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St. James Parish officials have ordered a parish-wide curfew from 9 p.m. Sunday to 6 a.m. Monday.Parish officials say Blind River has stayed at a 5.6-foot…

Friends and family of Mickey Shunick say they will hold a community celebration to honor the University of Louisiana at Lafayette student who was…

Residents of nine Louisiana parishes with heavy damage from Hurricane Isaac have been approved by FEMA to apply for grants for temporary housing and home…

St. Bernard Parish officials say a disaster assistance office has been set up at the St. Bernard Civic Center.Resident can apply for aid from the Federal…

More and more schools are installing security cameras in halls, classrooms and buses. Administrators say it helps protect students and staff, but some argue the practice is invasive. Guests discuss the use of surveillance cameras in schools and where to draw the line between safety and privacy.

Every Top 40 hit in 1965 was in a major key and had a fast tempo. In 2009, more than half of the Top 40 songs were in a minor key. Has there been a shift in the emotional content of music in the past five decades, and why are we drawn to sadness and ambiguity in music?

Because of droughts, bears are having to search harder and across wider ranges to find food. That's increasingly bringing them into contact with humans. In Aspen, Colo., alone there were nearly 300 "bear calls" to police in August — a record.

Ferry operations in St. John the Baptist Parish have resumed.The Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development said the Edgard/Reserve ferry…

St. Landry Parish President Bill Fontenot says he plans to take the Parish Council to court over its override of five vetoes.He tells The Advertiser that…

Jefferson Parish authorities say a 90-year-old Marrero man has been found dead in his home, possibly of heat stroke.Jefferson Parish Councilman Mark…