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A new medical study paints a grim picture for heart-related health care in Louisiana when it comes to heart attack or heart failure.

A special Senate committee Wednesday called on the heads of the state National Guard and the Department of Veterans Affairs to produce data indicating how often -- or seldom -- a special 2007 law granting enhanced benefits for Louisiana Guard troops has been used.

Surely one of the most puzzling developments in a puzzling legislative session was the creation of what has come to be known, not without an Orwellian touch, as the career diploma.

That gift? Sweetening and making permanent Louisiana's tax credit system. The move was driven, at least in part, by fear that other states' financial incentives would begin luring movie business away.

Christopher Ray Louwien and Danielle Bearb exchanged wedding vows on Friday, May 22, 2009 during an 11 a.m. beachside ceremony at the Sandals Grande St.

Mr. and Mrs. Scott J. Briscoe are pleased to announce the engagement and upcoming marriage of their daughter, Nicole Lynn Briscoe, to Matthew James Landry, son of Mr.

A bill that would maintain the secrecy of most records in Gov. Bobby Jindal's office -- and possibly put a seal on documents that are now public -- cleared the Senate today in a 28-8 vote, sending the controversial measure to the governor's desk for his certain signature.

What's the difference between Cuba and Louisiana? 1) One has a long history of rule by ruthless strongmen.

Work on Opelousas' Orphan Train Museum, set to formally open in October, is moving head so well the museum may be able to hold a soft opening in the near future.

Jennifer Lynn Guidry and Robert Edward Pennington III exchanged marriage vows on May 9, 2009, during a ceremony held at Latrobe's on Royal in New Orleans.

Louisiana lawmakers have approved a minimum of $137 million in tax breaks over the next five years, according to a preliminary tally, but budget analysts are still combing through legislation to pin down the total projected loss of government revenue.

A 72-year-old man from Picayune, Miss., has pleaded guilty to defrauding Louisiana's Road Home program, set up to help residents recover after Hurricanes Katrina and Rita.

A Louisiana doctor and medical supplier pleaded guilty to running a scheme with power wheelchairs, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office.

A veteran lawmaker said Wednesday he has written letters to federal and state officials asking them to determine if a Web site operated by Gov.

A bill that opens some but not all of the governor's records to public scrutiny won final legislative passage in the Senate Monday after weeks of debate and negotiations in which Gov.

BATON ROUGE - State lawmakers have approved a proposal to increase the amount of tax credits the state offers to film companies to make movies in Louisiana without increasing the cost.

Starting April 1, unregistered voters can sign up to vote online if Gov. Bobby Jindal goes along with legislation sent him Sunday night by the Senate.

Twelve northeastern Louisiana students are among 127 graduates who have been awarded the 2009 Robert C. Byrd Scholarship.

BATON ROUGE - Two pieces of identical legislation increasing the amount of tax credits for filming movies in Louisiana are headed for final approval in the House and Senate.

Two whistle-blowers who reported a business owner for Medicare fraud left Wednesday for an island vacation while Janice Davis of West Monroe prepares to spend time in a federal prison.