Visual effects company Pixel Magic to open new Louisiana studio, create 40 jobs over 3 years Pixel Magic, which creates digital visual effects ...
La. justice of peace who refused to wed interracial couples steps down after ouster calls At least four times in the last 2 ...
Chamber to begin ads against health care overhaul; claims plan would force tax increases Looking to build pressure on moderate Democrats, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce says it will begin airing new TV ads in seven states and on national cable television ...
Nucor, considering Louisiana site, still concerned about carbon legislation cost The head of steelmaker Nucor Corp. indicated Thursday that the possible cost of any carbon legislation that emerges from Congress is still a key concern as the company decides whether to build ...
Union claims Calif.-based firm took fees of $15K from La. teachers recruited in Philippines A teachers' union is claiming that a California-based firm that recruited teachers from the Philippines to work in Louisiana schools made the educators pay fees of $15,000 or ...
Shell donates $450,000 to protect Louisiana's marine life in coastal waters Louisiana's efforts to protect marine life in coastal waters and the Gulf of Mexico have received a boost with a $450,000 donation from Shell. Wildlife and Fisheries Secretary Robert Barham says ...
MIAMI (Reuters) - Poverty and climate hazards make the southeast United States the country's most vulnerable area to climate change impact, Oxfam America said on Wednesday. A report released by the relief organization identified high-risk "hotspots" across 13 southeast states from Arkansas ...
Streamlining chairman in Louisiana says consultant recommendations likely difficult to do A wide-ranging reorganization of Louisiana agencies proposed by a consultant to a government cost-cutting panel ran into complaints Tuesday from officials whose departments are on the chopping block. Among the more ...
Louisiana's casino revenue falls 1.3 percent over past year after financial meltdown Louisiana's state-licensed casinos came out of the year after the September 2008 financial meltdown not much worse for the wear — at least as far as taking in money from ...
USDA report: Wet weather continues to hamper harvest in Louisiana, Mississippi Wet weather continues to slow the harvest in Louisiana and Mississippi. In recent weeks, farmers have watched the condition of their once-promising cotton crop deterioriate as the rains delayed a harvest ...
Obama officials hear from fisherman, scientists about crisis in coastal Louisiana Fishermen, scientists and public officials on Monday urged the Obama administration to deal with south Louisiana's dire problems before the region is lost to the Gulf of Mexico. Several top officials ...
US President Barack Obama got a blunt question from an unexpected quarter Thursday -- a daring nine-year-old boy who asked "why do people hate you?" Obama, caught up in a divisive political row over his plans for health care reform, called on ...
