Caddo Parish Sheriff Steve Prator will open 2013 National Crime Victims’ Rights Week on Monday, April 22, with a local ceremony honoring victims and advocates. The pub

Dispatchers and telecommunicators who serve with public safety agencies are being honored this week during National Public Safety Telecommunicators Week, held on the second full week in April each year to recognize those who are first contacted during a crisis.

“After three decades under ineffective federal management, our citizens are left with a 9-day season for this iconic fish, and that is just an unacceptable outcome.

Applicants must be at least 21 years of age and successfully pass a civil service test as well as medical, psychological and physical fitness exams, possess a valid Louisiana driver’s license and have completed a standard high school education or equivalent.

GRAND ISLE, La. – The Grand Isle Community Development Team, Town of Grand Isle, The Louisiana Nature Conservancy and Barataria-Terrebonne National Estuary Program will host the 15 th annual Grand Isle Migratory Bird Celebration April 19-21, 2013, at various locations on Grand Isle.

 OPELOUSAS, La. (AP)-- State police have arrested a 43-year-old Carencro man for allegedly making a bomb threat at the Evangeline Downs Casino in Opelousas. Troopers say agents were notified T

Associated Press BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) - The House Transportation Committee has backed a proposal that would pave the way for the production of a three-wheeled vehicle called the Elio. It would r

 By MICHAEL KUNZELMANAssociated Press NEW ORLEANS (AP) _ The Army Corps of Engineers built a ``tragically flawed'' levee system for New Orleans _ but isn't liable for claims that excavation