What We're Reading

Teach for America breaks records

Looks like Wall Street’s loss continues to be Teach for America’s gain. The national...

Longtime sports analyst John Madden retires

Burly ex-coach John Madden, who has been one pro football's top broadcast analysts, has...

News roundup: JPMorgan Chase posts better-than-expected profit … Falling housing starts dampen hope on housing recovery

$2.1 billion profit: JPMorgan said today it earned $2.14 billion for the January-March period,...

Report says hate groups on the rise

A new report from the Southern Poverty Law Center says 926 hate groups were...

Lawmaker wants to abolish BESE

The state Board of Elementary and Secondary Education has outlived its usefulness, according to...

Louisiana foreclosures lag behind national spike

Foreclosures nationwide grew 24% during the first quarter of this year, according to the...
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Mall of Louisiana owner files for Chapter 11

General Growth Properties, the nation’s second-largest mall owner whose properties include the Mall of...

New jobless claims fall unexpectedly to 610K

WASHINGTON (AP) — New jobless claims fell more than expected for the second straight...

Port security is still a major issue along the 10/12 corridor

Even though the terrorist attacks of 2001 have become a powerful memory, the federal...

Stanford receiver sues BR-based financial advisors

Late Wednesday afternoon, the Stanford receiver Ralph Janvey filed a $40 million lawsuit with...