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First-time claims for unemployment insurance in Louisiana for the week ending Aug. 25, increased from the previous week's total.The state labor department…

Port Fourchon and inland waterways around Bayou Lafourche have reopened after the passage of Hurricane Isaac.The bayou is open to commercial vessels from…

The Public Service Commission says 593,000 homes and businesses are without power across Louisiana. That's about 28 percent of state customers.That's down…

Less than one year after being blinded by an explosion in Afghanistan, U.S. swimmer Bradley Snyder has won a gold medal in the men's 100m freestyle at the 2012 Paralympics. The medal came hours after Snyder set a Paralympic record in a preliminary heat at the London Aquatic Center.

Melissa Block talks to regular political commentators, E.J. Dionne of The Washington Post and Brookings Institution, and David Brooks of The New York Times. They discuss the Republican National Convention.

Louisiana State Police say a 75-year-old Slidell man drowned when his SUV ran off a flooded interstate on-ramp and plunged into a ditch where the water…

The Mississippi River has reopened to shipping from Baton Rouge to its mouth after being closed on Monday as Hurricane Isaac approached.The Coast Guard…

Boomtown Casino, across the Mississippi River from New Orleans, reopened Friday after getting the all-clear from state regulators.The Pinnacle…

Floodwaters from the remnants of Hurricane Isaac are beginning to recede in parts of Louisiana and Mississippi. One of the places that's still dealing with serious problems is LaPlace, La.

Melissa Block reads emails from listeners about Robert Siegel's interview with Republican Senator Kelly Ayotte of New Hampshire.