NEW ORLEANS — Tulane University has posted another year of record-breaking fundraising, bringing in more than $150 million and exceeding last year’s previous all-time high by almost $25 million. A record 25,000 alumni, parents and friends, including close to…
NEW ORLEANS — Today, Cox Communications announced that YouTube Kids and NPR One are now available for Contour customers, providing seamless access to additional video and audio content choices along with TV programming, On Demand content, DVR recordings and more.…
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump tweeted on Tuesday he is consulting with the National Rifle Association over whether it makes sense for a Texas company to publish downloadable blueprints for a 3D-printed gun. Trump tweeted he is "looking…
WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. workers saw their annual wages and benefits rise in the second quarter at the fastest pace in nearly a decade, a sign that the low unemployment rate is forcing employers to raise pay to attract…
NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks are rising Tuesday morning after a three-day losing streak. Industrial companies are making some of the largest gains, and companies including Ralph Lauren and Charter Communications are climbing following strong second-quarter reports. The…
MARRERO, La. (AP) — It was 93 degrees and humid when I set out on a 4-mile stroll through a Louisiana swamp. Crazy, you say? But let me tell you what I found there, in the Barataria Preserve of…
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — If you've heard about New Orleans' famous cemeteries with their above-ground tombs, chances are you've heard about the gravesite of the so-called voodoo queen. Her name was Marie Laveau and she is buried in St.…
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Huge sculptures of sea life are dotted about New Orleans' aquarium and zoo , all of them made from plastic trash that washed ashore. There's a great white shark made partly of bottle caps and…
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Some Louisiana homeowners with damage from the 2016 floods who received help from the state's recovery program will be receiving checks for full reimbursement of their repairs. Louisiana officials announced Monday they received federal…
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — An unlikely, bipartisan coalition is working to win voter support for a proposal ending Louisiana's Jim Crow-era law that allows split juries to convict people of serious felony crimes, a former district attorney said…
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Louisiana health and legal officials have failed to properly manage a fund that pays for investigations and prosecutions of health care providers accused of bilking the state Medicaid program, according to an audit released…
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Republicans anxious about keeping control of Congress think it's a bad idea, but President Donald Trump still says he's willing to close the government over border security issues, including money he wants to build a promised…
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — Two Atlantic City casinos owned by Caesars Entertainment will start taking sports bets this week, and another two in Mississippi will do so in mid-August. Caesars Entertainment tells The Associated Press its Bally's casino…
WASHINGTON (AP) — Sen. Bernie Sanders' "Medicare for all" plan would increase government health care spending by $32.6 trillion over 10 years, according to a study by a university-based libertarian policy center. That's trillion with a "T." The latest…
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Contracts remain unfinished for a deal to transfer management of the state-owned safety-net hospitals in north Louisiana, a deal announced more than seven months ago. Southeast Louisiana-based Ochsner Health System has agreed to take…
CAMARILLO, Calif. (AP) — The average price of regular-grade gasoline in the U.S. fell 3 cents over the past two weeks to $2.91. Industry analyst Trilby Lundberg of the Lundberg Survey said Sunday that the average price is 59…
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — After nearly dying out in the 1970s, Louisiana's bald eagle population is showing signs of a comeback. The state Department of Wildlife and Fisheries says its latest eagle survey shows not just a high number…
PALMETTO, La. (AP) — A small Louisiana town is trying to figure out what to do after no one volunteered to run for police chief. KATC-TV reports that the police chief in Palmetto, a village of about 170 people,…
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Delgado Community College is expanding its reach in metro New Orleans. Its new campus in Avondale will open in August. The campus will house a number of Delgado training programs geared at preparing students for…
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Three groups have until Aug. 20 to describe what they would do with the old Charity Hospital building if they're chosen to renovate the century-old landmark that has stood vacant since Hurricane Katrina hit in…
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Rental cabins at three Louisiana state parks are available for reservations for the first time since they were closed by the 2016 floods. Cabins at Lake Fausse Pointe State Park in St. Martinville, Lake…
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on Friday celebrated the release of new economic data, claiming the U.S. is now the "economic envy of the entire world." Trump was responding to new growth numbers announced on Friday that show the…
NEW YORK (AP) — For many small businesses, the easiest thing to sell right now might be the business itself. Buyout activity is booming, and the prices being paid are at or near records for companies up to $50 million…
NEW YORK (AP) – A slide in technology companies weighed on U.S. stocks Friday, adding to the market's losses from a day earlier. Twitter plunged after the social media network said its monthly users declined in the second quarter. Smaller-company stocks…
WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. economy accelerated last quarter at an annual rate of 4.1 percent, the government estimated Friday, as consumers spent tax-cut money, businesses stepped up investment and exporters rushed to ship their goods ahead of retaliatory tariffs.…
GRAY, La. – Announced earlier this week in a press release, Danos’ eight-week summer internship program kicked off in early June with a day-long orientation at the company’s headquarters in Gray, Louisiana. Each of the eight members of the intern…
New Orleans – A press release sent this week announced that the beginning of the Fall 2018 semester at Delgado Community College on Aug. 18 marks the opening of a brand-new Delgado location, the Delgado River City Site and Advanced…
STERLINGTON, La. (AP) — A state senator says one of the smallest towns in north Louisiana now has the best baseball and softball complex in the region. Sen. Mike Walsworth's Facebook message Thursday celebrated the Sterlington Sports Complex, which…
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — A special election will be held in November to fill a newly-vacant Louisiana state Senate seat. Republican Sen. Jonathan "JP" Perry of Kaplan won a vacant seat on Louisiana's Third Circuit Court of Appeal…
