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• N.O. libraries closed through at least Tuesday

  August 27, 2012 8:22 AM

  NEW ORLEANS (AP) - New Orleans Public Library has closed all branches Monday and Tuesday because of Tropical Storm Isaac. Library officials say libraries will be open on Wednesday if weather permits. Patrons can follow announcements at www.neworleanspubliclibrary.org more »

• Police: Escapee crashes through glass door

  March 29, 2012 10:29 AM

  BAKER, La. (AP) - A 24-year-old man ordered to spend seven days in the East Baton Rouge Parish Prison suffered a serious gash to his arm when he ran into a glass door while trying to escape from police officers. Baker Police Chief Mike Knaps tells The Advocate Jcolby A.... more »

• Thunderstorms shuffle through south-central US

  March 21, 2012 5:54 AM

  OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - Storms shuffled through parts of the south-central United States again Tuesday, bringing more heavy rain, damaging winds and thunder so loud some people in Oklahoma mistook it for an earthquake. Forecasters said the slow-moving storm system that socked the region Monday could cause more flash floods,... more »

• Strong winds move through parts of Louisiana

  March 12, 2012 7:36 AM

  JENNINGS, La. (AP) - Strong thunderstorms caused damage in different parts of Louisiana overnight, but no injuries were reported. A line moved across southwest Louisiana downing trees and power lines. The National Weather Service in Lake Charles reports a tree fell on a house in Jennings and power lines were... more »

• Senators Begin Combing Through $25B Budget Plan

  May 30, 2011 7:43 AM

  BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) - The state Senate's budget-crafting committee is beginning its review of next year's nearly $25 billion budget, with Gov. Bobby Jindal's administration angling to reverse House-backed cuts. The House stripped more than $230 million in state spending sought by Jindal in the 2011-12 budget. Jindal says... more »

• Journaling Through Grief

  January 24, 2011 9:21 AM

  Event Name: Journaling Through Grief Organization: Hospice of Acadiana Event Place: Hospice of Acadiana- Conference Center Event Date: 1/27/11 Event Time: 9:00am-noon Event Phone Number: 337.232/1234 Event Website: hospiceacadiana.com Event Information: Journaling can be a healing exercise fro the grieving. Join Joan T.... more »

• Man Dies After Trying to Break in Through Skylight

  November 3, 2010 6:37 AM

  NEW ORLEANS (AP) - The coroner's investigator says the man whose decomposing body was found tangled in a cable beneath a warehouse skylight died after a 30-foot fall as he tried to break into the building. John Gagliano of the Orleans Parish Coroner's Office says that 63-year-old Alfredo Saba had... more »

• Spill Chief Considering Whether To Pump Mud And Cement Through Well Cap

  July 20, 2010 5:28 PM

  WASHINGTON (AP) - The federal government's spill chief is considering whether to pump heavy mud and cement through BP's experimental well cap that's keeping oil from the Gulf of Mexico. Retired U.S. Coast Guard Adm. Thad Allen says Tuesday that the procedure would make it easier to complete the permanent... more »

• Hoping to Funnel Oil Through 100-Ton Box

  May 7, 2010 4:20 PM

  HOUSTON (AP) - The oil that BP is hoping to funnel through a giant 100-ton box on top of a ruptured well will be shipped to a Texas refinery and likely end up in people's gas tanks if the deep-sea operation is successful. The oil spewing from the blown-out well... more »

• 256th Participates in "United through Reading" Program

  April 26, 2010 4:45 PM

  CAMP VICTORY, Iraq - Soldiers with the Louisiana National Guard's 256th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 13th Sustainment Command (Expeditionary), recently took time from their training schedule to participate in the "United through Reading" program offered at the United Services Organization at Camp Buehring, Kuwait. Soldiers read a book of... more »

• Nullifying Health Care in LA Squeaks Through Committee

  April 20, 2010 12:48 PM

  BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) - A bill that attempts to nullify the federal health care overhaul in Louisiana has squeaked through the House Insurance Committee on a 5-4 vote. The proposal by Republican Rep. Kirk Talbot is backed by Gov. Bobby Jindal. It asserts that Congress cannot require a person... more »

• State Identifies Schools Succeeding Through Challenges

  January 27, 2010 11:03 AM

  BATON ROUGE, LA - For the last three years, the Louisiana Department of Education (LDOE) has sought to identify and honor schools that are overcoming the challenges associated with educating large populations of poor and minority children. Today, the Department released the latest list of High Performing, High Poverty Schools.... more »

• Opelousas Walmart Donates Through Community Grant

  December 21, 2009 3:07 PM

  Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. DC 6048, of Opelousas, LA, awarded the St. Landry Parish Sheriff's Office with a community grant for $1000. This money was used to purchase Christmas presents for families in need in St. Landry Parish. The presents will be distributed by Sheriff Bobby J.Guidroz, Santa Clause and... more »

• 2 men plead guilty in drive-thru killing

  December 1, 2009 8:59 AM

  LAFAYETTE, La. (AP) - Two men have pleaded guilty for their roles as accessories in the 2008 shooting death of a Burger King manager. Meanwhile, the trial of the accused shooter was reset Monday for March 29. Trent Isiah Mitchel and Davientray Lee Breaux pleaded guilty on Monday to accessory... more »