NEW YORK (AP) — President-elect Barack Obama has won another contest: He's been named Time magazine's "Person of the Year" for 2008. The magazine has named Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson, French...

The New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival announced its 2009 lineup Tuesday.Some of the names include Aretha Franklin; Dave Matthews Band; Earth, Wind and Fire; Tony Bennett and Joe Cocker.Single-day...

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — A state senator from Metairie has been charged by the Louisiana Board of Ethics with failing to file accurate reports of her campaign finances during her past three elections.The...

PLAQUEMINE, La. (AP) — Tiger Truck Stop can keep the exhibit it's named for — a 550-pound tiger — after a judge temporarily blocked a state wildlife order to remove the animal, which...

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Louisiana's public colleges and state-funded health care programs for the poor and disabled are expected to take the brunt of the $341 million in cuts needed to balance this...

U.S. Sen. Mary Landrieu has been chosen to chair the Senate's Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship.The assignment, announced Monday, will take effect when the new Congress convenes next month.The...

The deadline to apply for damages from Hurricanes Gustav and Ike are approaching, Dasha Castillo, the Department of Homeland Security/FEMA said Tuesday. The deadline to apply for Gustav damages is Wednesday,...

Atcha Bakery and Cafe was closed for about an hour Tuesday, an employee confirmed when asked about a potential investigation.A man called The Daily Reveille's newsroom Tuesday afternoon and said he had...

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Lawyers for rapper Lil Wayne are seeking more time to turn over documents in response to a lawsuit that accuses the award-winning recording artist of copyright infringement.A federal...

LSU Chancellor Mike Martin announced the need for budget cuts in a broadcast e-mail  to staff, faculty and students on Monday afternoon. "We have received directives from the Board of Regents via...

A 20-year-old man and Tiger Band trumpeter was booked into Parish prison Dec. 11 for allegedly downloading child pornography on his computer. Jeffery Michael Herman, international trade finance junior...

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Gov. Bobby Jindal expects next week's meeting of the state revenue forecasting panel to be grim, recognizing a midyear budget deficit that will require immediate spending...