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Police report Saturday night traffic fatality on I-10

New Orleans police say a person was killed in a car accident on westbound Interstate 10 Saturday night. The accident occurred near the Chef Menteur Highway exit shortly...

Former New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin's investigation is a needed and welcome probe: An editorial

No one can say, of course, whether Ray Nagin will face criminal charges. But the federal investigation into his actions is a necessary and welcome step.

7 Mardi Gras krewes to parade Sunday around New Orleans metro area

Check out today's schedule and routes

Whitney Houston has died at age 48

Cause, location of singer/actress' death unknown

Harahan to see whether conservation group can buy Colonial Country Club

Trust for Public Land helped New Orleans buy Lafitte Greenway property

Jefferson Parish Sheriff's Office east bank crime report, Feb. 10

This information reflects initial calls for service reported by the Jefferson Parish Sheriff's Office for the east bank of Jefferson Parish. Locations are approximate due to...

A Man of Many Gifts

Louisiana’s political landscape is populated with lots of interesting characters, but not many are people of great character. Only a few are both.…...

Mardi Gras Indian history, intricate beading traditions highlighted in videos

Images will be shown Monday evening at Loyola University

Tonight's cold snap has potential to bring lowest temperatures of season

South shore under freeze warning; north shore under hard-freeze warning

Harahan police report, Feb. 5-10

This information reflects initial calls for service reported by the Harahan Police Department. Locations are approximate. Burglar alarm calls are excluded. 8100 block of Ashlawn...

Marine honored for Afghanistan counterattack

'There was no way out. So we just went toward the enemy,' he says

Three Alabama basketball starters suspended for LSU game

Alabama will be missing four starters for tonight's game vs. LSU

Houston man dies after being struck by vehicle on LA 30

A Houston man died early Saturday morning after a vehicle struck him on LA 30 near Ashland Road in Gonzales. Christian Salinas, 32, stepped onto the highway and into the...

Victim identified in St. Tammany train accident

The man who died after being hit by a train this morning is 22-year-old John Dalton IV of Slidell, according to the St. Tammany Parish Coroner's Office. Dalton was one of two...

Sen. David Vitter says he'll keep an eye on FEMA waivers

FEMA officials have promised to be fair in considering waiver requests

Corps of Engineers nominee agrees with Sen. David Vitter on need for major change in agency

Lt. Gen. Thomas Bostick was noncommittal, until pressed

Lincoln Parish chicken farmer has nice words for EPA enforcer

Beaver Creek chicken farm had discharged chicken litter into a tributary of the Dugdemona River

Sen. Mary Landrieu gets praise from former antagonist

Mike Mitternight compliments her work as chairwoman of the Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship

New Orleans overnight crime report for Saturday, February 11, 2012

This report comes directly from the New Orleans Police Department's Major Offense Log for 6 a.m. Friday through 6 a.m. Saturday.

Beekeeping ban is lifted in Hammond

Fourth-graders from North Live Oak Elementary School in Watson pressed for the change

Welsh, La., seeks help from state as crime spikes

After three homicides in less than a year, alderman compares the town's rising violent crime rate to that of New Orleans

Gov. Bobby Jindal says Obama birth control dispute exposed 'inherent flaw in Obamacare'

'To them, religion is ... so 1900,' he says at Conservative Political Action Conference in Washington, D.C.

Rep. Cedric Richmond shows how to throw a Mardi Gras party

Washington, D.C., event features the Rebirth Brass Band

Rep. Jeff Landry's neckwear is suitable for all occasions

His wife designed the beads, which feature a 'Landry for Louisiana' pendant

Louisiana congressional delegation divided on line-item veto

Rep. Rodney Alexander proposes exemption for Army Corps of Engineers projects

Washington, D.C., Mardi Gras has theme of '200 Years with Oysters and Beers'

Rep. Steve Scalise is chairman of the 2012 festivities

Gov. Bobby Jindal's proposed state-pension changes hit close to home for one lawmaker

Rep. James Armes III notes that his wife, a teacher, would not want to delay retirement

American Heart Association campaign leaves Governor's Mansion with a healthy glow

The mansion is basking in red lights for the fourth year running

Sen. David Vitter urges Louisiana Republicans to 'think big'

Having a GOP-dominated Legislature and Republican governor at the same time offers an opportunity to 'get it right,' he says

St. Tammany West Chamber of Commerce launches government affairs website

'Stand Up St. Tammany' is devoted to public policy issues and legislative alerts

Slidell City Council plans discussion of priorities

Meeting is Monday in City Council chambers

St. Tammany Parish voter registration closes Feb. 22 for elections on March 24

The March 24 ballot includes the presidential preference primary, as well as municipal elections for Mandeville and Madisonville, and a special justice of the peace election in...

Committee votes to keep Council utility advisors

The selection process for hiring utility advisors to the New Orleans City Council is set to conclude at the next council meeting, when council members will consider the unanimous...

Mardi Gras parade throws continue to push the envelope of creativity

'People in the crowd don't want the regular throw beads anymore,' a Krewe d'Etat spokesman says

Saturday weather forecast: Cooler, highs in the upper 50s; freezes tonight

Tonight: Freeze warning south of lake; hard freeze warning north of lake

James Hoyt Huffman, WWII, Korean War veteran and retired sales manager: Obituaries today

James Hoyt Huffman died in his home on Monday, February 6, 2012 at the age of 92. Jim was born January 29, 1920 in Ravenna, Ohio but lived in Jefferson Parish since returning to...

Police searching for suspect in cold case murder

New Orleans police say they have found a lead in a cold case murder from 1996. Henry Meredith The New Orleans Police Department officials say Henry Meredith, 35, of New Orleans is...

Judging the risk of releasing defendants: An editorial

For the criminal justice system to function properly, it is important that bonds are set properly

Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal's budget proposal features needed fiscal steps: An editorial

The governor's spending proposal that he unveiled this week includes reforms to improve the state's fiscal health in the long run.

Archbishop Rummel High School celebrates naming of new president

Brother Gale Condit, vice principal of development at St. Paul's High School in Covington for the past 11 years, has been named president of Archbishop Rummel High School in...