The Civil Rights Division of the Department of Justice and the U.S. Attorney's office in New Orleans will investigate the fatal ...

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Leading R&B drummer Earl Palmer, best known for his New Orleans recording sessions with the likes of Fats Domino and Little Richard, died on Friday at his home in Los Angeles at age 84, his family said.

Thousands of homes in New Orleans are at risk from floods because local officials let their owners skirt rebuilding requirements ...

(Reuters) - A ruling in the federal appeals court in New Orleans on Monday revived Texas state court fraud cases targeting Enron Corp's former leaders and more than a dozen financial institutions accused of playing a role in the company's collapse, legal documents showed.

HAVANA (Reuters) - Hurricane Ike pounded northeastern Cuba with 120 mile per hour (195 kph) winds, torrential rains and massive waves that rolled through coastal towns on Monday on a path toward the Gulf of Mexico oil fields and possibly New Orleans.

HAVANA (Reuters) - Ferocious Hurricane Ike ripped off roofs in the southern Bahamas on Sunday and Cuba scrambled to move hundreds of thousands of people inland, away from a storm eventually headed toward the U.S. Gulf oil patch and possibly New Orleans.

NEW ORLEANS (Reuters) - Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal has been considered a rising star among conservative Republicans but not until Hurricane Gustav did he face a major test of his leadership credentials.

NEW ORLEANS (Reuters) - Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal has been considered a rising star among conservative Republicans but not until Hurricane Gustav did he face a major test of his leadership credentials.

Residents who left the state before Hurricane Gustav hit began streaming back into some of the parishes around New Orleans Wednesday ...

A three-year effort to repair and strengthen New Orleans' levees combined with some good luck allowed the Big Easy to escape ...