Spurned heirs of New Orleans Saints owner Tom Benson won’t give up after court setback

The estranged daughter and grandchildren of New Orleans Saints and Pelicans owner Tom Benson...

US construction spending up 0.3%, led by home building

U.S. construction spending advanced in March to its highest level in more than eight...

Edwards rebuts criticism about proposed $6M cut to vouchers

Gov. John Bel Edwards pushed back today against criticism he is ousting children from...

‘The Gulf is not for sale,’ offshore drilling opponents chant at federal meeting

About 50 opponents of continued oil and gas leases in the Gulf of Mexico...

US hiring reaches nine-year high; job openings slip

U.S. hiring jumped to a nine-year high in February, a sign of robust business...

Louisiana senators refuse to repeal unconstitutional creationism law

Louisiana will continue to have an unconstitutional—and unenforceable—law on the books that requires teaching...

EPA takes over supervision of south Louisiana oil spill cleanup and investigation

A contractor is cleaning up about 11,500 gallons of oil that overflowed from a...

Louisiana legislators often change their vote after a bill has failed or passed

Caterpillars are poisonous. A caterpillar transforms into the butterfly that would be named Louisiana’s...

Federal officials, advocates push pill-tracking database

The nation's top health officials are stepping up calls to require doctors to log...

Gulf oil, gas leases up for sale today; environmentalists protest

The federal government is holding a sale of oil and gas leases in the...