The House has backed a proposal to create the regulatory framework for surrogacy births in Louisiana, edging the bill one step from final passage.More >>
The House has backed a proposal to create the regulatory framework for surrogacy births in Louisiana, edging the bill one step from final passage.More >>
A week after rejecting a bill that would have prohibited employers from paying unequal wages for the same job based on gender, the Louisiana Senate reworked the proposal to apply only to state employees.More >>
A week after rejecting a bill that would have prohibited employers from paying unequal wages for the same job based on gender, the Louisiana Senate reworked the proposal to apply only to state employees.More >>
A tea party-backed attempt to keep Louisiana from using a set of uniform national standards for public school testing will be considered by the Senate.More >>
A tea party-backed attempt to keep Louisiana from using a set of uniform national standards for public school testing will be considered by the Senate.More >>
Officials say the heavy rain and strong winds brought by recent storms damaged Arkansas' corn, winter wheat and hay crops. The University of Arkansas' Division of Agriculture said today that crops in some areas were...More >>
A fourth-grade field trip to a Mississippi River park popular with fossil hunters turned deadly Wednesday when gravel saturated by persistent rain gave way, killing one child and injuring two others. A fourth child...More >>
A fourth-grade field trip to a Mississippi River park popular with fossil hunters turned deadly Wednesday when gravel saturated by persistent rain gave way, killing one child and injuring two others. A fourth child was...More >>
The driver of a parade float involved in a train wreck that killed four war veterans in Texas told investigators that the oncoming train appeared to be stationary, and that he didn't notice anything was wrong...More >>
The driver of a parade float involved in a train wreck that killed four war veterans in West Texas told investigators the oncoming train appeared to be stationary, and that he didn't notice anything was wrong until he...More >>
President Barack Obama is showing singer-songwriter Carole King that she has friends at the White House.More >>
President Barack Obama, saluting Carole King's five decades as an award-winning singer-songwriter, said Wednesday that music often is a place where people seek comfort and inspiration during trying times.More >>
The Obama administration acknowledged publicly for the first time Wednesday that four American citizens have been killed in drone strikes since 2009 in Pakistan and Yemen. The disclosure to Congress comes on the eve...More >>
The Obama administration acknowledged for the first time Wednesday that four American citizens have been killed in drone strikes in Pakistan and Yemen since 2009. The disclosure to Congress comes on the eve of a major...More >>
The Boy Scouts of America will convene a two-day meeting of 1,400 local leaders to consider changing its long-standing ban openly gay boys belonging to the scouting movement.More >>
As protesters made one last stand, the Boy Scouts of America's leadership began a conference Wednesday that was expected to culminate in a long-anticipated vote on whether to allow openly gay Scouts - a decision that,...More >>
The attorney for St. Dominic Health Systems says the hospital has dropped its legal challenge over a Madison County clinic. St. Dominic attorney Ed Brunini tells The Clarion-Ledger that after five years of legal disputes St....More >>
The town of Gloster wants to talk with Georgia-Pacific about cleaning up the site of a former plywood mill destroyed by fire more than a year ago.More >>
The town of Gloster wants to talk with Georgia-Pacific about cleaning up the site of a former plywood mill destroyed by fire more than a year ago.More >>
The attorney for St. Dominic Health Systems says the hospital dropped its legal challenge over a Madison County clinic because chances were a certificate of need to operate the facility had expired.More >>
The attorney for St. Dominic Health Systems says the hospital dropped its legal challenge over a Madison County clinic because chances were a certificate of need to operate the facility had expired.More >>
The head of Southern Co. says no one is happy with cost overruns at a Mississippi power plant, but he defends the project as a long-term investment.More >>
The head of Southern Co. says no one is happy with cost overruns at a Mississippi power plant, but he defends the project as a long-term investment.More >>
The American Civil Liberties Union says it has sued the Diamondhead Property Owners Association for what it says are rules that prohibit candidates from displaying political yard signs and campaigning door to door.More >>
The American Civil Liberties Union says it has sued the Diamondhead Property Owners Association for what it says are rules that prohibit candidates from displaying political yard signs and campaigning door to door.More >>
One of three men accused of falsifying temperatures of poultry exported to Russia from Pascagoula has pleaded guilty in federal court in Gulfport.More >>
One of three men accused of falsifying temperatures of poultry exported to Russia from Pascagoula has pleaded guilty in federal court in Gulfport.More >>
A woman has reached a lawsuit settlement with a south Mississippi city where she says police arrested her for protesting the BP oil spill then arrested her again in retaliation for suing.More >>
A woman has reached a lawsuit settlement with a south Mississippi city where she says police arrested her for protesting the BP oil spill then arrested her again in retaliation for suing.More >>
