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GOP officials abruptly scrapped the first day of their national convention in Tampa, Fla., because of Tropical Storm Isaac.

There's little Gonzales is afraid to try: He's worked with Drake, soundtracked the launch of the iPad and broken the world record for longest solo piano performance. His latest album applies a modern pop approach to a classical form.

State health officials confirm three more people have died from West Nile virus, bringing the total to nine so far this year.The Louisiana Department of…

The LSU System's top health care leader has been ousted from his role overseeing the university's network of public hospitals and clinics.Fred Cerise had…

Unemployment rates fell from June to July in 62 of Louisiana's 64 parishes, according to figures released Friday.Lafourche Parish has the lowest jobless…

Nicholls State University is going ahead with plans to offer a master of nursing program beginning in spring 2013.The university recently received…

New York City's police commissioner, Raymond Kelly, says the nine bystanders wounded in Friday's deadly shooting of a gunman were actually struck by fragments or police bullets. The gunman was killed.

All summer long, Weekend Edition has been bringing listeners the sounds of music played outdoors by all manner of street performers. Of all the cities in…

NPR's Greg Allen reports on dual preparations in Tampa, Fla., for next week's Republican National Convention and the possible arrival of Tropical Storm Isaac.

Situated on a tour bus in a parking lot in Camden, N.J., Seth and Scott Avett perform their new single: "Live and Die," a song which lends itself to the pair's acoustic-guitar-and-banjo interplay.