Louisiana GOP warns governor candidates against infighting
Louisianas Republican Party leader is calling on GOP contenders for governor to focus their ire on Democratic incumbent John Bel ...
LaPolitics: Senate chairs look toward regular session
Senate Finance Chair Eric LaFleur says that since the deadlock in the Revenue Estimating Conference has nearly halted the early ...
Roundup: 500 jobs to Lafayette - Farm Bureau assistant retiring - Rig count dips
Jobs push: LHC Group, a home health company, says it will create 500 new jobs in Lafayette as part of ...
Top 1% of US households take $2T stock hit
The top 1% of U.S. households took a $2.3 trillion fourth quarter 2018 hit from the plunge in corporate equities ...
Dassault Systèmes expands hub in Ireland
CORK CITY, Ireland - French and Irish business leaders, politicians and diplomats got together this week for the opening of ...
Venezuelan government-owned BANDES bank banned by U.S. treasury
WASHINGTON DC - The U.S. treasury has imposed sanctions on the government-owned and controlled Venzuelan bank, Banco de Desarrollo Economico ...
U.S. stocks get slammed, Nasdaq loses 2.50%
NEW YORK, New York - Equity markets tumbled, bond markets rose, and the U.S. was bought up against the euro, ...
Stocks in Asia fail to set any records on Friday
SYDNEY, Australia - Stocks in Asia drifted on Friday, in a lacklustre close to the week. The Australian All Ordinaries ...
UK gets extension for withdrawal from European Union
BRUSSELS, Belgium - Britain has received a two week extension to its Brexit deadline, however this could become 10 weeks ...
UK public getting tired of political games
Brexit increasingly looks like a train crash in slow motion. Watching the British parliament going through consecutive Brexit votes, however, ...
NBA strikes YouTube deal for dedicated African channel
The National Basketball Association has signed a deal with YouTube for a dedicated African channel to boost its presence on ...
Man charged in serial kidnappings, rapes of 5 women in New Orleans - nola.com
Man charged in serial kidnappings, rapes of 5 women in New Orleans NOLA.com DNA linked the 35-year-old New Orleans native ...
GAME RECAP: Hornets 113, Timberwolves 106 - NBA.com
GAME RECAP: Hornets 113, Timberwolves 106 NBA India Kemba Walker scores with 31 points with five other Hornets scoring in ...
Report details Shreveport plane crash that killed two
Report details Shreveport plane crash that killed two Shreveport Times SHREVEPORT Federal investigators Wednesday released a preliminary report involving a ...
Authorities book 4 on suspicion of DWI in East Baton Rouge Parish - Crime-Police - theadvocate.com
Authorities arrested at least four people suspected of driving while intoxicated in East Baton Rouge Parish and booked them into ...
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Expectations were high for this top of the line Hyatt product in "The Big Easy". The taxi rolled up to the rear of the ...