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(This article is published in "The Louisiana Weekly" in the May 20, 2013 edition.) New Orleans resident Barbara Risin has lived in the first block...

Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal is the latest Republican to suggest that the IRS officials who targeted conservative political organizations for scrutiny should serve time behind bars. Jindal was speaking to Republicans in Virginia.

In a sign the United States shale gas boom is making global waves, two Japanese conglomerates and a big French energy player signed agreements on Friday to invest up to $7 billion in a liquefied natural gas project in Louisiana.    

Three Japanese groups and GDF Suez of France take stakes in a $10bn LNG export facility in Louisiana

The New Orleans police charged two brothers with 20 counts of attempted murder in connection with a parade shooting spree on Sunday that wounded 20 people.    

In April 2009, President Obama and Turkish Prime Minister Erdogan agreed to elevate U.S.-Turkish bilateral economic relations to a strategic level commensurate with our historically close political-military ties.  In the last four years, U.S.-Turkish commercial relations have touched new highs; bilateral trade reached record levels of nearly $20 billion in 2011, with...

Bravo’s cooking elimination show “Top Chef” is headed to the Big Easy for its eleventh season – but having Tom, Padma and their team of cooking connoisseurs come to town doesn’t come cheap.

The Physics at Play in the World's Most Popular Game - - WASHINGTON — Whether or not they realize it, Angry Birds™ aficionados are experimenting with physics every time they pull back the slingshot. Ea...

Early polling has consistently found Hillary Clinton with a commanding lead in the 2016 Democratic primaries. Two surveys released this week are no exception, showing the former secretary of state a wide favorite in New Hampshire and Wisconsin.A New England College poll, released Tuesday, found that 65 percent of New Hampshire Democrats said they would like to see Clinton...

(This article is published in "The Louisiana Weekly" in the May 13, 2013 edition.) Ground breaking for Magnolia Marketplace--a two-story mall on nearly seven acres...

Gunmen fired shots during an informal Mother's Day afternoon parade in New Orleans in Louisiana state injuring 19 people, two of them children, according to police.

Indictments on charges of possession of contraband have been filed against 14 inmates in connection with videos showing prisoners brazenly using drugs, drinking beer and flashing a loaded gun in the New Orleans jail.    

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Pets tend to live longer in Western states such as Colorado and Montana, and have shorter lifespans in Southern states such as Louisiana and Mississippi

David Vitter seems to have set a new record. Sen. Vitter, a Louisiana Republican with close ties to the gas and oil industries, has already sent a whopping 653 questions to President Obama's nominee to take over the Environmental Protection Agency on a wide range of regulatory topics (and her use of government email accounts) ahead of her Thursday confirmation hearings,...

The following op-ed by Vice President Joe Biden appeared today in print in the Houston Chronicle. Biden: Background checks are key to gun safetyCongress must not let the NRA sway votes on firearm legislation By Vice President Joe Biden In recent years, Americans have witnessed a series of senseless tragedies resulting from mass shootings....

(This article is published in "The Louisiana Weekly" in the May 6, 2013 edition.) This spring, thirteen Crescent City residents completed a year of classes...

Perique gets its distinctive flavor from barrel fermentation, a technique Louisiana settlers are thought to have picked up in the 18th or 19th century from the local Choctaws.    

We’ve heard of school spirit day and college day, but school redneck day? That’s a new one. An Arizona high school came under fire after members of the student council organized a school-wide redneck day earlier this week. According to AZ Central, the idea was for students to dress up like, and effectively satirize, characters from A&E reality series “Duck Dynasty,”...

NEW YORK (Reuters) - A crude oil tank at a load-out facility in Livingston Parish in Louisiana caught fire Thursday night, prompting the evacuation of 30 homes in the area, according to the Louisiana Governor's Office of Homeland Security & Emergency Preparedness.

egjertse writes "A Louisiana law that opponents say leaves the backdoor open to teaching 'creationism' in public schools will stay on the books after a Senate committee Wednesday effectively killed a bill that would repeal the statute. After hours of testimony for and against House Bill 26, which repeals the 2008 Louisiana Science Education Act, the senators narrowly deferred...

John Mayer is getting his do-gooder on. The 35-year-old singer headed to Shreveport, La. last week to help build homes for military veterans. Wearing a blue button-down shirt...

John Mayer is getting his do-gooder on. The 35-year-old singer headed to Shreveport, La. last week to help build homes for military veterans. Wearing a blue button-down shirt...

Rodents of Unusual Size do exist. We know because we just ate one. Here's how it happened.    

(Reuters) - American Billy Horschel charged ahead with six consecutive birdies, then held his nerve down the stretch to win his maiden PGA Tour title by one shot at the Zurich Classic of New Orleans in Avondale, Louisiana on Sunday.

Der Amerikaner Lucas Glover greift beim US-Turnier in New Orleans/Louisiana nach seinem ersten Sieg seit zwei Jahren.

New Orleans (SID) - Der Amerikaner Lucas Glover greift beim US-Turnier in New Orleans/Louisiana nach seinem ersten Sieg seit zwei Jahren. Der US-Open-Champion von 2009 behauptete seine Führung am dri...

Louisiana State running back Jeremy Hill, already on probation in connection with a 2011 arrest, was arrested again early Saturday.    

(This article is published in "The Louisiana Weekly" in the April 29, 2013 edition.) Houston-based Halliburton Co. is in talks to settle private claims related...

Der Ratinger Golfprofi Marcel Siem ist beim US-Turnier in New Orleans/Louisiana nach einem rabenschwarzen zweiten Tag deutlich am Cut gecheitert.

(Reuters) - Two weeks after stunning the golfing world by making the cut at the Masters, China's 14-year-old Guan Tianlang has again turned heads with another remarkable display at the Zurich Classic of New Orleans in Avondale, Louisiana.

(Reuters) - Two weeks after stunning the golfing world by making the cut at the Masters, China's 14-year-old Guan Tianlang has again turned heads with another remarkable display at the Zurich Classic of New Orleans in Avondale, Louisiana.

The answer lies in another question. How can PVC — polyvinyl chloride, a commonly used type of plastic — be the stuff that makes tough, rigid sewer pipes and, simultaneously, be the stuff that makes floppy vinyl signs and cheap Goth pants? "PVC is hard stuff. But if you put in a lot of plasticizer, [...]    

Ricky Barnes birdied six of the last eight holes at rain-softened T.P.C. Louisiana in Avondale to take a one-stroke lead in the Zurich Classic.    

(Reuters) - Long-hitting American Ricky Barnes made a welcome return to form after two months of struggle as he charged into a one-shot lead in Thursday's opening round of the Zurich Classic of New Orleans in Avondale, Louisiana.

(Reuters) - Long-hitting American Ricky Barnes made a welcome return to form after two months of struggle as he charged into an early two-shot lead in Thursday's opening round of the Zurich Classic of New Orleans in Avondale, Louisiana.

New Orleans (SID) - Golfprofi Marcel Siem muss beim US-Turnier in New Orleans/Louisiana nach einem mäßigen Start um den Cut bangen. Der 32 Jahre alte Ratinger spielte auf dem Par-72-Kurs zum Auftakt ...

The PGA Tour is at TPC Louisiana this week of the Zurich Classic of New Orleans. Jason Dufner is the defending champion while Englishman Justin Rose is the bookies' favourite.

A line of severe thunderstorms -- along with a possible tornado -- hit Louisiana Wednesday

Founder of Khan Academy tells how he developed educational website from remote tutorials for his cousin in LouisianaSal Khan has a simple mission: a free, world-class education for anyone, anywhere. Naturally, people think he's crazy. The craziest part is not the "world-class education" part, because plenty of people want that. And it's not even the "for anyone, anywhere"...

A Louisiana-born beauty with blond locks and a heart-shaped face, Reese Witherspoon, 37, has been considered an all-American sweetheart for years

States join Louisiana and Alabama, which have sued BP and have been participating in the first phase of the trial over the spill, which recently ended

On Friday, an 18-year-old student allegedly shot two women with a 12-gauge shotgun at the mall branch of New River Community College in Christiansburg, Va. The New River shooting took place just six miles from Virginia Tech, the location of the deadliest school shooting in American history on April 16, 2007. Tuesday is the sixth anniversary of that horrific day.So far...

SLIDELL, La. (AP) -- Police in Louisiana say a chase after a stolen Pontiac Grand Prix ended with a forced spin-out and the arrest of a man who said he took the car because he had to get home and to a second audition for the Fox reality show "The X Factor."...

Despite protests, members of the Terrebonne Parish in Louisiana voted overwhelmingly to introduce the laws, which would see an end to the 'saggy' trouser style.

NEW ORLEANS (AP) -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture says a Louisiana-based meat packing company has expanded a recall of meat products because of possible bacterial contamination. No illnesses have been reported...

A video released on a North Korean government Web site shows the nation targeting nuclear weapons at a Colorado city. But a map shown places the city in the vicinity of Louisiana.    

Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) recently spoke to students at Howard University in an effort to reach minority voters. During the interview Mr. Paul revealed a...

By Stephanie Grace NEW ORLEANS, April 9 (Reuters) - Louisiana lawmakers on Tuesday questioned the wisdom of eliminating the state's income tax without raising sales taxes, one day after Governor Bobby Jindal said he would delay his plan to scrap the income tax. Jindal, a possible 2016 Republican presidential candidate, shelved his package...

NEW ORLEANS (Reuters) - Louisiana lawmakers on Tuesday questioned the wisdom of eliminating the state's income tax without raising sales taxes, one day after Governor Bobby Jindal said he would delay his plan to scrap the income tax.

I am a huge fan of Chris Metzler's documentaries. He co-directed the unforgettable Plagues and Pleasures on the Salton Sea and the amazing documentary about Fishbone, Everyday Sunshine. He's getting ready to make his next documentary, Rodents of Unusual Size, about 20-lb swamp rats. I can't wait! When we first heard about the nutria, we [...]    

Gov. Bobby Jindal of Louisiana announced that he would shelve a plan to get rid of state income and corporate taxes, saying that he was listening to those who had expressed concerns.

(Reuters) - Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal, a possible 2016 Republican presidential candidate, announced on Monday he will delay his controversial plan to eliminate the state income tax.

NEW ORLEANS (Reuters) - Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal, one of the nation's most prominent Republicans and a possible 2016 presidential candidate, has fallen out of favor with local voters, and his bold plan to scrap the state income tax is running into trouble.

Burnell Taylor sure knows how to make an exit: After the 19-year-old Louisiana R&B singer learned on tonight's American Idol that he'd be going home, he began...

Burnell Taylor sure knows how to make an exit: After the 19-year-old Louisiana R&B singer learned on tonight's American Idol that he'd be going home, he began...

Greg Costikyan sez, inBloom, a Gates-funded non-profit to harness data to improve grade school education, has partnered with New York and eight other states to encourage the development of apps to "further education" by using intimate data about students, without parental consent and with no ability for parents to opt out. Among the data shared [...]    

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The 31-year-old pop millionaire jetted to her home town of Kentwood, Louisiana to spend the weekend with her family.

Nothing like celebrating Easter with the family. Britney Spears and her sons Jayden and Sean Preston jetted back to her hometown of Kentwood, La., to spend the weekend with her mom,...

(This article is published in "The Louisiana Weekly" in the April 1, 2013 edition.) At the Gulf spill trial last week, a Transocean executive and...

Get ready, fangers! Because it looks as though when True Blood returns with its sixth season on June 16th, BILLITH is back…and NOT f-cking around! HBO has JUST released its first official teaser of what to expect from our fanged friends down in Bon Temps, Louisiana, and thankfully, it seems like we'll be picking up RIGHT where [...]

Donning a modest outfit, the singer was photographed exiting services in Louisiana

Here’s one more possible benefit of eating a Mediterranean diet. Researchers from the University of Louisiana are a step closer to understanding why Alzheimer's disease seems to be not as common in Mediterranean countries, and the possible role olive oil may play in protecting against the memory-robbing disease. Since previous research had shown that a compound in extra-virgin...

Louisiana’s health secretary, Bruce Greenstein, is resigning amid state and federal inquiries into the awarding of a Medicaid contract to a company where Mr. Greenstein once worked.

A Bengal-Siberian tiger who lives at a truck stop in southern Louisiana is at the center of a costly and complicated legal dispute.

A Bengal-Siberian tiger who lives at a truck stop in southern Louisiana is at the center of a costly and complicated legal dispute.

A costly legal dispute over a 550-pound Bengal-Siberian tiger kept in a cage at a Louisiana truck stop is pitting claims of property rights against animal rights.

A 37-year-old man, from Louisiana, is due to be arraigned in federal court today on a charge of using a phone and the Internet to extort money from Texas A&M University professor James Arnt Aune, 59.

(Reuters) - A Louisiana man pleaded not guilty on Tuesday to a charge he used an underage girl to lure and extort money from a Texas A&M University professor who later jumped to his death from a campus parking garage earlier this year.

Lea Fink was forced to watch helplessly in November and December 2011 as Vincent Castillo, 43, sold her belongings to strangers after police turned her away from her own house in Metairie, Louisiana.

First deal of its kind for US to supply Britain with gas will play important role in ensuring energy security, Centrica saysGas imported from the US is to heat as many as 1.8m British homes under a £10bn supply deal unveiled by Centrica.The British Gas owner said the 20-year contract for commercial deliveries from the Sabine Pass liquefaction plant in Louisiana would...

(This article is published in "The Louisiana Weekly" in the March 24, 2013 edition.) In the fourth week of the 2010 Gulf spill trial, U.S....

Even if prices drop, fuel costs could rise for drivers across the country as more than a dozen states consider hiking the gasoline tax to cover shortfalls and pay for transportation projects — frustrating drivers, Republican lawmakers and others in a delicate economy.Republicans Push to Privatize Pennsylvania's Liquor StoresJudge Rejects Louisiana Law Barring...