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• Troy Carter and Karen Peterson set to runoff for Louisiana's 2nd congressional district seat

  March 20, 2021 8:54 PM

  The polls closed on Saturday at 8 p.m. with votes for the U. S. Representative-2nd Congressional District all in. Troy Carter and Karen Carter Peterson are moving to a runoff in April. This seat represents Louisiana's District 2, which includes nearly all of the City of New Orleans... more »

• Coronavirus cases surpass 1,000 in U.S., continue to spike in Italy and Iran

  March 11, 2020 6:06 AM

  As of Wednesday, March 11 more than 1,000 people in the United States have been infected with novel coronavirus, also known as COVID-19. According to the Center for Systems Science and Engineering at Johns Hopkins University, nearly 120,000 people across the globe have tested positive for the illness, and... more »

• Senator Bill Cassidy announces FEMA will resume sales of flood insurance

  December 28, 2018 7:03 PM

  BATON ROUGE - U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy announced Friday that FEMA will resume sales of new flood insurance policies. Cassidy says the agency will reverse its decision to suspend sales of new flood insurance policies during the partial government shutdown. Officials say policies in effect on or before... more »

• Estimates say Hurricanes Harvey, Irma could cost U.S. $290 billion

  September 11, 2017 9:30 AM

  Combined damages from Hurricanes Harvey and Irma could cost the U.S. economy as much as $290 billion, according to a new forecast. Hurricane Harvey, which battered Houston with record amounts of torrential rain and flooding last month, is estimated to be one of the costliest weather disasters in U.S.... more »

• $435M Powerball has a winner

  June 10, 2017 1:41 PM

  DES MOINES, Iowa - The winning Powerball numbers have been announced for the 10th largest lottery prize in U.S. history. The winning numbers are as follows. 20-26-32-38-58, Powerball: 3, Power Play: 2 Saturday night's drawing was for an estimated $435 million jackpot. ... more »

• Mattis: North Korea a 'clear and present danger' to world

  June 2, 2017 10:05 PM

  SINGAPORE - U.S. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis is calling North Korea a "clear and present danger" to the world. Speaking at an international security conference in Singapore, Mattis says the North Koreans are increasing the pace and scope of their efforts to develop nuclear weapons and the long-range missiles to... more »