Governor Bobby Jindal is applauding a federal judge's decision Wednesday to reject Justice Department efforts to have the court's earlier rejection of the Obama administration's deepwater drilling moratorium tossed. 

Republican U.S. House candidate Hunt Downer says he will not end his bid for the GOP nomination to run for the District 3 House seat being vacated by Charlie Melancon.

The Lafayette City-Parish Council has voted to suspend the alcohol license of a popular downtown nightclub, but has delayed a vote on whether to revoke the Karma nightclub's license for two years. 

The U.S. Department of Education awards a 170-million-dollar grant to a consortium of 26 states, including Louisiana, to develop new common assessments for public school students.

An early morning fire Thursday in the 2200 block of Curtis Street kept Baton Rouge firefighters busy for a while. 

Baton Rouge police report that officers responded to a shooting about 3:30 Thursday morning in the 1500 block of North Marque Ann Drive where they found a black male lying in a parking lot who had been shot. 

A bench-clearing brawl in Miami made news as the Marlins outslugged the Nationals 16-10 Wednesday night. 

The Department of Justice has filed a lawsuit against Arizona's controversial Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio.

Israelis and Palestinians have now planned to meet for peace talks every two weeks.