Judge restricts sharing evidence against Nagin NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Ray Nagin’s attorneys must keep a log of who sees federal evidence against the former New Orleans mayor, and are restricted in how they may share such evidence, a federal judge s...
Symposium focuses on Huey P. Long Bridge NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The Huey P. Long Bridge over the Mississippi River in Jefferson Parish will be the focus of a free, day-long symposium Thursday at the Old U.S. Mint in New Orleans.
Panels will d...
Gator hunting permit deadlines approaching NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Louisiana and Mississippi residents who want to go after alligators this fall have deadlines coming up.
Louisiana residents who want to take alligators from some state wildlife m...
Missing Louisiana teacher's car found; body inside NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Authorities pulled a missing teacher's car from a New Orleans bayou Saturday and police said there was a decomposed body inside.
Authorities couldn't immediately say whether the ...
White Castle ferry to close permanently June 28 White Castle ferry to close permanently June 28
WHITE CASTLE, La. (AP) — Officials say the White Castle ferry will close permanently on June 28.
Louisiana Department of Transportation officials sa...
Stripper’s death, dismemberment remains a mystery NEW ORLEANS (AP) — It's been a year since pieces of Jaren Lockhart's body began washing up on Mississippi's Gulf Coast and almost that long since two people seen leaving a Bourbon Street strip club...
Plane crashes near Baton Rouge, damages homes; pilot killed BAKER, La. (AP) — A small private plane crashed Friday afternoon in a Baton Rouge suburb, killing the pilot and damaging three homes, authorities said.
There were no reports of injuries to resident...
Tax change talk produces limited results in La. BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Talk was big in the months leading up to Louisiana's legislative session about revamping the state's tax structure, putting limits on tax breaks and raising taxes on cigaret...
Louisiana news briefs Former N.O. housing head indicted on 4 counts
NEW ORLEANS— The former executive director of the New Orleans Affordable Homeownership Program has been indicted on federal charges of conspiracy, the...
Tobacco settlement bonds refinanced Notes from the Legislature’s regular session
BATON ROUGE (AP) — The State Bond Commission signed off Thursday on a refinancing of Louisiana’s tobacco settlement bonds that will take advantage of l...
2 guilty of attempted looting during Isaac NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A New Orleans jury has found two men charged with looting a convenience store during Hurricane Isaac guilty of the lesser offense of attempted looting.
Timothy Hartford, 28, and ...
La. lawmakers spend surplus, pass construction budget By MELINDA DESLATTE
Associated Press
BATON ROUGE — In a flurry of last-minute approvals, Louisiana lawmakers signed off Thursday on spending deals that will finance state construction work next yea...
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