WASHINGTON - The White House says President Barack Obama will meet with Treasury officials Wednesday to discuss the Internal Revenue Service's targeting of conservative groups for special review. White House press secretary Jay Carney says Obama expects people to be held accountable. The meeting comes in the aftermath of an... more »
BATON ROUGE - The LSU gymnastics team competes as the No. 2 seed at the NCAA Columbus Regional. LSU (15-6) will face No. 1 seed UCLA, No. 3 Arizona, No. 4 and host team Ohio State, No. 5 Central Michigan and No. 6 North Carolina State, in the regional scheduled... more »
BATON ROUGE - Governor Bobby Jindal said he plans to push for quick buyouts of property affected by the Assumption Parish sinkhole when he meets with Texas Brine officials today.
Jindal met with parish officials to discuss the sinkhole Monday. He said then he planned to push Texas Brine,... more »
WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama will host Afghan President Hamid Karzai at the White House on Friday. It's the first in-person meeting for the two leaders since Obama won re-election. His victory meant the continuation of his administration's plans to bring the U.S.-led war in Afghanistan to a close by... more »
BATON ROUGE - The new court appointed claims administrator for the BP oil spill made a stop at the State Capitol today.
Pat Juneau of Lafayette replaced Kenneth Feinberg earlier this year. Today, he highlighted the work being done at more than a dozen claims centers, including one in... more »
MONROE - The Monroe City School Board has scheduled a special meeting Tuesday to consider a proposal to change Neville High School to a charter school and one for a proposed new arts and performance charter school for at-risk youth. Charters have a June 1 deadline to file a letter... more »
BATON ROUGE, La. - Gov. Bobby Jindal is meeting with fellow governors from around the country this weekend in Washington and is set to dine at the White House. Jindal's office said the GOP governor traveled to Washington on Friday for events with the Republican Governors' Association and meeting of... more »
School officials from Louisiana and other states are gathering in New Orleans for a discussion on federal education policy. Monday afternoon's meeting is being held by a national think tank, the Aspen Institute, and its commission on the No Child Left Behind act. It takes place at Tulane University. Paul... more »
SORRENTO- Leaders said a number of people showed-up at city hall to pay delinquent water, sewer, trash, and other city costs after a WBRZ News... more »
WALKER- Police are looking for leads after a church was burglarized and a 300-pound safe stolen overnight.
Police were called when workers at Walker... more »