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The New Orleans City Council has rejected a 25-foot height waiver sought by a developer who wants to build an apartment building in Faubourg Marigny.The…

A deaf dolphin found stranded in March near Grand Isle is heading for Gulfport, Miss.Suzanne Smith, rescue coordinator at the Audubon Nature Institute,…

The University of Louisiana-Monroe College of Business has been awarded a research contract from the Louisiana Department of Insurance to study and…

Warming temperatures are forcing Oregon winemakers to rethink Pinot Noir, a picky but popular grape. But there is another problem with climate change — what if it gets colder instead of warmer?

A State Department officer was killed in an attack on the U.S. mission in Benghazi, Libya. Hundreds demonstrated in both Libya and Egypt against a U.S.-made film they say insults Islam's prophet, Muhammad.

Envoys representing institutions that lend money to Greece are back in the troubled eurozone nation Saturday. Without the money, Greece will default and likely exit the eurozone. But more than two years after the bailout, the big question remains: Is austerity the wrong medicine? Joanna Kakissis reports.

Existing levees will be raised in two northeast Louisiana parishes starting in the next few weeks.The levees held during the Mississippi River flood of…

The budget has gotten so tight at LSU-Shreveport that three retired professors have offered to teach without pay so the university could save money.The…

Ouachita Parish officials say they're seeking more than $165,000 in state funding for drainage improvement projects.The News-Star reports that the parish…

Hurricane Isaac cleanup has begun in Ascension Parish.Parish officials say contractor DRC begins storm debris pickup Monday, beginning with vegetative…