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New Orleans Times-Picayune - Tue Nov 17, 6:42 am ET
Fourteen people are accused of more than $50,000 in food stamp fraud after Hurricanes Katrina, Rita, Gustav and Ike.
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SportingNews - Thu Nov 19, 6:10 pm ET
JACKSON, Tenn. -- A Jackson, Tenn., man who will carry the Olympic torch Wednesday in Canada said he'll feel like a real Olympian. James "Duba" Johnson, 57, will run with the torch for about 300 meters in Halifax, Nova Scotia.
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The Daily Reveille - Thu Nov 19, 10:33 pm ET
A study released last week ranked all 50 states based on levels of financial peril — Louisiana ranked 20th. But compared to states like California, which tops the fiscal peril list, the Pelican State is fairing well. The Pew Center on the States con...
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The Tuscaloosa News - Thu Nov 19, 10:02 am ET
By Brian Reynolds Staff Writer Around 10:30 p.m. March 6, Tuscaloosa County Sheriff’s Deputy Wayne Waddell dove into the dark water of the Sipsey River to save a 3-year-old boy from drowning. On Wednesday, Waddell was honored for that act of bravery, along with 10 other members of the Sheriff’s Department.
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KPLC Lake Charles - Thu Nov 19, 7:13 am ET
Associated Press - November 19, 2009 7:04 AM ET BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) - October's Baton Rouge-area home sales edged past year-ago levels, although 2008 sales were affected by Hurricane...
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The Advocate - Thu Nov 19, 1:10 am ET
I have seen my death, and it is by Virginia creeper. Maybe the fatal day won’t come for years, but I’ll be working in my garden, stop to rest and slip into a nap.
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FOX 13 Memphis - Tue Nov 17, 2:13 pm ET
A Jackson, Tenn., man who will carry the Olympic torch Wednesday in Canada said he'll feel like a real Olympian.
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WSMV Nashville - Tue Nov 17, 12:44 pm ET
A Jackson, Tenn., man who will carry the Olympic torch Wednesday in Canada says he'll feel like a real Olympian.
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Northwest Florida Daily News - Tue Nov 17, 8:04 am ET
PENSACOLA -- What caused the death of a diver who was found lying on a sunken aircraft carrier's deck Saturday won't be known until further medical studies and equipment tests are performed. Timothy Teagarden, 51, of Suwanee, Ga., died Saturday after...
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BaldwinCountyNow.com - Tue Nov 17, 3:42 am ET
ROBERTSDALE, Ala. — While Ida came onshore as a relatively weak tropical system Tuesday morning, and no damage was reported by representatives of the Baldwin County Sheriff’s Office, county emergency workers were taking no chances. Police in Robertsdale and Loxley report that there were no problems in their towns during the storm, and Robertsdale Mayor Charles Murphy e-mailed that, “We didn't ...
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The Vanguard - Tue Nov 17, 12:11 am ET
USA is known for its unwavering dedication to its academic calendar, but with Tropical Storm Ida’s arrival Nov. 10, USA took that dedication too far, putting its calendar ahead of student safety.
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Guru Focus - Mon Nov 16, 3:45 pm ET
By 10qk. Sonesta International Hotels Corp. ( SNSTA ) filed Quarterly Report for the period ended 2009-11-13. Read more » »
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The Destin Log - Mon Nov 16, 12:13 pm ET
If a challenge to Destin harbor dredging cost Holiday Isle a shot at beach restoration, will a second challenge turn things around? In the wake of Tropical Storm Ida, the Holiday Isle Improvement Association, Destin Pointe, Jetty East, Inlet Reef,...
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The Lafayette Daily Advertiser - Mon Nov 16, 6:20 am ET
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Good ideas die hard.
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New Orleans Times-Picayune - Sun Nov 15, 6:10 am ET
It was a half hour before sunrise Saturday and the scene unfolding around our duck boat in the Delacroix marsh deserved a page in one of those coffee table picture books. Bob Marshall/The Times-PicayuneJoe Courcelle used his hand-carved wooden decoys...