The opening of the Alligator Bayou floodgate late one Sunday afternoon in March by Iberville Parish officials has come home to roost.

The bankruptcy of General Motors is arguably the biggest news story of the year.

It is comforting to know that the Baton Rouge area economy, which includes Ascension Parish, is still outperforming the national economy overall.

We can’t help it.

When the Jambalaya Festival comes to Gonzales our blood starts pumping faster.

Sometimes legislators try to do things they think are good that will help solve a problem. We don’t fault anyone for trying to be a problem solver.

Is Baton Rouge a racist town?

Arriving at work and facing a plethora of e-mails is something many people face every day on the job.

In Louisiana, high school graduation is a major achievement. The state goal is to graduate 65 percent of students, one of the lowest rates in the nation.

The wait to see how long it would take for the outbreak of swine flu to reach Ascension Parish ended Sunday.

It is beginning to look like the uncertain future of the Lamar-Dixon Expo Center will soon end.

Those uninterested in global warming probably believe the issue is not important enough to warrant taking a stand on what to do about climate change.

Food poisoning can range from an unpleasant to a life-threatening event.

Conventional wisdom says that the elderly and children are most susceptible to food illnesses, but new findings released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in its annual report should put other ages on alert.

Much is being made of the repenting ways of a former supporter of the Ku Klux Klan who is issuing apologies for hate deeds against blacks that he committed over the years.

London-based Amnesty International reported last week that known government executions around the world doubled last year.

News that an unnamed developer would like to bring eight groups together, including Sorrento's River Parishes Community College and some construction trade organizations, to build an industrial training facility at Lamar-Dixon hit the streets last week.