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Millions Going To Farmers Flooding Their Fields
 The government is doling out $20-million to farmers in eight states, including Louisiana, to create habitats for migratory birds whose usual Gulf wintering spots may be fouled by the massive BP oil spill.
Thursday, July 29, 2010 5:35 PM
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Student Won't Have To Cut Braid To Stay In School
(New Orleans, LA) -- A five-year-old Louisiana boy won't have to cut his hair to stay in school. Curtis Harjo is a Native American who, in conforming to his religion, wears a single neat braid of hair down his back. But, his mother was told by St. Tammany Parish school officials that her son would have to cut the braid to comply with the district's dress code requiring boys to have short hair, or wear his braid in a bun. The parents rejected both options and with the assistance of the ACLU of Louisiana and the Native American Rights Fund in Boulder, Colorado were able to convince Superintendent Gayle Sloan to reverse her previous decision. The Harjo's religion embraces a belief that hair should not be cut except as a symbol of mourning following the death of a loved one.
Thursday, November 20, 2008 7:42 AM
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New Orleans To Be Site Of Future NCAA Final Four
(New Orleans, LA) -- Basketball is going to be very, very good to New Orleans in the coming years. In what will be a significant shot in the arm to the city's still rebounding economy from Hurricane Katrina, the NCAA announced Wednesday that the Big Easy will host the Men's Final Four in 2012. Tourism officials say the event will pump tens-of-millions-of-dollars into the area. It was just last week that the NCAA announced the Women's Final Four will be played in New Orleans in 2013.
Thursday, November 20, 2008 7:40 AM
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Ex-Con Facing 17 Counts Of Burglary
(Slidell, LA) -- As if 12 years in the slammer wasn't enough, an ex-con from Pearl River is looking at more time behind bars. Slidell Police say they've charged 39-year-old Michael Nelson with 17 counts of simple burglary. They say his crime spree began in January and ended last month. Nelson is alleged to have searched out cars with purses left in them, break in, take anything of value inside, pawn some of it and use what credit cards he found only once before discarding them.
Thursday, November 20, 2008 7:39 AM
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Woman Perishes In Baton Rouge House Fire
(Baton Rouge, LA) -- A home occupied by four people caught fire early Wednesday morning, killing a woman inside the structure and injuring another person. The two others managed to flee the burning house located on 78th Avenue at Pembroke Street unharmed. Fatally injured in the blaze was 47-year-old Sheri Lamont White. She died of smoke inhalation and suffered burns in the blaze. Burglar bars on the windows of the residence hampered rescue efforts. The fire began in the living room of the home, but the cause was not immediately known.
Thursday, November 20, 2008 7:38 AM
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Four Jennings residents arrested for making counterfeit $100 bills
Four Jennings residents are in jail for allegedly making counterfeit 100-dollar bills and passing them at area businesses. Detectives say they've recovered equipment and chemicals used in the counterfeiting operation and found papers used in attempts to make bogus bills in a vehicle.
Wednesday, November 19, 2008 3:39 PM
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National Headlines
 Here's a look at stories making national news.
Thursday, July 29, 2010 5:59 PM
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Arizona Files Appeal In Immigration Case
 Arizona has filed an appeal in the federal lawsuit which resulted in an injunction against portions of the state's new immigration law.
Thursday, July 29, 2010 5:48 PM
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