Associated Press

A Louisiana veteran of World War II has received an award from France for his actions during the war.

A toxicologist has testified that a fraternity pledge was a "dead man walking" after chugging liquor during a hazing event.

HBO's "Game of Thrones" slashed its way to a record-setting 32 Emmy nominations Tuesday for its eighth and final season, leading HBO back to dominance over Netflix.

In a news conference Sunday evening, Gov. John Bel Edwards said Barry's rains could have been much worse. He says the state is now better prepared for future storms.

Flights are arriving and departing again from the New Orleans airport as Tropical Storm Barry heads north.

Barry could affect the environment of the Gulf coast and Lower Mississippi Valley in numerous ways.

Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards has asked the Trump administration for a federal declaration of emergency ahead of Tropical Storm Barry's expected landfall late Friday or early Saturday along the state's coast.

The river has been swollen from heavy rains further north. Now a tropical system in the Gulf of Mexico is expected to push it even higher.

H. Ross Perot, the colorful, self-made Texas billionaire who twice ran for president, has died.

Restore Louisiana will begin issuing checks previously denied to homeowners affected by flooding in 2016.