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Statement comes three weeks after his wife said he was withdrawing from race Full story »

Deputy clerk of court resigns Full story »

The National Weather Service has issued a tornado watch for the New Orleans area and much of southeastern Louisiana through 2 a.m. A severe thunderstorm warning also is in effect for southern Plaquemines Parish until 9:30 p.m. Showers and thunderstorms, some severe and possibly containing enough rotation to cause a tornado, will be moving across the area through early morning... Full story »

New information may have surfaced, legislative auditor says Full story »

A St. Tammany Parish jury on Wednesday took two hours to unanimously find a Lakeland, Fla., man guilty as charged of first-degree murder for the strangulation and beating of a 57-year-old man in 2006. Jody "Florida boy" Swafford held and strangled Carl Glass Jr. in his Slidell-area home on April 8, 2006. While Swafford had his arm wrapped around... Full story »

The post-Katrina work is the largest public works project in state history Full story »

The New Orleans Police Department is requesting the public's assistance in locating a New Orleans woman who was last seen Sunday in the 4500 block of Magazine Street. Deborah Thibodeaux O'Neill, 55, was reported missing by relatives who say her disappearance is uncharacteristic of her. O'Neill iis 5 feet, 4 inches tall and weighs about 116 pounds. . Anyone... Full story »

Task force to help fashion game plan Full story »

Gov. Bobby Jindal has called for keeping the formula flat Full story »

Students across the nation might eventually use the same math and English textbooks and take the same tests if states adopt new rigorous standards proposed Wednesday by governors and education leaders.  The standards are meant to replace a patchwork of systems across the country in hopes of raising student achievement nationwide. But it won't be an easy task to... Full story »

A Covington man is standing trial this week in St. Tammany Parish for allegedly robbing and killing a drug dealer in 2006. Ray Brooks, now 22, was 18 years old when he allegedly shot Scott Ramsey, 40, three times on Feb. 22, 2006, outside a blighted home on the 1000 block of North Polk Street in Covington. Ramsey's friend... Full story »

Authorities investigating a Metairie armed robbery and at least one New Orleans home invasion that occurred last month have identified a second suspect. The Jefferson Parish Sheriff's Office issued an arrest warrant Wednesday for Michael Collier, 20, of 1749 N. Villere St., New Orleans, according Sgt. Larry Dyess, spokesman for the Jefferson Parish Sheriff's Office. Collier will be booked... Full story »

Louisiana is forging ahead with hurricane protection and coastal restoration projects that, if carried to fruition, will slow the rate of land loss not seen since the 1930s, Gov. Bobby Jindal told the West Bank business community Wednesday. "And we'll will have the highest percentage of our people living and working behind hurricane protection projects than ever before," he... Full story »

The Federal Emergency Management Agency announced Wednesday it is contributing $24.5 million to the rebuilding of Jackson Barracks. That brings to nearly $94 million the agency has provided to the state for the historic National Guard installation that was largely destroyed by Hurricane Katrina, FEMA and the Louisiana Recovery Authority said in a news release. However, according to the... Full story »