News on Louisiana

States work hard to fend off 'Lazy' label from Businessweek

2010-11-29T15:41:50Z

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The state of Louisiana's economy

2010-11-29T15:43:15Z

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Scary state-by-state obesity stats

2010-10-27T06:42:33Z

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The State Where You Live: How Healthy Is It?

2010-10-23T16:09:43Z

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Gulf Oil Spill-Counting Birds

2010-12-24T03:31:49Z

Hans Holbrook, of LaPlace, Louisiana looks though a monocular as he scans the coast of for birds during the National Audubon Society's annual Christmas bird count on the Gulf Coast in Grand Isle, La., Saturday, Dec. 22, 2010. 60,000 bird watchers fanned out ac...

Gulf Oil Spill Berms

2010-12-16T12:01:49Z

In this Dec. 15, 2010 aerial photo from a southwings.org flight, berm construction by the State of Louisiana is seen along the Chandeleur Islands, in the Gulf of Mexico. The big set of sand barriers erected by Louisiana's governor to protect the coastline at the height of the Gulf oil spill is being criticized by a presi...

Judge Impeachment

2010-12-07T09:31:23Z

FILE - In a Sept. 13, 2010 file photo, US District Judge G. Thomas Porteous, for the Eastern District of Louisiana, center, listens to testimony, on Capitol Hill in Washington, during a Sen. David Vitter, R-La., right, and Louisiana senatorial candidate, Rep. Charlie Melancon, D-La., prepare for the start of their debate at the WWL television studios in New Orleans, Thursday, Oct. 28, 2010. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)

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Gulf Oil Spill

2010-10-28T12:04:27Z

FILE - In a Sept. 4, 2010 file photo, The Transocean Development Driller II, left, which is assisting in the drilling of the Deepwater Horizon relief well, floats near support vessels on the Gulf of Mexico near the coast of Louisiana. The federal government has set up a security zone around the wreckage site of the Deepwat...