WOODWORTH – The Rapides Foundation’s first Central Louisiana School Wellness Summit will be held Friday, Dec. 5, at The Wesley Center in Woodworth. Parents of school-age children are encouraged to attend the public portion of the summit from 9 ...
1 Dec 2008
As this 2008 political season comes to an end, Louisiana remained a republican red state, but Louisiana also reelected democrat Mary Landrieu as our Democratic US Senator. How is it possible for Louisiana to vote overwhelmingly against President ...
1 Dec 2008
Economic activity in the manufacturing sector failed to grow in November for the fourth consecutive month, and the overall economy contracted for the second consecutive month, say the nation's supply executives in the latest Manufacturing ISM Report ...
1 Dec 2008
For Grambling coach Rod Broadway, the Bayou Classic is big, but the SWAC championship is even bigger. The Tigers accomplished the first half of that feat Saturday with a 29-14 victory over rival Southern at the Louisiana Superdome. The win clinched ...
1 Dec 2008
SULPHUR, Louisiana, December 1. AT the Louisiana Division III High School State Championships, the St. Louis girls and Lutcher boys took first place with scores of 397 and 428 respectively. On the girls' side, Parkview and Lutcher took second (315 ...
1 Dec 2008
SULPHUR, Louisiana, December 1. WITH a combined score of 813 points, Vandebilt Catholic walked away with the state title at the Louisiana Division II State Championships. Alexandria Senior took second with 587 points, followed by St. Michael with 411 ...
1 Dec 2008
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) - Seattle University is making a successful return to Division I (one) basketball. The Redhawks went into a ten-minute scoring slump tonight (Thursday) but recovered to defeat Louisiana Tech 61-46 in the opening round of the Carrs/Safeway Great Alaska Shootout.
1 Dec 2008
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1 Dec 2008
By Sarah Eckersley SULPHUR, Louisiana, December 1. AT the Louisiana Division III High School State Championships, the St. Louis girls and Lutcher boys took first place with scores of 397 and 428 r...
1 Dec 2008
By Sarah Eckersley SULPHUR, Louisiana, December 1. WITH a combined score of 813 points, Vandebilt Catholic walked away with the state title at the Louisiana Division II State Championships. Alexa...
1 Dec 2008
By Sarah Eckersley SULPHUR, Louisiana, December 1. AT the Division I State Championships, Nortshore walked away with the state title with a combined team score of 508 points. Half of a point sepa...
1 Dec 2008
By Sarah Eckersley SULPHUR, Louisiana, December 1. UNIVERSTY, Episcopal and Isidore Newman took first, second and third on the girls' and boys' side at the Louisiana Division IV High School State ...
1 Dec 2008
From the Advocate: Senator Mary Landrieu leads a new La. congressional delegation with a growing influence on Capitol Hill.
1 Dec 2008
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1 Dec 2008
New Orleans, Louisiana. All photos in this set are of the lower Mid-City neighborhood. Tragically this area is proposed for FULL demolition for construction of a new VA hospital and down the road a new LSU medical center. ...
30 Nov 2008
BATON ROUGE -- Almost two years after the federal government promised Louisiana $74.5 million to build alternative post-disaster housing units, not a single one has been built. And now two deadlines are approaching, one that could force ...
30 Nov 2008
Last weekend, 18 days after Barack Obama decisively defeated their candidate for president... .. (Michael Leahy / The Washington Post)
30 Nov 2008
"Hurricane Rita destroyed many trees in the coastal plains and along the coast of Louisiana that were the part of the erosion deterrant as well as a major part of the ecosystem of these coastal plains. This coastline and ecosystem needs ...
30 Nov 2008