Shreveport man is in police custody following a traffic stop.More >>
Louisiana State Police Superintendent Col. Mike Edmonson has received the Buford Pusser National Law Enforcement Award for his efforts to promote partnerships among local, state and federal law enforcement agencies.More >>
Louisiana State Police Superintendent Col. Mike Edmonson has received the Buford Pusser National Law Enforcement Award for his efforts to promote partnerships among local, state and federal law enforcement agencies.More >>
Ascension Parish government officials, already trying to pull together the early pieces of a parish-wide sewer system, also have been investigating the possibility of getting into the natural gas and water business.More >>
Ascension Parish government officials, already trying to pull together the early pieces of a parish-wide sewer system, also have been investigating the possibility of getting into the natural gas and water business.More >>
An audit of the Alexandria Housing Authority found 29 deficiencies for fiscal year 2012 and cites 18 unresolved issues from the fiscal years 2009, 2010 and 2010.More >>
An audit of the Alexandria Housing Authority found 29 deficiencies for fiscal year 2012 and cites 18 unresolved issues from the fiscal years 2009, 2010 and 2010.More >>
Incoming Rapides Parish schools Superintendent Nason Authement is planning to create four "school turnaround teams" as part of a restructuring of the district's central office.More >>
Incoming Rapides Parish schools Superintendent Nason Authement is planning to create four "school turnaround teams" as part of a restructuring of the district's central office.More >>
The Army Corps of Engineers will meet Tuesday with residents about a study that looks at ways to reduce the risks from hurricane and storm surge in St. James and St. John the Baptist parishes.More >>
The Army Corps of Engineers will meet Tuesday with residents about a study that looks at ways to reduce the risks from hurricane and storm surge in St. James and St. John the Baptist parishes.More >>
A government report says construction of a new Veterans Affairs hospital in New Orleans is $370 million over budget and 14 months behind schedule.More >>
A government report says construction of a new Veterans Affairs hospital in New Orleans is $370 million over budget and 14 months behind schedule.More >>
The Zachary Community School Board will hire a private academy to provide programs for middle- and high-school students who are expelled from their regular schools.More >>
The Zachary Community School Board will hire a private academy to provide programs for middle- and high-school students who are expelled from their regular schools.More >>
Authorities say a 12-year-old boy accidentally shot his 8-year-old brother with a gun he found in a closet at his grandparents' Baton Rouge home.More >>
Authorities say a 12-year-old boy accidentally shot his 8-year-old brother with a gun he found in a closet at his grandparents' Baton Rouge home.More >>
The Tangipahoa Parish School Board will use rededicated sales tax revenue, cuts to transportation services, elimination of a perfect-attendance salary bonus and a one-time reduction in the board-mandated minimum fund...More >>
The Tangipahoa Parish School Board will use rededicated sales tax revenue, cuts to transportation services, elimination of a perfect-attendance salary bonus and a one-time reduction in the board-mandated minimum fund balance...More >>
New Orleans officials and cultural advocates say the Mother's Day parade shootings that left 20 people injured won't spell the end of second-line parades, the local tradition that celebrates the city and its...More >>
New Orleans officials and cultural advocates say the Mother's Day parade shootings that left 20 people injured won't spell the end of second-line parades, the local tradition that celebrates the city and its people.More >>
Lt. Gov. Jay Dardenne says recreational opportunities and the cuisine of the Bayou Country are big pluses as they area cultivates its climate for tourism.More >>
Lt. Gov. Jay Dardenne says recreational opportunities and the cuisine of the Bayou Country are big pluses as they area cultivates its climate for tourism.More >>
More than 825 students - the largest graduating class in McNeese State University history - are expected to receive degrees at the university's spring commencement ceremony at 10 a.m. Saturday at Burton Coliseum.More >>
More than 825 students - the largest graduating class in McNeese State University history - are expected to receive degrees at the university's spring commencement ceremony at 10 a.m. Saturday at Burton Coliseum.More >>
The Bossier Parish Sheriff's Office is investigating a shooting at the Haymeadow Trailer Park in Bossier City that sent an 11-year-old boy to the hospital.More >>
The Bossier Parish Sheriff's Office is investigating a shooting at the Haymeadow Trailer Park in Bossier City that sent an 11-year-old boy to the hospital.More >>
A woman has been sentenced to 57 months in prison for bilking Gulf Coast residents by posing as a federal safety official after the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill.More >>
A woman has been sentenced to 57 months in prison for bilking Gulf Coast residents by posing as a federal safety official after the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill.More >>
A federal judge has agreed to postpone the trial of a former BP engineer charged with deleting text messages about the company's response to its 2010 oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico.More >>
A federal judge has agreed to postpone the trial of a former BP engineer charged with deleting text messages about the company's response to its 2010 oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico.More >>
The first three LSU hospital privatization deals appear to use up 94 percent of the funding Gov. Bobby Jindal's administration set aside for eight such arrangements.More >>
The first three LSU hospital privatization deals appear to use up 94 percent of the funding Gov. Bobby Jindal's administration set aside for eight such arrangements.More >>
The Energy Department has given conditional approval to a Texas company that wants to export liquefied natural gas, the second LNG export project the Obama administration has approved as it faces a wave of export...More >>
The Energy Department has given conditional approval to a Texas company that wants to export liquefied natural gas, the second LNG export project the Obama administration has approved as it faces a wave of export requests.More >>
The New Orleans Aviation Board, which governs the city-owned Louis Armstrong International Airport, has picked New Orleans lawyer Cheryl Teamer to be its first female chairperson.More >>
The New Orleans Aviation Board, which governs the city-owned Louis Armstrong International Airport, has picked New Orleans lawyer Cheryl Teamer to be its first female chairperson.More >>
A man told Jefferson Parish sheriff's deputies he rendezvoused with a stripper at a Metairie apartment complex, looking for a "good time." Instead he was robbed following a blast of pepper spray to the face.More >>
A man told Jefferson Parish sheriff's deputies he rendezvoused with a stripper at a Metairie apartment complex, looking for a "good time." Instead he was robbed following a blast of pepper spray to the face.More >>
Krotz Springs police were investigating a report that a substitute teacher tore a desk apart and assaulted a 13-year old boy during class at Krotz Springs Elementary School.More >>
Krotz Springs police were investigating a report that a substitute teacher tore a desk apart and assaulted a 13-year old boy during class at Krotz Springs Elementary School.More >>
Harahan property owners would pay slightly more taxes under an ordinance the City Council introduced Thursday to raise the city's tax rate by 1/5 of a mill.More >>
Harahan property owners would pay slightly more taxes under an ordinance the City Council introduced Thursday to raise the city's tax rate by 1/5 of a mill.More >>
Sterlington Assistant Police Chief Todd Newton has been indicted by a Ouachita Parish grand jury in connection with an investigation into the sale of fake "moonshine" to minors.More >>
Sterlington Assistant Police Chief Todd Newton has been indicted by a Ouachita Parish grand jury in connection with an investigation into the sale of fake "moonshine" to minors.More >>
The Lafayette Parish school system and individual schools may soon be able to draw from private donations to pay for new computers, band uniforms or renovations without siphoning money out of the district's...More >>
The Lafayette Parish school system and individual schools may soon be able to draw from private donations to pay for new computers, band uniforms or renovations without siphoning money out of the district's budget.More >>
A federal indictment alleges that a strip club owner and others "made special arrangements with some local police officers" to allow prostitution and drug distribution to occur unimpeded for at least seven years at...More >>
A federal indictment alleges that a strip club owner and others "made special arrangements with some local police officers" to allow prostitution and drug distribution to occur unimpeded for at least seven years at...More >>
The Ascension Parish Council has voted to outlaw the practice of parents hosting parties where youths under the age of 21 are allowed to consume alcohol.More >>
The Ascension Parish Council has voted to outlaw the practice of parents hosting parties where youths under the age of 21 are allowed to consume alcohol.More >>
A 35-year-old Denham Springs man has been sentenced in Baton Rouge federal court to nearly five years in prison and ordered to pay two life insurance companies more than $1.4 million for frauds he committed against...More >>
A 35-year-old Denham Springs man has been sentenced in Baton Rouge federal court to nearly five years in prison and ordered to pay two life insurance companies more than $1.4 million for frauds he committed against them.More >>
A Tangipahoa Parish jury has convicted a 33-year-old Springfield man of second-degree murder and aggravated burglary in the stabbing death of 65-year-old Rube Rogers, of Ponchatoula.More >>
A Tangipahoa Parish jury has convicted a 33-year-old Springfield man of second-degree murder and aggravated burglary in the stabbing death of 65-year-old Rube Rogers, of Ponchatoula.More >>
The Livingston Parish School Board has doubled its bus budget to allow the transportation director to replace a fifth of the oldest segment of the district's fleet.More >>
The Livingston Parish School Board has doubled its bus budget to allow the transportation director to replace a fifth of the oldest segment of the district's fleet.More >>
The state highway department is starting work on an $11.3 million project to widen a 1.2-mile stretch U.S. Highway 190 in Mandeville from two lanes to four.More >>
The state highway department is starting work on an $11.3 million project to widen a 1.2-mile stretch U.S. Highway 190 in Mandeville from two lanes to four.More >>
An organizer of the New Orleans neighborhood parade that ended in gunfire that wounded 19 people on Mother's Day says he's ecstatic over the arrests in the case.More >>
An organizer of the New Orleans neighborhood parade that ended in gunfire that wounded 19 people on Mother's Day says he's ecstatic over the arrests in the case.More >>
The Vicksburg Bridge Commission and the Kansas City Southern Railway have been at odds for eight years on what the railroad will pay to run trains across the Mississippi River on the old U.S. Highway 80 bridge.More >>
The Vicksburg Bridge Commission and the Kansas City Southern Railway have been at odds for eight years on what the railroad will pay to run trains across the Mississippi River on the old U.S. Highway 80 bridge.More >>
A power outage briefly stopped Thursday's performance of the Louisiana Philharmonic and New Orleans Children's Chorus at First Baptist Church of New Orleans.More >>
A power outage briefly stopped Thursday's performance of the Louisiana Philharmonic and New Orleans Children's Chorus at First Baptist Church of New Orleans.More >>
New Orleans Saints coach Sean Payton has settled his lawsuit against a former Saints player who sold him nonexistent state movie tax credits from a defunct film studio.More >>
New Orleans Saints coach Sean Payton has settled his lawsuit against a former Saints player who sold him nonexistent state movie tax credits from a defunct film studio.More >>
Gov. Bobby Jindal's latest financial disclosure report shows his annual nearly $128,000 state salary provided the main source of income for he and his wife in 2012.More >>
Gov. Bobby Jindal's latest financial disclosure report shows his annual nearly $128,000 state salary provided the main source of income for he and his wife in 2012.More >>
Public schools, already required to have written crisis management plans, will now have to coordinate those plans with local law enforcement and emergency preparedness officials - and hold annual safety drills to...More >>
Public schools, already required to have written crisis management plans, will now have to coordinate those plans with local law enforcement and emergency preparedness officials - and hold annual safety drills to rehearse...More >>
The U.S. Justice Department has reached a lawsuit settlement with architects and civil engineers accused of violating the Fair Housing Act at apartment complexes in Mississippi, Louisiana and Tennessee.More >>
The U.S. Justice Department has reached a lawsuit settlement with architects and civil engineers accused of violating the Fair Housing Act at apartment complexes in Mississippi, Louisiana and Tennessee.More >>
Attorney General Buddy Caldwell has asked a Baton Rouge judge to block access to records requested by a company whose $200 million Medicaid contract was canceled by the state.More >>
Attorney General Buddy Caldwell has asked a Baton Rouge judge to block access to records requested by a company whose $200 million Medicaid contract was canceled by the state.More >>
A Caddo Parish jury has convicted 21-year-old Erik Mack of Bossier City of manslaughter for the August, 2011 shooting death of a Shreveport man on a city street.More >>
A Caddo Parish jury has convicted 21-year-old Erik Mack of Bossier City of manslaughter for the August, 2011 shooting death of a Shreveport man on a city street.More >>
Plaquemines Parish sheriff's deputies say a Belle Chasse High School sophomore was booked with illegal possession of prescription pills and two other sophomores were booked with distributing pills at the school.More >>
Plaquemines Parish sheriff's deputies say a Belle Chasse High School sophomore was booked with illegal possession of prescription pills and two other sophomores were booked with distributing pills at the school.More >>
Monroe Regional Airport officials plan to have 500 acres within the airfield certified for economic development to entice businesses to locate there.More >>
Monroe Regional Airport officials plan to have 500 acres within the airfield certified for economic development to entice businesses to locate there.More >>
The Lafayette Parish School Board has approved two items that are designed to help them gather more information about the district's performance.More >>
The Lafayette Parish School Board has approved two items that are designed to help them gather more information about the district's performance.More >>
Eight women - including one accused of not sending her child to school all year - have been arrested in a roundup of the parents of the worst truants in East Baton Rouge Parish.More >>
Eight women - including one accused of not sending her child to school all year - have been arrested in a roundup of the parents of the worst truants in East Baton Rouge Parish.More >>
A second former officer at the Louisiana State Penitentiary at Angola has been charged in Baton Rouge by federal prosecutors pursuing an alleged cover-up of an inmate beating.More >>
A second former officer at the Louisiana State Penitentiary at Angola has been charged in Baton Rouge by federal prosecutors pursuing an alleged cover-up of an inmate beating.More >>
Joe Ben Welch will walk away from the community college he helped build from the ground up, retiring from River Parishes Community College in August.More >>
Joe Ben Welch will walk away from the community college he helped build from the ground up, retiring from River Parishes Community College in August.More >>
The Original Big 7 Social Aid and Pleasure Club says its "second-line" is returning to the neighborhood where gunfire abruptly ended its Mother's Day celebration leaving 19 people injured.More >>
The Original Big 7 Social Aid and Pleasure Club says its "second-line" is returning to the neighborhood where gunfire abruptly ended its Mother's Day celebration leaving 19 people injured.More >>