I-10 Closed

I-10 reopened near Slidell


State Police have reopened I-10 traffic in both directions between Slidell and the state line following an overturned 18-wheeler.     Read more about the crash that closed the interstate for an hour...
Photos & Video

Photos & Video: Mardi Gras 2012!


Click here to view our exclusive video and photo galleries from this year's Carnival events! 

Citizens board offers $103M to settle lawsuit


Louisiana's property insurer of last resort is offering nearly $103 million to settle disputes over its handling of claims after hurricanes Katrina and Rita more than six years ago.   Read more...

With Mardi Gras a memory, New Orleans sobers up


By dawn on Wednesday, stately St. Charles Avenue, where tens of thousands spent Mardi Gras feasting, drinking and scrambling for beads, was cleared of mountains of trash left behind by revelers.   Read more.....

N.O. attorney pleads guilty to defrauding athletes


A New Orleans attorney who represented professional athletes in their workers' compensation claims has pleaded guilty to defrauding clients out of more than $462,000.   Read more......

Bill allows jurors to take notes in criminal trial


District attorneys say they are concerned about a proposal by a New Orleans state senator that would allow jurors in criminal trials to take notes during testimony.  Democratic Sen. Ed Murray says jurors should be able to jot down testimony.  Read more....

Mardi Gras 2012 deemed a huge success


Officials at the New Orleans Convention and Visitors Bureau are just beaming over the success of Mardi Gras!   Read more.....

Roemer leaving GOP, but not presidential campaign


 Former Louisiana Gov. Charles "Buddy'' Roemer is giving up his attempt to win the Republican nomination for president. But he's not giving up his bid for the White House.  Read more...
Seafood Time

How's seafood looking for Lent?


Since a later Lent means warmer weather, that's always better as far as seafood goes.  Supplies are a little tighter and prices a tad higher than they will be next month, says Harlan Pearce chairman of the Louisiana Seafood Marketing and Promotion Board.  Read more...
Lent Begins

For Catholics, the party's over


The Carnival season in New Orleans has come to a crashing conclusion, with Ash Wednesday signaling the beginning of the Christian Lenten season.  New Orleans Archbishop Gregory Aymond says the past few weeks have been a time of good family fun, and, for many, a time to deny their identity behind masks and costumes.  Read more...