Louisiana is one vote away from banning fluoride in public water. Dentists warn it could lead to more cavities, especially in ...

With TOPS struggling to keep up with demand, one Baton Rouge high school is trying out a new model that's working, argues ...

Before he traveled to Hollywood for "American Idol," Foster already had several gigs scheduled for this year in various West ...

Aleke Kanonu Jr., the only mail carrier in a small Acadiana town, covers 100 miles a day, a third of them dirt or gravel, ...

Jefferson Parish will require its water meter readers to snap a photograph when readings are abnormally high or low or when a ...

The proposed changes are linked to Robert F. Kennedy Jr., who this year was appointed to run the nation’s health department ...

New Orleans area voters will head to the polls Saturday to decide on several proposed millages and bond issues, and a lone ...

Closing Bourbon Street to vehicular travel is a mistake. Closing any street in the French Quarter is a mistake. A better ...

Katie Acuff will become president and CEO of the LSU Health Foundation, after a 15-year fundraising career at Tulane ...

A new exhibit at the Historic New Orleans Collection commemorates 50 years since the Vietnam War ended and bringing in a wave ...

When voters rejected four constitutional amendments in March, they nevertheless offered clues about how legislators should go ...

More than 20 men who say they were sexually abused as children and teens by local Roman Catholic clergy crowded the courtroom ...