Investigation under way into sick oil workers
Seven oil spill recovery workers who were hospitalized in New Orleans after complaining of feeling ill were properly trained and had protective gear on, according to the the federal on-scene...
View ArticleStates change applications for Round Two of Race to the Top
If at first you don't succeed, try, try again -- especially if the end result is a portion of $3.4 billion to be used for education in your state.
View ArticleLouisiana gets White House OK for dredge plan
The White House has ordered BP to fully fund Louisiana's plan to dredge up walls of sand to protect coastal marshes from the massive Gulf of Mexico oil spill, Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal announced...
View ArticleAt wildlife rehab center, oiled pelicans get a second chance
The sign out front points the way: birds, please enter to the right; humans, enter on the left.
View ArticleLouisiana fighting the flow of oil with sandbags
There's a constant thunder of helicopters this weekend around Scofield Island and Pelican Island on the Louisiana coast.
View ArticleLouisiana demands justice, not charity
Henry Ford once described history as "one damned thing after another." And he didn't even live in Louisiana.
View ArticleBrown pelican long a symbol of survival
Long before the brown pelican came to symbolize the tragedy of the Gulf oil spill, the giant bird stood for something much greater: survival against all odds.
View ArticleLouisiana cleanup crews trampled pelican nests, official says
Crews cleaning up the oil in one Louisiana parish have trampled the nests and eggs of birds including the brown pelican, which came off the endangered species list last year, the head of the parish...
View ArticleLouisiana lawmakers propose prayer to stop oil disaster
While cleanup crews and technical teams continue efforts to stop crude gushing into the Gulf of Mexico, Louisiana lawmakers are proposing a different approach: prayer.
View Article162 cases of illness linked to oil spill reported in Louisiana
Exposure to the oil disaster in the Gulf of Mexico has resulted in 162 cases of illnesses reported to the Louisiana state health department, according to a report released Monday. Of those cases, 128...
View ArticleThe boom and gloom Louisiana economy
The closer you get to the sea in Louisiana, the angrier the rhetoric on the homemade signs posted by the side of the road. From, "BP, your mother nature said to clean your room," to, "Cannot fish or...
View ArticleAdvocates sue Louisiana school officials for handcuffing child
Rights advocates filed a class-action lawsuit against Louisiana school officials for repeatedly handcuffing and shackling a 6-year-old boy, attorneys for the advocates said Thursday.
View ArticleGulf storm system becomes tropical depression
The National Hurricane Center issued a tropical storm warning for the northern coast of the Gulf of Mexico as the fifth tropical depression of the Atlantic hurricane season formed in the southeastern...
View ArticleCommercial fishing resumes in some Louisiana parishes
Several commercial fishing areas that were closed because of the BP oil spill had an "emergency reopening" Saturday, Louisiana officials said.
View ArticleFive years later, Gulf coast gets more help for Katrina damage
Just five days before the fifth anniversary of Hurricane Katrina's devastating assault on the Gulf coast, millions of dollars are heading to public and private projects for Louisianans still trying to...
View ArticlePrimary voters set to head to polls in Louisiana, West Virginia
Primary voters are set to head to the polls this weekend, this time in Louisiana and West Virginia.
View ArticleInvesting for a grandson's education
Q: We'd like to invest $100 a month for our new grandson's education. What's the best way to do it? -- Shari J., New Orleans
View ArticleLouisiana guide charged with hunting threatened alligators
A licensed Louisiana alligator hunter and guide who took clients on sport hunts has been indicted on three counts of violating federal laws protecting the threatened American alligator.
View ArticleLady Godiva arrested after stealing cab
A naked woman took a Louisiana cab on a joyride this week, police said.
View ArticleAt least 2 Louisiana students critically hurt when truck hits bus
A tractor-trailer slammed into a school bus driven by the mayor of a Louisiana town Friday morning, critically injuring two children.
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