BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Louisiana's health secretary thinks she's found a way to get hepatitis C drugs to more Medicaid patients and prisoners struggling with one of the nation's deadliest infectious diseases: by patterning medication purchases off the…
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Louisiana's unemployment rate hit 5 percent in August, worsening for the fifth straight month. The state's jobless rate rose from 4.9 percent in July and was above August 2017's level, also 4.9 percent. For the…
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Actor Brad Pitt's foundation has sued a New Orleans architect, saying defective design work led to leaks and other flaws in homes built for residents of an area that was among the hardest hit by…
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A state Legislative Auditor's report says New Orleans Mayor Latoya Cantrell's use of a city-issued credit card when she was on the City Council wasn't out of line with her fellow council members' practices. An…
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Gov. John Bel Edwards hailed news that Louisiana has an estimated $300 million surplus from the last budget year, saying Thursday the money stems from better-than-expected income personal and business tax collections and demonstrates…
COVINGTON, La. — Home Bank, Hancock Whitney Bank, First Bank & Trust and the Federal Home Loan Bank of Dallas (FHLB Dallas) will award $28,000 in Partnership Grant Program (PGP) funds to Northshore Housing Initiative for operational sustainability, a paid marketing…
HOUSTON (AP) — Ivanka Trump made a telephone call to the International Space Station and spoke to the crew while touring NASA's Johnson Space Center. Trump, who is an adviser to her father, President Donald Trump, talked to the…
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — If you want a straw with your drink or a soda with a kids' meal at a California restaurant, you'll need to ask for them starting next year. A law signed Thursday by Gov. Jerry…
FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — American Airlines is threatening to prohibit customers from making changes to nonrefundable tickets if Congress makes good on a proposal to crack down on what critics call unreasonable airline fees. American CEO Doug Parker…
NEW ORLEANS — Tourism Cares completes its year-long Uniting for Resilient Destinations program on Friday. The last of two in this series, Tourism Cares for New Orleans unites 200 travel professionals with local partners to support the vibrant communities that give…
NEW ORLEANS — This week, leaders from Ochsner Hospital for Children, local dignitaries and community members celebrated the long-anticipated opening of the Michael R. Boh Center for Child Development (Boh Center). The Boh Center is dedicated to improving the lives…
NEW ORLEANS — Herbert "Herb" J. Hudson, the founder of the internationally recognized Roscoe's House of Chicken 'n Waffles, a Los Angeles-based soul food restaurant chain, has been named the 2018 Culinary Icon Award winner for the National Fried Chicken…
NEW ORLEANS — For the fourth year in a row, a Brother Martin Navy Junior ROTC Cadet won the Legion of Valor Bronze Cross and Area 8 Top Junior Award. Cadet Harrison Hedgpeth, a senior in the NJROTC Program,…
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — As he heads into a re-election campaign year, Gov. John Bel Edwards said Wednesday that a teacher pay raise will be his "number one priority" in next year's legislative session. The Democratic governor, elected…
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — An investigation has been opened into the compensation and other perks of board members and top executives at Louisiana's rural electric cooperatives. The Advocate reports the Louisiana Public Service Commission opened the investigation Wednesday…
GRETNA, La. (AP) — A state appeal court is reviewing a judge's order that state regulators reconsider the issuance of a permit for construction of part of the Bayou Bridge Pipeline in south Louisiana. Judge Alvin Turner said in…
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The outlook for American-grown roses is becoming a bit less rosy, with the spread of an incurable virus that's causing major damage to the nation's $250-million-a-year rose business. U.S. rose bush producers account for the…
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Louisiana's insurance commissioner says the state's auto insurance market may be stabilizing, with a smaller rise in premiums expected this year compared with prior years. Insurance Commissioner Jim Donelon says Louisiana's auto market has…
WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. sales of existing homes were unchanged in August, as a shortage of houses priced at less than $250,000 — a level considered to be affordable for the middle class — has become a drag on…
BALTIMORE (AP) — Under Armour will cut about 400 jobs, part of a restructuring that the sports gear maker announced earlier this year. The Baltimore company actually began a streamlining last year after explosive sales growth tailed off. That…
DETROIT (AP) — Nissan recalled more than 215,000 cars and SUVs in the U.S. due to a fire risk and is advising people to park the vehicles outdoors in rare cases. An anti-lock brake pump can leak brake fluid…
BATON ROUGE, La. — Central Louisiana Technical Community College (CLTCC) has been awarded a $2 million grant from the Rapides Foundation to establish the Central Louisiana Manufacturing Technology Center and to build and expand manufacturing programs regionally, including welding and…
CHERRY HILL, N.J. (AP) — Congressman Leonard Lance voted last December with the interests of his northern New Jersey district in mind when he opposed his own party's sweeping tax overhaul. The cap on deductions for state and local…
WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. home construction rebounded in August at the fastest pace in seven months but applications for new building permits plunged, sending mixed signals for an industry that has been struggling with rising lumber costs. Housing starts…
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Mike Jackson is stepping down after almost two decades leading AutoNation, the nation's largest dealership chain. Jackson, 69, steered AutoNation through the economic crisis and shares have increased fourfold since he took over in…
NATCHITOCHES, La. (AP) — Students at a university in Louisiana are helping residents of the Carolinas as they begin cleanup after Hurricane Florence. Northwestern State University biology professor Dr. Curt Phifer is spearheading an effort to collect supplies for…
PASCAGOULA, Miss. (AP) — A Mississippi shipyard is getting a $78 million contract to start building barges for U.S. Navy crews to live aboard when their ships are being repaired or overhauled. VT Halter Marine was awarded the contract…
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A legal argument has been revived in Louisiana over whether a black defendant can get a fair trial in a courthouse where a Confederate monument is displayed. Niles Haymer, a lawyer for defendant Ronnie Anderson,…
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — McDonald's workers staged protests in several cities Tuesday in what organizers billed as the first multistate strike seeking to combat sexual harassment in the workplace. In Chicago, one of the targeted cities, several dozen protesters…
LAFAYETTE, La. (AP) — A Louisiana library's plans to host a "Drag Queen Story Hour" have led to sometimes tense debates at local government meetings. The Lafayette Public Library's Board of Control heard from opponents and supporters of the…
