Causeway commuters are preparing to foot the bill as tolls are set to be raised from $3 to $5 for those paying cash to cross the bridge.
Lake Pontchartrain causeway officials voted in favor of the increase...
The New Orleans Health Department has confirmed 13 cases of Zika virus in New Orleans, according to its Healthy Population and Planning Manager Sarah Babcock. Babcock said all confirmed cases have been...
Michele Ellis, nursing professor, awoke Sunday morning to the sound of helicopters and an airboat rescuing neighbors on her flooded street in Baton Rouge.
Ellis has been a nursing professor for 12 years,...
ROME (AP) — Rescue crews using bulldozers and their bare hands raced to dig out survivors from a strong earthquake that reduced three central Italian towns to rubble Wednesday. The death toll stood...
As the city of New Orleans comes up on the 11th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina, it is not being met with as much attention as it was a year ago.When the 10th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina happened,...
The National Hurricane Center is giving a tropical wave located east of Puerto Rico an 80 percent chance of developing over the next five days. The disturbance, designated "Invest 99L," is expected to...
Suicide is one of the leading causes of death among college and university students in the United States, according to the Suicide Prevention Resource Center.
Roughly 7.5 per 100,000 students commit...
According to a study in the Journal of American College Health in June 2015, the use of electronic cigarettes, known as an e-cig, among college students is exponentially on the rise even though a cloud...
A permanent decision has finally been made about the future of the TOPS scholarship program.
After a 74-21 vote, the Louisiana House of Representatives approved a bill that would cause TOPS no to rise...
After Donald Trump’s victory in the Indiana primary, Texas Sen. Ted Cruz, his closest rival, and Ohio Gov. John Kasich have ended their presidential campaigns.
Running on a unique platform with self-funding...
New Orleanians are acknowledging the various sinkholes appearing in the city in their own special way by throwing a giant street party.
As of May 4, 1.4 thousand guests have RSVP’d to “Sinkhole...
