NEW ORLEANS — The City of New Orleans will temporarily close the left travel lane on St. Charles Avenue as part of safety preparations for Mardi Gras, city officials said Sunday night. Work begins ...

NEW ORLEANS — Five inmates are still on the run after a large-scale escape from the Orleans Parish Jail overnight, with five — captured so far in what authorities call a breach of public safety. On ...

An investigation is underway into the death of a federal detainee at the Miami Correctional Facility.

NEW ORLEANS — The Historic District Landmarks Commission is set to take up several demolition applications on Wednesday, including one involving the longtime restaurant Ted's Frostop. More than 1,700 ...

This story was originally published by Chalkbeat, a nonprofit news site covering educational change in public schools. Eighth graders Alexis Rodriguez and Dominic Wolbert spent the week before a ...

Two years’ probation for a man who pleaded guilty to theft under $5,000 twice at London Drugs last year. During a sentencing hearing on March 25 in Prince George Provincial Court, Judge Martin Nadon ...

COLUMBIA — A man who was arrested earlier this week for kidnapping in Calhoun County is now facing additional charges in Richland County. What officers say happened: Darrius Gilmore, 21, allegedly ...

A man pulled a gun on another man during an argument over a handicapped parking space on the South Side, Madison police reported.

Established in 1995, triple j Unearthed has kicked off the careers of thousands of Australian musicians. With over 170,000 tracks from around 85,000 different artists, it"s also the spot to meet your ...

Bah. I want to make comparisons, I want to invoke Television and The Strokes to express how much I love the jittery guitar lines in this. But that would be a disservice, this is its own thing. So yah, ...