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'Hunger Games' adds Oscar winner Hoffman to cast
LOS ANGELES (AP) - "The Hunger Games" has bagged an Academy Award winner. Philip Seymour Hoffman, who earned the best-actor Oscar for 2005's "Capote," has joined the cast for part two in the...
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Stocks slide ahead of corporate earnings season
NEW YORK (AP) - Stocks slumped on Wall Street Monday ahead of the beginning of the U.S. corporate earnings season and as more signs of instability emerged in Europe. The Dow Jones industrial average...
View ArticleGov. Perry tells feds Texas won't expand Medicaid
DALLAS (AP) - Gov. Rick Perry said Monday that Texas won't establish an online marketplace for patients to shop for insurance or expand Medicaid, two key elements of the federal health care overhaul....
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1 killed in two-vehicle crash on US 165
FENTON, La. (AP) - One person was killed in a two-vehicle accident on U.S. Highway 165 in Fenton. Police Chief Luther Alfred tells the American Press the victim was a passenger in a car which hit an...
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New use for an old floodgate possible
HOUMA, La. (AP) - Terrebonne Parish Levee District officials say a second-hand floodgate from Westwego could provide Pointe-aux-Chenes residents with some quick flood protection for a little money....
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Seat Belt checkpoint Calcasieu Parish
On Friday, July 13, the Calcasieu Parish Sheriff's Office will be conducting a seat belt checkpoint at an undisclosed location in the parish."Studies and statistics make it clear that buckling up is...
View ArticleDistillery hopes to start making rum by fall
LACASSINE, La. (AP) - Construction of a $5 million rum distillery in Jefferson Davis Parish continues, with production expected to start this fall. Trey Litel, president of Louisiana Spirits, tells...
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Mandeville Man Faces Child Porn Charges
State officials have arrested a Mandeville man and have charged him with 34 counts of child pornography. Charles Cox was arrested Friday and booked into the St. Tammany Parish Jail. Cox is accused of...
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Slidell ticket wins $1.7M Lotto jackpot
NEW ORLEANS (AP) - The Louisiana Lottery Corp. says a ticket sold in Slidell won the $1.7 million Louisiana Lotto jackpot, but jackpots for Powerball and Easy 5 went unclaimed. That means Wednesday's...
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Audit: Waste tire program not tightly monitored
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) - A new audit says the state Department of Environmental Quality didn't have proper controls over a state program meant to keep tires from being dumped illegally, allowing...
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State Announces Sales Tax Holiday
The Louisiana Department of Revenue has announced the date of the upcoming School Sales Tax Holiday. State sales taxes will be waved on Friday, August 3 and Saturday, August 4 for purchases of school...
View ArticleEni blames 'sabotage' for oil spill in Nigeria
PORT HARCOURT, Nigeria (AP) - Italian oil major Eni SpA has blamed sabotage for a spill from one of its pipelines in Nigeria's oil-rich southern delta. A spokeswoman for the company said in a...
View ArticleCruise, Holmes reach settlement in divorce case
NEW YORK (AP) - Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes reached a settlement in their divorce, her attorney said Monday. "The case has been settled and the agreement has been signed," Holmes attorney Jonathan...
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Obama pushing extension of middle-class tax cuts
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama is arguing that the expiration of middle-class tax cuts would be a "big blow" to working families and serve as a "drag on the economy." Obama says at the White...
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Frozen Meat Products Recalled Over Listeria Contamination
An Italian food manufacturer recalled of nearly 325,000 pounds of its frozen, ready-to-eat meatballs and other products because of possible listeria contamination.According to Reuters, New...
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Today in History for June 9, 2012
Today is Saturday, June 9, the 161st day of 2012. There are 205 days left in the year.Today's highlight:On June 9, 1972, heavy rains triggered record flooding in the Black Hills of South Dakota; the...
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BBB Warns Public About Magazine Sales Scams
A door-to-door magazine sales scheme that victimized several Acadiana area residents is the latest in a series of nearly identical scams that have duped hundreds of consumers across the nation.The...
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Scam Alert: President Obama Not Offering to Pay Your Utility Bills
A new scam is sweeping the nation by claiming that President Obama will pay your utility bills through a new federal program. Customers of utility businesses have reported the scam and utility...
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FDA unveils safety measures for opioid painkillers
WASHINGTON (AP) - Drugmakers that market powerful painkiller medications will be required to train U.S. doctors, nurses and other health professionals in the safe use of the drugs, which are blamed...
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US consumer borrowing up $17.1 billion in May
WASHINGTON (AP) - Americans stepped up their borrowing in May, helped by the largest monthly gain in credit card debt in more than four years. But overall credit card use is still well below where it...
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