BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Colleges in Louisiana's largest university system have frozen equipment and supply purchases, reduced travel and cut back on overtime to cope with $33 million in expected...

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Gov. Bobby Jindal's hallmark proposal to revamp Louisiana's Medicaid program passed its first legislative test Thursday, with a procedural vote in a joint meeting of the House...

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...

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — An $849 million Hurricane Katrina recovery program, hobbled by red tape and the national credit crunch, will seek to issue rebuilding money directly to small landlords without...

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Somewhat running against national trends, Louisiana's state-licensed casinos saw their winnings from gamblers in November increase from over a year ago.State police say the...

CHICAGO (AP) — Pushing to fill his Cabinet, President-elect Barack Obama announced Wednesday his choices of former Iowa Gov. Tom Vilsack to be agriculture secretary and Colorado Sen. Ken Salazar...

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A new survey finds many consider race relations a problem in the New Orleans area though other problems, such as corruption, taxes and crime, ranked as higher concerns.The telephone...

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A federal judge on Wednesday dismissed an antitrust lawsuit Louisiana's former attorney general filed against some of the nation's largest insurance companies after hurricanes...

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...

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...