BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) - Federal officials say the last of 3 federal "superfund" sites in Ascension Parish is off the national priority list but monitoring and cost recuperation continue. Federal authorities are seeking to recuperate administrative ...

But those weren't the only numbers being talked about here. Saturday is a busy day for Hoosier Lottery and Powerball players, and Bill Williams was there to cash in a $3 winner for the Lucky 5 daily drawing. The Lafayette man has been a dedicated ...

NEW ORLEANS — Kendall Dykes scored nine of his game-high 20 points in the final 6:29, leading New Orleans to a 61-58 comeback victory over Louisiana-Lafayette on Thursday night. T.J Worley added 14 points and Jaroslav Tyrna had 12 for the ...

DETROIT , Jan. 5 /PRNewswire/ -- A Las Vegas -based consulting firm led by casino industry veterans who have worked with more than 200 gaming properties across the world has been retained to provide comprehensive operations and marketing consulting ...

The lowdown: Casino Windsor underwent a name change in 2008 to Caesars Windsor. The $400-million (Canadian) project added a 400-room hotel tower, a theater (the Colosseum) that seats 5,000 people and 100,000 square feet of convention space. The ...

WASHINGTON - Presidents are "in" again, and that means Washington is a hot spot. With Barack Obama moving into the White House and the ongoing celebration of Abraham Lincoln's life, the nation's capital and its many tourism sites have been thrust ...

SATURDAY: If Santa didn’t bring you what you wanted this Christmas, take out your aggressions at perhaps the heaviest show of the year in Lafayette. For the December Hard-n-Heavy Extreme showcase, three eardrum blasting metal bands will help you ...

LAFAYETTE, La. – Just past dawn, a steady stream of trucks turns in at the food-store sign that also lists gasoline prices. In a small smokehouse adjacent to Acadian Food Mart, Burt Bertrand stands over rows of pork steaks and half-chickens ...

One person was hospitalized yesterday after an early morning apartment fire in New Albany, fire officials said. Crews responded to a fire in a first-floor unit at the Cross Creek Apartments on Green Valley Road shortly after 3 a.m., said Sgt. Jodie ...

OPELOUSAS - Opelousas General Health System is seeking Emergency Room Information Desk volunteers. This position assists personnel with nonprofessional tasks and acts as a liaison to patients and visitors. The ER volunteer has the responsibility for ...