The Army Corps of Engineers on May 9 partially opened a spillway that diverts the swollen Mississippi River’s rising water...
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Opening the Morganza Floodway to protect Mississippi River levees from the pressure of floodwaters not seen since 1927 could spill...
The actress who played Elly May Clampett on the hit television series “The Beverly Hillbillies” is suing toy manufacturer Mattel...
A 67-year-old Plaquemine, La., insurance agent has been sentenced to more than four years in federal prison for mail fraud...
Federal and state authorities say eight people have been arrested in the New Orleans area for allegedly submitting more than...
A settlement agreement has been reached with a New Orleans, La.-based supplier of tainted Chinese drywall in the multi-district litigation...
Deborah Elaine Thomas, of Opelousas, was arrested by the Louisiana State Police Insurance Fraud/Auto Theft Unit on April 21, 2011...
A Webster Parish volunteer firefighter has been arrested in connection with two structure fires in Doyline. Officials say 31-year-old Brandon...
A federal judge in Mississippi has transferred a wrongful death and defective products lawsuit against Cooper Tire & Rubber Co....
The parents of a mentally impaired boy who was allegedly manhandled by his special-education school principal have filed a lawsuit...