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New Orleans City Council members today sent a strong message to Baton Rouge. Carefully watch what money you cut from higher education. The council unanimously voted on a resolution urging lawmakers to find money for Southern University of New Orleans....

Residents from Lake Borgne to Gentilly and those in New Orleans East, the Ninth Ward and St. Bernard Parish should be able to ease their flood concerns.   The construction of the Inner Harbor Navigational Canal is underway.  "It's going to be a very...

RALEIGH, N.C. - Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal is coming to Raleigh to speak to the state's conservative base. Jindal is scheduled to hold a dinner talk entitled, "America: An Agenda for the Future." He'll speak at the conservative John Locke...

The Louisiana Democratic Party will head into the 2010 election season with a new leader for its fundraising and campaign efforts, after its chairman announced he will step down Wednesday. Chris Whittington said he will submit his letter of resignation...

Despite the complexities of the nation's worst economic downturn in decades, some Louisiana-based companies are showing surprising growth. The state recently has seen its count of homegrown Fortune 500 companies sprout to three: power provider Entergy...

With U.S. Senator David Vitter (R-LA) facing re-election next year, potential opponents are starting to seriously consider the race. Former Louisiana Governor Kathleen Blanco is working to find a viable Democratic candidate to oppose Vitter. She said...

The past few weeks in Louisiana have demonstrated there are certain things economic developers armed with the taxpayers' checkbook can accomplish, and others they can do little about, especially during the current recession. And in this era, risk and...

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) - The head of a construction and engineering firm urged lawmakers on Saturday to restore money for state colleges and universities that Gov. Bobby Jindal has proposed to cut. Warning that Louisiana is on the verge of taking a...

The Army Corps of Engineers won't have New Orleans as protected as it had hoped this hurricane season. The Army Corps says interim protection measures will not be in place in the Industrial Canal, the vulnerable eastern flank of the city. A $695 million...

U.S. Congressman Charlie Melancon (D-Napoleonville) is taking a fresh look at challenging incumbent U.S. Senator David Vitter (R-LA) next year. Previously, Melancon expressed reservations about entering the contest, but things have recently changed....

After years of a moribund economy, Monroe will add jobs at the fastest pace in Louisiana in 2010 and 2011, while New Orleans will stagger through its post-Hurricane Katrina recovery with the slowest employment growth. That's the analysis of university...

Louisiana lawmakers have hammered out a final compromise version of the $28 billion budget that lessens planned cuts to colleges and health services. Both the House and Senate agreed to the budget plans in the final hour of a regular session that must end...