WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. services companies grew at a faster pace in August as business activity and new orders rebounded. The Institute for Supply Management said Thursday that its services index rose to 58.5 last month from 55.7 in…
NEW ORLEANS — Hera Health Solutions of Atlanta bested nine other emerging healthcare-industry entrepreneurs to take home the $2,500 prize at last night’s Get Started Medical pitch contest held at the University of Louisiana Lafayette Student Union. Sponsored by…
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — A ban intending to clamp down on hard liquor at frat house parties following pledge deaths last year has been ordered for most fraternities in the United States and Canada, unless the drinks are served by…
GULFPORT, Miss. (AP) — Tropical-force winds from fast-moving Gordon smashed into the coastline of Alabama and the western Florida Panhandle on Tuesday evening, the frontal edge of a system just offshore that forecasters warned could become a hurricane by…
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Lt. Gov. Billy Nungesser is leading a Louisiana tourism delegation to China, aimed at marketing the state to Chinese officials and tour operators. Nungesser's office announced the 10-day trip Tuesday. The Republican lieutenant governor,…
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — City Park has announced that it would reopen the bidding process on a space housing a popular New Orleans beignet and coffee shop. News outlets report the park announced Tuesday that it'll reopen the bidding…
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Louisiana State University is relaxing a longstanding policy of automatically rejecting applicants who score too low on standardized college entrance exams like the ACT and SAT. Jason Droddy, an LSU vice president and executive…
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Louisiana's top banking regulator has joined colleagues in a dozen other states asking Congress to clear the way for banks to do business with the marijuana industry. The Advocate reports that John Ducrest, commissioner…
WASHINGTON (AP) — Facebook and Twitter executives, defending their companies on Capitol Hill, said Wednesday they are aggressively trying to root out foreign interests seeking to sow divisions in American democracy as the November elections near. Facebook's No. 2…
WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. trade deficit widened for the second straight month in July, reaching the highest level since February, as imports hit an all-time high. The deficit in goods with China and the European Union set records.…
BATON ROUGE, La. — Lyft, the fastest growing rideshare company in the U.S. is pleased to announce its partnership with LSU Sports Properties, serving as the Official Rideshare Partner of LSU Athletics. Along with in-venue signage and event marketing, this partnership…
DETROIT (AP) — Sales of new American muscle cars are falling, raising questions in Detroit and elsewhere about whether a nostalgic, high-horsepower cruising culture that dates to before the 1950s is in peril. Part of the drop can be…
NEW YORK (AP) — The Kushner family real estate firm has amassed over half a million dollars in unpaid fines for various New York City sanitation and building violations, with much of that bill incurred while President Donald Trump's…
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A man in a wheelchair has joined the all-male New Orleans dance crew called the 610 Stompers. Jason Homer tried out for the group that describes itself as ordinary men with "extraordinary moves." Local media…
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Another losing bidder for Louisiana's voting machine replacement work is calling for a new selection process and the cancellation of the current contract award. Hart InterCivic sent a letter to the Office of State…
RUSTON, La. (AP) — A north Louisiana community college is building an $8 million campus to anchor a planned technology park. The new Delta Community College campus will be in Ruston. The News-Star reports that Louisiana Community and Technical…
SHREVEPORT, La. (AP) — If singing is your thing, prepare for the spotlight. ABC's "American Idol" will host open call auditions Sept. 9 at the Shreveport Municipal Auditorium. The Times of Shreveport reports aspiring singers may submit audition videos…
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Xavier University of Louisiana has received a $1.5 million gift from the Gayle and Tom Benson Charitable Foundation to help provide maintenance for the campus chapel and to set up a scholarship fund. NOLA.com/The Times-Picayune…
SHREVEPORT, La. (AP) — The first rule of improvisation — or improv — is to say 'yes' and accept with every situation thrown the actor's way. Rita Davis isn't an actor but finds the rule of agreement applies when…
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — New Orleans rapper Renetta "Magnolia Shorty" Lowe co-stars in the current No. 1 song in the country, even though she died nearly eight years ago in a notorious double homicide. Samples of Shorty's voice are…
MIAMI BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Coastal residents from Florida to Louisiana hustled to prepare for a deluge as Tropical Storm Gordon grew stronger on a path to hit the central U.S. Gulf Coast as a hurricane Tuesday night. Boaters…
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Louisiana's new film trail runs from New Orleans and Elvis Presley's "King Creole" to northwest Louisiana's Bonnie and Clyde museum by way of the home of "Steel Magnolias." They're among 22 movies and TV shows,…
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Louisiana State University's opera program has received a $4 million donation that will pay to renovate an on-campus recital hall that hosts more than 300 performances a year. The gift from John Turner and…
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The sounds of a raucous pool party drift over a privacy fence amid brightly colored cottages that have become vacation rentals in New Orleans' Marigny neighborhood, and Allen Johnson laments the dwindling number of full-time…
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Parking in downtown New Orleans, Troy Rhodes was struck by the adjustment he now faced. The 50-year-old knew after 15 years in prison, he'd have to adapt to the outside, he said. The end of…
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Louisiana State University is getting more entrenched in the hospital business again, partially reversing a course plotted by former Gov. Bobby Jindal to get the state out of hospital management. A new plan unveiled…
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Once upon a time, in 2015, a writer in San Francisco named Michelle Tea got the idea for "Drag Queen Story Hour": men in full drag reading children's books to kids and parents in programs…
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Louisiana officials say a crude oil export terminal on the Mississippi River and 700-mile pipeline project will be a $2.5 billion investment, creating 35 permanent jobs. Kansas-based Tallgrass Energy said it and Drexel Hamilton…
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Like any proud cook, Iris Cardona gets a thrill when people tell her they like her food. Sometimes that praise comes in Spanish, sometimes in English. Other times it's just a big thumbs-up from someone…
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