FORT POLK, La. (AP) - Deep in the piney woods of western Louisiana, a mob of Afghans gathers at the gate of what looks like a typical government building in southern Afghanistan. The village is a Hollywood-like mockup called Dara Lam and the Afghans are role players, egged on by... more »
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) - State officials say workers next week will revamp a controversial exit route off the new Mississippi River Bridge. The current setup requires westbound traffic on the bridge headed for La. 1 to use the right "exit only" lane. The change will return traffic patterns to... more »
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) - A national report says there are questions about the value of the high-school exit exam Louisiana has used for the past decade. The Advocate reports that the Center on Education Policy says it's hard to prove the value of the Graduation Exit Exam, which is... more »
Beginning at 8 tonight, the west bound lane of I-10 will be closed at the Duson exit. Crews will be installing lights on the overpass. Drivers are asked to drive with caution. more »
NEW YORK (AP) - Nowhere was the difference between the cable news networks on starker display than in prime-time coverage on the night the last American combat brigade left Iraq following a war that started seven years and five months ago. MSNBC devoted its entire prime-time footprint to the story,... more »
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) - The state is about to replace its high school exit exam. Under existing rules, high school students have to pass the Graduation Exit Exam and meet other course requirements to earn a high school diploma. But that system, which won praise for narrowing the achievement... more »
The left lane of I-49 in the northbound direction from I-10 to the Pont Des Mouton exit ramp will be closed for guard rail work. It will close at 8:00 p.m. Friday and should re-open at 6:00 a.m. Saturday more »