The New Orleans Flood Protection Authority is proposing to expand its police force and raise spending by $2 million. Watchdog groups say the agency’s focus should remain on flood protection.

The chaos of the conflict became apparent when the U.S. military said Kuwait had "mistakenly shot down" three American F-15E ...

Williams sat the whole second half of LSU’s win over Ole Miss. Then she played all 40 minutes of its win over Mississippi ...

They newly-elected Louisiana Supreme Court justice helped kill the challenge in a 4-3 ruling last March. The decision by Cade ...

The St. Charles Parish Animal Shelter is looking for donations of Mardi Gras cups. The shelter freezes water in the cups for use when dogs travel by plane to northern adoption partners, allowing the ...

When civil rights activists needed a champion, Norman Francis was there, longtime friend Edwin Lombard remembers.

The man who succeeded him as president of Xavier University recalls Francis’ advice and strength. Francis, who died Feb. 18 ...

Longtime Xavier president valued substance over volume and leadership over showmanship. He showed it every day in his ...

Francis was my university president, my guidance counselor, my mentor, my confidant and my friend,” writes Benjamin. Many are ...

He’s left us a great legacy, and his death is a reminder of what we have to do,” actor and New Orleans native Wendell Pierce ...

The lifelong friendship between former New Orleans mayor Moon Landrieu and the longtime Xavier president had a lasting impact ...

And Mikaylah Williams pulled the No. 6 Tigers out of each one. The star junior guard from Bossier City scored 26 points, ...