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Another example of "Not Helping" the GOP's cause with minority voters. Scott Walker fired an aide for racist tweets about Hispanics.

A Dixie, Louisiana family made a startling discovery recently when they lit a flame next to the water coming out of their household faucet and it burst into flames.

After months of dodging the talk, Republican U.S. Sen. David Vitter said Tuesday that he is considering a run for governor in 2015 and plans to decide by next month.

On Dec. 2 and 3, students at Washington Elementary and Grand Prairie Elementary Schools were "digested" through the human body.

The Caddo sheriff's office identified the victim of a morning crash in the northwest part of the parish as 19-year-old David Gates, of Queen City, Texas.

Because all Louisianans deserve protection from second-hand smoke in the workplace, the Let's Be Totally Clear Campaign is sponsoring a series of "Breathe Easy" concerts statewide.

In this Aug.30, 2013 file photo, Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal speaks in Orlando, Fla.

So far this year, there have been three $100,000 campaign donations in Louisiana -- two of them for the newly formed David Vitter Super PAC, the Fund for Louisiana's Future .

A 23-year-old Bossier City woman, driving a black Ford Mustang Saturday, was booked into East Baton Rouge Parish Prison after she apparently turned southbound from Florida St. onto the sidewalk of Third Street and drove into a tree.

Highway 21 in Washington Parish. The accident happened around 9 p.m. Monday. Trooper Greg Marchand says a car driven by Linda D. Beard, 26, of Foxworth, Miss., was southbound, crossed the center line and hit a car driven by 55-year-old Joan Ezell.

Louisiana State troopers are investigating a Monday night crash in St. Charles Parish that left a bicyclist dead.

Although national Republican leaders have cautioned GOP candidates not to make the Affordable Care Act their lone issue in 2014, the race against Louisiana Democratic Sen. Mary Landrieu is shaping up to be almost exclusively about healthcare reform.

The LSU AgCenter has published a valuable resource guide for homeowners interested in backyard fruit and nut production.

National Republican leaders have cautioned GOP candidates not to make the Affordable Care Act their lone issue in 2014, but the race against Louisiana Democratic Sen. Mary Landrieu is shaping up to be almost exclusively about healthcare reform.

NORTH LOUISIANA - Louisiana is studying a plan for Amtrak passenger trains to cross north Louisiana, connecting Texas to Mississippi.

Gay rights activists gather outside the U.S. Supreme Court building in Washington, DC on June 26, 2013.

Gov. Phil Bryant proposes to allocate $362 million to the Mississippi Department of Corrections for the fiscal year starting July 1, plus another $14 million to supplement expenses for the rest of this year.

The company now employs 158 people in Louisiana, including 27 at its headquarters and 86 at its engineering center in Madisonville.

Has President Barack Obama made good on a March 2010 promise to sign up for health insurance coverage under Obamacare? His chief spokesman declined to say.

Local school boards and public school superintendents are asking for a slow-down of Louisiana's shift to toughened educational standards.