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The Marshal's office in the Madison Parish village of Delta responded to Sunday's accident involving a church bus, a sport utility vehicle and a third vehicle on the bridge's eastbound lane at about 6:30 p.m. Two lanes, one in each direction, will be closed until Aug. 21 for bridge modifications.

In a pointed challenge to Gov. Bobby Jindal, Louisiana's top school board Tuesday voted to join a lawsuit against the governor aimed at allowing Common Core tests to proceed as planned.

The 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals voted 2-1 Tuesday to overturn Mississippi's 2012 law, which would have shuttered the state's only abortion clinic.

As the American Revolutionary War drew to a close in 1783, the Society of Cincinnati was founded by officers of the Continental Army and its French counterparts.

In political elections, endorsements often play a key role. Candidates frequently expend plenty of time and resources soliciting endorsements from major organizations and individuals.

Gonzales, Louisiana native Ranji Bercegeay, who plays the role of Gabriel in a Tusket musical, posed with Evangeline Claire Boudreau-Robertson from Wedgeport.

If you want to make a difference in the life of a child with special needs, Louisiana Mentor is looking for you.

That amounts to 35 percent of consumers with credit files or data reported to a major credit bureau, according to the study released Tuesday by the Urban Institute and Encore Capital Group's Consumer Credit Research Institute.

In this Nov. 28, 2010, photo, the American flag is illuminated by the late afternoon sun as it is displayed at the entrance of the U.S. Export Import Bank in Washington.

Aikido master Seagal, 62, starred in movies including Under Seige, Hard To Kill and Out For Justice, but is now touring Europe with his blues band, and visited Leeds this month for a gig.

That's according to U.S. Sen. Mary Landrieu and U.S. Rep. Charles Boustany, who each announced Monday that the clinics made it into the agreement between the leaders of the U.S. House and Senate veterans affairs committees.

Mike Strain, the head of Louisiana's Department of Agriculture and Forestry , spoke to the Baton Rouge Press Club about issues facing the state's farming sector Monday .

A friend of mine who has been a lobbyist for years - and wants to remain anonymous so he can continue doing it a while longer - recently made the argument to me that the current Congress is not, in fact, the least productive in U.S. history.

Louisiana Delta Community College, in association with Flying Tiger Aviation, is offering agriculture aviation training.

The National Bureau of Labor Statistics has released figures showing the construction industry's need for workers will grow twice as fast as the average for all industries.

Strong storms could hit northern Louisiana on Monday morning, according to the National Weather Service in Shreveport.

Louisiana, the U.S. capital of hot sauces, has exported its culinary obsession for the capsaicin-laden condiment to consumers throughout the country.

What started out as a shared goal of improving academic standards to prepare students for college and the workforce has collided with ideological differences over states' rights and rigid opposition to President Obama.

People often ask, what do I think is the most important issue facing Louisiana? Or, if I could accomplish just one thing as governor what would it be? These are tough questions.

In Louisiana and Mississippi, where the political chessboard tends to be a lot less threatening and at times entertaining, this election season is living up to expectations.