Louisiana elections use the majority-vote system. All candidates compete in the same primary, and a candidate can win the election outright by receiving more than 50 percent of the vote. If no ...

published in the journal Science Advances on Friday, that lays bare the scale of Toronto’s problem. Of the 16 cities analyzed, Toronto had the third-fastest growing rat population.

The General used Bureau of Labor Statistics to examine the parishes with the most car repair shops in Louisiana.

Although the skies were bright blue and temperatures had inched above freezing by Wednesday afternoon, much of Interstate 10 and many other major south Louisiana thoroughfares remained closed ...

The latest closure means that nearly three-quarters of Louisiana’s portion of the coast-to-coast highway is shut. A rare winter storm brought record snowfall to the state on Tuesday. By Yan ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The Christian Science Church, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The Church publishes the ...

The parishes affected by the warnings, as shown in the map above, include: Acadia Parish The NWS, in its update on Louisiana's winter storm warnings: "If you must travel, keep an extra flashlight ...

Languages: English. The heavy snow and strong winds could cause potentially life-threatening conditions, and Governor Jeff Landry warned the people of Louisiana to "stay off the roads" until the ...

A rare and deadly winter storm descended across the southern U.S. on Tuesday, leaving some record-setting snow totals and halting travel for millions of Americans in Louisiana, Texas and Florida.

A winter storm system pummeled south Louisiana with frigid winds and freezing ... according to Entergy's outage map. By 8:17 a.m., the map indicated power had been restored to majority of customers.

THIBODAUX, La. (KLFY) — Rouses Markets has announced all of its Louisiana stores will be closed on Tuesday. In a news release Monday, the company said its stores will remain open during its ...