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September 20, 2016

Moments in Brad and Angelina's Hollywood romance

Irreconcilable differences have brought an end to a Hollywood romance for the ages. Angelina Jolie Pitt filed for divorce ...

September 19, 2016

Robert Durst's lawyer: Indiana prison doesn't make sense

It doesn't make sense to send real estate heir Robert Durst to prison in Indiana, where he's been assigned, when he faces a ...

September 18, 2016

Lawyer: Robert Durst assigned to medical prison in Indiana

Real estate heir Robert Durst has been assigned to an Indiana prison which has a medical unit, rather than the California ...

September 11, 2016

Gutsy call lifts Raiders past Saints, 35-34

For Oakland coach Jack Del Rio, calling for a do-or-die, 2-point conversion was less a gamble than a philosophical ...

September 07, 2016

Brees agrees to short extension, gives Saints cap assist

Saints quarterback Drew Brees decided against holding out for the lengthy contract extension he coveted and took one for the ...

September 01, 2016

Lineup announced for inaugural Essence Festival Durban

Singers Kelly Price and Estelle will join comedian and television host Steve Harvey, civil rights activist Rev. Al Sharpton ...

August 30, 2016

Senators want info on driver of bus that crashed, killing 2

Louisiana's U.S. senators and the Senate Judiciary Committee chairman are asking the Department of Homeland Security for ...

August 30, 2016

Crashed sightseeing plane pulled from lake near New Orleans

A crane on a barge lifted the wreckage of a small sightseeing plane from a lake near New Orleans on Tuesday, the bodies of ...

August 28, 2016

2 dead, 36 hurt after bus hits fire truck, more vehicles

Louisiana State Police say a Honduran man who had entered the United States illegally was driving a bus carrying flood ...

August 25, 2016

Housing aid theft: Probation for bounce artist Big Freedia

Bounce entertainer Big Freedia was sentenced to three years' probation and fined $35,000 by a federal judge Thursday after ...

August 24, 2016

The Latest: Dismal oil tract sale results due to low prices

The Latest on federal oil lease sale (all times local): 10:15 a.m. A federal official says low oil prices are the reason few ...

August 22, 2016

1 man killed, Louisiana trooper wounded in New Orleans

A man was killed and a Louisiana State Police trooper was shot in the arm Sunday during an auto theft investigation in New ...

August 20, 2016

Amid Louisiana flood disaster, youngest bear mental scars

After floods devastated pockets of south Louisiana, mental scars are already showing on the youngest victims of a disaster ...

August 19, 2016

NBA chooses New Orleans for 2017 All-Star Game

The NBA has decided to hold the 2017 All-Star Game in New Orleans after taking the midseason event out of North Carolina ...

August 19, 2016

Mental scars showing on youngest victims of Louisiana floods

Michelle Parrott's children hear thunder when there is no storm. When rain does fall, they ask their mother if the ...

August 17, 2016

Former prosecutor faces sentencing in sex solicitation case

A former Louisiana prosecutor who was accused of soliciting sex from at least 20 women in exchange for favorable treatment ...

August 15, 2016

'Wire' actor Wendell Pierce loses Baton Rouge home

"The Wire" and "Treme" actor Wendell Pierce's home was destroyed by flooding in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, 11 years after his ...

August 14, 2016

The Latest: Divers find body in flooded vehicle

The Latest on flooding in the Deep South (all times local): 10:15 p.m. Officials say they have recovered the body of a woman ...

August 14, 2016

Rising floodwater leaves thousands homeless in Louisiana

Robert and Gwen Arceneaux endured a sleepless night Sunday after noticing floodwater creeping into their home — in a ...