MIAMI (AP) — If tropical weather approaches the U.S. next year, coastal residents will see separate warnings about storm surge in addition to warnings about tropical storm- and hurricane-force winds. National Hurricane Center officials said Thursday that separate warnings…
KANSAS CITY, MO (AP) — The nation is falling behind on maintaining its aging levees, dams, ports and harbors and needs to get creative as it seeks ways to pay for the critical projects, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers'…
LONDON (AP) — The computer scientist credited with inventing the World Wide Web says affordable access to the Internet should be recognized as a human right, as a report showed that billions of people still cannot go online and government…
LONDON (AP) — Oil giant BP has warned that plans to streamline its business will cost it $1 billion over the next year. The changes are part of the company's move to downsize and simplify its operations after $43…
NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks opened lower Wednesday, led by declines in energy stocks as the price of oil resumed its slide. Oil dropped on reports that OPEC had slashed its estimate of how much crude it will…
BATON ROUGE (AP) — LSU's accreditation has been renewed for another decade. The Southern Association of Colleges and Schools' Commission on Colleges announced Tuesday the final outcome of its two-year re-accreditation review, which is required every 10 years for…
BATON ROUGE (AP) — Louisiana will receive up to $32 million in federal grant money over four years to improve preschool access for low-income children, a significant boost to state efforts to rework its network of early childhood programs. …
DENHAM SPRINGS, LA (AP) — The Denham Springs City Council has closed a loophole in the city's employee pay code expected to save tens of thousands of dollars per year. Under the previous code, employees were able to include…
LUTCHER, LA (AP) — The St. James Parish School Board has voted to declare St. James High School as surplus property, an action designed to speed its sale. Officials say Yuhuang Chemical Inc., a corporation set to begin building…
GULFPORT, MS (AP) — Gulf Ship LLC has expanded its operation in Gulfport, completing the purchase of the old Future Pipe Industries site in the Bernard Bayou Industrial District. The company announced the sale Tuesday morning. The Sun…
AMELIA, LA (AP) — Danos, an oilfield services company, says it plans to employ about 500 workers at its new fabrication facility here. Mark Danos, the company's division manager for construction and fabrication, told the Daily Review’s Harlan Kirgan…
GULFPORT, MS (AP) — The city of Gulfport and the Mississippi Main Street Association are looking for ideas to turn unused downtown space into attractions. "We want to turn alleyways between buildings into more of a community space than…
ANGOLA, LA (AP) — Inmate Pete Clement, who'd been driving the mule that powers the Louisiana State Penitentiary's sugar mill, bit into a syrup-sopped biscuit as armed guards looked on. "Boy, that is good!" he said. It was…
MONTPELIER, VT (AP) — The age of forest landowners across the country is increasing and the size of parcels they own is shrinking — and that has state, federal and private experts fearing for the long-term health of millions of…
NEW ORLEANS – Mayor Mitch Landrieu will join Wells Fargo Senior Vice President Hugh Rowden to announce a new $500,000 workforce grant to the City of New Orleans today, at the New Orleans East Hospital, 5620 Read Blvd., at 10:30…
WASHINGTON (AP) — Time running short, Republicans and Democrats agreed Tuesday on a $1.1 trillion spending bill to avoid a government shutdown and delay a politically-charged struggle over President Barack Obama's new immigration policy until the new year. In…
NEW ORLEANS (AP) – Associated Press Louisiana Daybook for Wednesday, Dec. 10: TRANSPORTATION TASK FORCE — The Transportation Funding Task Force meets, 1:00 p.m. Location: State Capitol, House Committee Room 3, Baton Rouge. OFFICIALS GET FLU SHOTS —…
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — More arguments are set in federal court over attempts by state lawmakers to kill a southeast Louisiana flood board's lawsuit against dozens of oil, gas and pipeline companies. Backers of the lawsuit were set to…
NEW ORLEANS – Tulane Health System announced all pediatric services will be relocating from Tulane Medical Center to Tulane Lakeside Hospital for Women and Children on Tuesday, December 16. The move will bring together all of Tulane’s women’s and children’s…
NEW ORLEANS – The AC Hotel New Orleans Bourbon celebrates its grand opening this week. AC Hotels by Marriott debuted its first U.S. location on Monday, December 8, in the iconic Cotton Exchange building, located at 221 Carondelet St.…
NEW ORLEANS – Local foodies and oenophiles are counting down the hours as to when the new Martin Wine Cellar will open their doors at their flagship location on 3827 Baronne St., just in time to celebrate the holiday season.…
CHALMETTE, LA – The public is invited to a sneak peak of the Living History Park and Re-Enactment Battlefield where 1,500 historical re-enactors will assemble on January, 9 - 11, 2015, to put on the largest re-enactment of the Battle…
NEW ORLEANS – Decorating your home for the holidays is serious business in New Orleans. Bonnie Warren’s latest book “New Orleans Homes at Christmas,” celebrates the Herculean undertaking and the visual joys it brings. Local author, and Biz New…
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Ella Brennan stepped out of the car in front of Brennan's, the family restaurant she had once managed as a young woman. She had not been inside for 40 years. She examined the facade, now…
MANY, LA (AP) — It's been 32 years since "E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial" uttered those now famous words, "Phone home." And that's about the last time movie-goers were able to watch a movie and munch on popcorn during the Sabine…
BATON ROUGE (AP) — Entergy companies have agreed to buy Union Power Station for about $948 million. Union is located near El Dorado, Arkansas, near the Louisiana border. Entergy Gulf States Louisiana LLC says in a news release Tuesday…
NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks fell sharply Tuesday, following a slump in global markets. European markets slid after an early presidential vote was called in Greece, which investors feared could jeopardize the struggling country's bailout program. Greece's stock…
WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal regulators are proposing that the eight biggest U.S. banks be required to further increase the amount of capital they set aside to cushion against unexpected losses. The proposed requirements are aimed at lessening the chances…
BATON ROUGE (AP) — Gov. Bobby Jindal has directed a state crime victim's board to pay hospitals and health centers for sexual assault victims' medical exams. Jindal's executive order, issued Tuesday, will keep victims from being charged for the…
JACKSON, MS (AP) — Drago's Seafood Restaurant opens this week at the Hilton Jackson, in its first venture outside the New Orleans area. The Clarion-Ledger’s Sherry Lucas reports the 400-seat restaurant settles into the building that most recently housed…
