Hurricane Earl threatens Jersey shore

Nervous business owners line the New Jersey shore right now, all because of Hurricane Earl. Shop owners along the boardwalk say they are afraid of losing customers. Read More  |  Watch the Video

Durel holds on appointing commisioners for LHA

City-Parish President Joey Durel will not yet appoint a new board of commissioners for the troubled Lafayette Housing Authority. Three appeals against the LHA are currently pending.   Read More  |  Watch the Video

Louisiana among states suing feds also claim health subsidies

WASHINGTON (AP) — More than half a dozen states suing to overturn President Barack Obama's health care law are also claiming its subsidies for covering retired state government employees, according to a list released Tuesday by the ad Read More

'Gone with the Wind' child actress dies at 76

FORT BRAGG, Calif. (AP) - Cammie King Conlon, the actress who portrayed the doomed daughter of Rhett Butler and Scarlett O'Hara in "Gone With the Wind," has died at 76. Read More

TV stars Olson, McElhenney welcome baby boy

LOS ANGELES (AP) - Kaitlin Olson and Rob McElhenney of "It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia" hit a home run with their new baby boy. Read More

Thousands of trucks stuck in China traffic jam

BEIJING – Thousands of coal trucks and other vehicles were backed up for miles on a highway in northern China on Friday, the latest in a series of monster traffic jams that have plagued the overloaded road since construction began on a pa Read More

Bradshaw attracts crowd to Independence Bowl luncheon

Shreveport's Terry Bradshaw was the main event for the Advocare v-100 Independence Bowl kickoff luncheon. Read More  |  Watch the Video

Nicolas Cage lawsuit against biz manager dismissed

LOS ANGELES (AP) - Court records show a lawsuit in which Nicolas Cage accused of a former business manager of mismanagement has been dismissed. A counterclaim by the manager, Samuel J. Levin, also was dismissed. Read More

Rapper T.I. released from jail after drug arrest

LOS ANGELES (AP) - The Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department says Grammy-winning rapper T.I. and his wife have been released from jail after his arrest on suspicion of possessing drugs. Read More

UPDATE: Oil sheen spreading from Gulf platform explosion

NEW ORLEANS, La. (AP) - The Coast Guard is saying that a mile-long oil sheen is spreading from the site off an offshore petroleum platform that exploded in the Gulf of Mexico off Louisiana. Read More

Woman awarded 65K for wrongful committment

Leslie Schilling, who was involuntarily committed to a hospital on the day of her son's funeral 15 years ago, says she has gotten closure. Read More  |  Watch the Video

Feds sue Arizona sheriff in civil rights probe

PHOENIX – The U.S. Read More

Discovery Channel hostage-taker hated programming

SILVER SPRING, Md. Read More

Gulf crews edge closer to plugging well permanently

Government officials say crews are getting closer to plugging British Petroleum's blown out oil well in the Gulf of Mexico. Read More  |  Watch the Video

Gunman holds hostage in Discovery building

SILVER SPRING, Md. – Police in a Washington, D.C., suburb say a gunman has taken at least one person hostage at the headquarters of Discovery Communications. Read More

Nightclub permit undecided by council

The downtown nightclub Karma has had its alcohol permit suspended for 3 days. The city-parish council delayed a decision Tuesday on whether that permit should be revoked for 2 years. Read More  |  Watch the Video

First Lady to visit Slidell for anti-obesity campaign

NEW ORLEANS - First Lady Michelle Obama is scheduled to join NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell and former Indianapolis Colts coach Tony Dungy in Louisiana next week to promote her "Let's Move!" campaign against childhood obesity. Read More

Michael Douglas optimistic about cancer recovery

NEW YORK (AP) - Michael Douglas says he's begun treatment for throat cancer and that his odds of recovery are high. Read More

Miranda Lambert tops CMA Awards with 9 nominations

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Miranda Lambert has made CMA Awards history with a record nine nominations. Read More

Lohan talks trial, talent, drug use in Vanity Fair

NEW YORK (AP) - Lindsay Lohan wants your respect. Read More

Contests & Games

more contests