Louisiana will receive more than $25 million in federal money for coastal restoration projects in Lafourche and St. Bernard parishes."Louisiana’s coastline provides protections against hurricanes and natural habitat for our unique ecosystem," U.S. Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-La., said. "This federal funding restores land lost to the Gulf to make our coastline more resilient for the people who call the coast home ..read more

A man has been arrested in connection with the sexual abuse of a girl in Assumption Parish and a woman is accused of helping him evade police, authorities said today.Cody C. Landry, 29, and Aimee Sanchez Diez, 36, both of Napoleonville, have been arrested in connection with an investigation that started last month, the Assumption Parish Sheriff's Office said in a news release.Deputies responded July 2 ..read more

Louisiana will receive more than $25 million in federal money for coastal restoration projects in Terrebonne and St. Bernard parishes."Louisiana’s coastline provides protections against hurricanes and natural habitat for our unique ecosystem," U.S. Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-La., said. "This federal funding restores land lost to the Gulf to make our coastline more resilient for the people who call the coast home ..read more

Nine people were cited by state fisheries agents cited nine subjects for harvesting oysters Monday from an unapproved area near Golden Meadow, authorities said.Agents cited Policarpo Delgado, 47, of Houma;Artura Cabrera-Nieto, 22, of Dickinson, Texas; Sandra Reyes-Vasquez, 45, of Larose; Javier Mejia, 21, of Larose; Misale Lopez-Orellana, 19, of Galliano; Alexei Vargas, 26, of Houma; Michael Palos, 17, of Houma; Johntez Lagarde, 30, of Houma ..read more

Construction on a stretch of West Main Street from Schriever to Houma will begin in mid-August and continue for 18 months, the state Transportation Department said today.The roadwork will run from Ducros Road, just north of the Schriever Overpass, to St. Charles Street near Terrebonne High School. The project will include pavement patching, asphalt overlay, pipe crossings, ditch cleaning and tree trimming and bridge rail replacement ..read more

Hollywood Road's intersection with La. 182 near Houma will close for two to three hours starting at noon today while workers pave a new roundabout under construction there, the state Transportation Department says. La. 182 will remain open; only about 200 feet of Hollywood Road will close ..read more

Detectives are investigating an armed robbery in which shots were fired Monday evening in Raceland, the Lafourche Parish Sheriff's Office says.Deputies and detectives responded to a call of shots fired about 8:20 p.m. in the area of Buford Street, the Sheriff's Office said in a news release. Investigators learned a man was driving an SUV when someone got in the vehicle and robbed the man at gunpoint. The driver exited the vehicle and began ..read more

An Associated Press analysis found that the number of tests per day slid 3.6% over the past two weeks to 750,000, with the count falling in 22 states ..read more

BEIRUT – Blood stained the asphalt Wednesday morning as the streets of Beirut teemed with rescuers and bystanders a day after a massive explosion killed at least 100 and injured 4,000 people in Lebanon's capital.Smoke was still rising from the port, where a towering building of silos was half destroyed, spilling out mounds of grain. Hangars around it were completely toppled. Much of downtown was littered with damaged cars, mounds of debris and shattered glass, which ..read more

The EU's executive commission said it was concerned the deal would entrench Google’s position in the online ad market by “increasing the already vast amount of data" the company uses to personalize ads ..read more