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A Louisiana businessman was charged Friday with engaging in a Ponzi scheme to defraud about 160 investors — mostly elderly people — out of roughly $19.5 million and using some of the money to pay for cars, cruises, sports tickets and a house.
First-time claims for jobless benefits in Louisiana fell last week after a spike attributed to a temporary layoff in the transportation equipment industry.
LaQuintin Caston ran for two touchdowns and threw for another to lead Nicholls State to a 45-30 victory over Southeastern Louisiana on Thursday night.
Jarvis Varnado had 20 points, nine rebounds and eight blocks to lead Mississippi State to a 82-67 victory over Southeastern Louisiana on Thursday night.
Telecommunications provider CenturyLink has agreed to add 350 jobs in Louisiana while maintaining its headquarters in the state for at least the next decade.
Damon Forest scored 28 points to lead five Southeastern Louisiana players in double figures in a 90-77 victory over Florida Atlantic on Monday night.
With hurricane season ending, film and TV production in south Louisiana is picking up, and New Orleans is on track to break last year's filming record.
Jeremy Moses threw for 318 yards and four touchdowns to lead Stephen F. Austin to a 41-10 victory over Southeastern Louisiana on Saturday.
Damon Forest scored 19 points and Southeastern Louisiana defeated Oklahoma Science 99-50 on Friday night.
First-time claims for jobless benefits in Louisiana shot up 21 percent last week because of a temporary one-week layoff in the transportation equipment sector.
Some homeowners would get help fixing problems caused by trouble-plagued Chinese drywall under a $5 million plan that is being sent to state lawmakers after winning the unanimous backing Thursday of the Louisiana Recovery Authority.
Gusty winds, high tides and heavy rainfall associated with Tropical Storm Ida could affect southeast Louisiana's citrus and sugar cane crops.
It's now up to a federal judge in New Orleans to decide whether to put a challenge to campaign finance restrictions on a faster track to the U.S. Supreme Court.
Beginning next year, a lot of Louisiana high school classrooms could look like Wes Sebren's: equipped with welding gear, safety goggles and circular saws.
Brian Babin threw three touchdown passes as Southeastern Louisiana shut out Northwestern State 27-0 on Saturday.
Pixel Magic, which creates digital visual effects for film and television, announced Friday that it will open a Louisiana studio in December.
Tyler Beatty threw for three touchdowns and Southeastern Louisiana defeated Central Arkansas 25-21 on Saturday.
Louisiana's Medicaid program is more than $250 million over budget this year, as swine flu made costs rise and Medicaid rolls grew amid the national recession, the state health secretary said.
Entergy Louisiana's 669,000 customers could face a bill of $208.9 million if state utility regulators agree with the company's plan to scuttle the Little Gypsy power plant conversion in southeastern Louisiana.
Louisiana sold $200 million in general obligation bonds to generate upfront cash to finance state construction projects, the first such bond sale since September 2006.
When Mayor Ray Nagin jetted off to Cuba recently, the buzz around town and on the Web had little to do with trade opportunities or disaster preparedness, the jaunt's stated mission.
Derrick Fourroux caught a 5-yard touchdown pass from Richard Conner with 40 seconds to go and McNeese State defeated Southeastern Louisiana 36-35 on Saturday night.
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 a pig iron plant in Louisiana or South America.
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.
Gov. Bobby Jindal's administration is slowing plans for a $100 million upgrade to Louisiana government computer systems and instead will start with a pilot program at the transportation department, the governor's top budget adviser said Wednesday.
In 1981 my wife and I owned or thought we owned a Pomeranian puppy (It wasn't long before we found our who owned who). We got Charlie when he was only three weeks old and bottle fed him until he started eating solid food.
Hurricane Katrina victims win damages over floodingThe US government could be vulnerable to billions of dollars in claims after a judge ruled that the Army Corps of Engineers' failure to properly maintain a navigation channel led to massive flooding in Hurricane Katrina.
Food stamp fraud charges net 14 - LouisianaFourteen people from St. Mary and Iberia parishes, most of them state employees, were indicted in federal court last week in connection with alleged Food Stamp fraud following the 2005 and 2008 hurricanes.
My husband and I recently took a trip to Texas. While traveling on I-20, I kept wondering what I would tell my Newsvine friends about this unexpected trip. So I started taking some notes about what I saw or heard. And here it is my observations of Interstate 20.
The imperiled po'boy?A recent New York Times article starts off friendly enough, highlighting one of New Orleans’ celebrated dishes, the po’boy and the fairly new Po’boy Festival, but turns rather ominous as reporter John T.
Brown pelican comes back from the brink of extinctionBrown pelican comes back from the brink of extinction The brown pelican, Louisiana's state bird and perhaps its best known symbol, has recovered from near extinction after pesticide threats in the 1970s and is being removed from the federal government's list of endangered specie …
The War on Joseph CaoMoments after Rep. Joseph Cao (R-La.) voted for the Democratic health care bill, countless anti-Cao Twitter feeds, Web forums, and Facebook pages were born.
Teacher arrested on his first day on the jobDamian Brown, 26, was taken into custody by East Baton Rouge Parish sheriff's deputies and charged with identity theft after officials at Scotlandville Elementary say he put three different social security numbers on his applications.
Louisiana Justice Who Refused to Marry Black Groom to White Bride ResignsBATON ROUGE, La. (AP) -- A Louisiana justice of the peace who refused to marry a couple because the bride was white and groom was black resigned Tuesday.
Napoleon's Dynamite - Or Why The President should 'dither'PARIS — He's in there somewhere, under the gilded dome of Les Invalides in the 7th arrondissement of Paris. The Emperor of the French, Napoleon Bonaparte, is entombed by six coffins in what has to be the most spectacular sarcophagus in all the City of Light.
Home Video on Youtube I made of President Obama's Visit to New Orleans 2009. This is a homemade film. Yes, with all the motions of the camera shaking, fast movements, people in the way.
Missy on YouTube/video Missy meets President Obama in New Orleans at Town Hall Meeting 2009 #p/a/u/0/TtWLB7LzZvA
Newlywed won't tolerate 'overt racism' by Louisiana official - CNN.comA woman was denied a marriage license by a Louisiana justice of the peace because he refused to marry interracial couples.
Louisiana magistrate denies marriage license to interracial coupleA justice of the peace said he refused to issue a marriage license to an interracial couple last week because of concern for the children who might be born of that relationship.
Police set up website to help catch a serial killerA web site has been set up by the Jefferson Davis Parish Sheriff's Office to draw attention to the killing of eight women in the area. Police say the slayings may be linked.
Senate 2010: Most endangered seatsThe 2010 Senate landscape is almost evenly split down the middle: Republicans will be defending 18 seats, while the Democrats will be defending 19 seats, including the January special election in Massachusetts.
New Iberia dog, 26, might be world's oldest | New Orleans Metro Real Time News - - NOLA.comWaiting to hear back from the Guinness World Records people is the hardest part about submitting her 26-year-old mixed terrier as the world's oldest dog, Janelle Derouen says.
State, federal officials cut off money to ACORN - Louisiana Politics From Baton Rouge to Washington, the effort to cut off public financing for ACORN proceeded Thursday along with word that the Louisiana attorney general is investigating whether the group and its affiliates failed to pay employee withholding taxes to the state.
Creationists Win In Louisiana, Thanks To Bobby JindalLast year, Bobby Jindal signed a law that allows Louisiana teachers and school boards across the state to present non-scientific alternatives to evolution. Now the rules designed to implement that law have been proposed and they're a solid victory for the creationists:
Flori-duh among states trying to halt health care changes "Lawmakers in eight states, only half of which are controlled entirely by Republicans, have filed proposals this year to ask voters to amend state constitutions to prohibit what they bill as restrictions on a person's freedom to choose a private health care plan, mandatory partic …
Louisiana Sheriff Investigating Suggestive Photos The Jefferson Parish, La., sheriff is investigating pictures posted online and obtained by WDSU that show a scantily clad woman posing on the hood of a deputy's car.
Aside from all the focus on property owners, there is a serious need to investigate the WHITE COLLAR FRAUDS associated with SHAM FORECLOSURES.
State GOP hopes to block census from counting illegal immigrants - Louisiana Politics BATON ROUGE -- The chairman of the state Republican Party said Saturday the state party is looking at ways to prevent "illegal aliens" from being counted in the 2010 federal census. The goal is to preserve a congressional seat for Louisiana, he said.
2theadvocate.com | News | Citizens warns of $95 million cost to La. � Baton Rouge, LALouisiana could take a $95 million budget hit if the state's insurer of last resort is forced to post a similar-sized bond as it appeals a court ruling. One financing plan under consideration could add $100 a year to property insurance premiums in Louisiana.
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