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Iraqi authorities say they have detained an official with the Islamic State group involved in inciting the attack on Bourbon Street that left more than a dozen people dead.

Andrew Novak and Ben Griffin shot a 1-under 71 in alternate-shot play Sunday to become first-time PGA Tour winners — by one stroke — at the Zurich Classic.

Emails shared with The Associated Press say federal immigration authorities denied Mahmoud Khalil’s request for a temporary release from detention to attend the birth of his first child.

Fifteen years after the Deepwater Horizon disaster off the Gulf Coast, the effects of the largest oil spill in U.S. history are still being felt.

A federal appellate court says a civil rights lawsuit alleging a south Louisiana parish engaged in racist land-use policies by placing polluting industries in majority-Black communities can move forward.

That'll require millions of recipients and applicants to visit agency field offices rather than interact with the agency over the phone.

President Donald Trump will attend the Super Bowl in New Orleans on Sunday. He'll be the first sitting president to do so.

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has cleared his first hurdle to become the nation’s top health official as the Senate finance committee voted to advance his nomination for a floor vote.

The Louisiana State Police for years have used excessive force during arrests and vehicle pursuits. That's according to a scathing report released Thursday by the U.S. Justice Department that found a pattern of misconduct placing the public at “serious risk of harm.”

Two deadly incidents on New Year’s Day — an attack being investigated as an act of terrorism in New Orleans and an explosion of a Tesla Cybertruck in Las Vegas — both involved vehicles that were rented on Turo, a peer-to-peer car sharing company.