"The Army does a pretty deliberate job at putting people into JRTC that have a lot of fresh experience in what they do," said Maj. Mark Stouffer, operations officer for the Devil Brigade, who arrived at JRTC in early January for a month-long rotation. "They take that fresh experience off the battlefield and bring it directly to the soldiers here, both young and old."
“We will use this year to promote education. We have a release of books teachers can use in the classroom. The books integrate our history into the curriculum from third grade to 12th,” Honoré said.
Legendary singer Etta James died Friday at the age of 73 of complications from leukemia. James was best known for her song "At Last" and won six Grammys and 17 Blues Music awards in her career. Click inside to see more.
Rick Perry dropped out of the Republican race for president on Thursday morning after polling badly in South Carolina, a state in which he had been expected to do well. Click inside for more coverage.
Jon Huntsman dropped out of the Republican race for president on Monday morning, and he offered his endorsement to Mitt Romney. Click inside for more coverage.
The governor is keeping nearly all his cabinet secretaries in place, rather than making sweeping changes to the circle of people who lead his executive branch agencies.
Gov. Bobby Jindal has started his new term in office with little upheaval among his staff.
The Louisiana Department of Revenue (LDR) will begin accepting 2011 Louisiana individual and corporation income tax returns on Tuesday, January 17, 2012, including electronic returns filed with commercial tax preparation software and LDR’s electronic tax filing applications, Louisiana File Online and LaTAP. Income tax forms and booklets for the 2011 tax year will also become available on that date. Forms will be available at all LDR offices and at public libraries throughout the state, with the exception of those in Jefferson Parish.
The latest Rasmussen Reports poll heading into the Iowa caucuses shows that Mitt Romney (23 percent) and Ron Paul (22 percent) are leading the field. Rick Santorum is third with 16 percent, and Rick Perry and Newt Gingrich are next with 13 percent. Click inside to see a video report on the poll.
Scott Rasmussen talks to Fox News about the latest poll numbers ahead of the Iowa caucuses. Click inside to see the video.
House Speaker John Boehner and House Republicans came to a deal late Thursday on extending the payroll tax cuts. Without a deal, Americans would have seen their take-home pay decrease on Jan. 1. Here are five things to know about what happened.
North Korea confirmed Monday (late Sunday U.S. time) that Kim Jong Il died Saturday morning. South Korea news agencies reported that Kim died of a heart attack during a trip. Kim was 69 and had ruled the country since his father's death in 1994, and his son Kim Jong Un is expected to take control. Click inside to see a full video report.
Rasmussen Reports says Mitt Romney leads the Republican presidential field heading into the Iowa caucuses with 23 percent support. Newt Gingrich is next at 20 percent, and Ron Paul has 18 percent. Click inside to see a video report.
Former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich - who was found guilty of 17 charges, one of which involved him trying to sell President Barack Obama’s vacated Senate seat - was sentenced Wednesday to 14 years in prison. Click inside to see videos from today, or check out these links of previous coverage.
Dr. Conrad Murray was sentenced to the maximum amount - four years - Tuesday for the involuntary manslaughter of Michael Jackson. Murray was found guilty of that three weeks ago. Click inside to see video reports.
Thousands of Louisianians will discover surprise cash in their local newspaper this week, just in time for the holiday season. Starting Tuesday, November 29 through Friday, December 2, the new Unclaimed Property receipts of the Louisiana State Treasury will be published in newspaper legal notices across the state, according to State Treasurer John Kennedy.
Today at 2 p.m. EST, the Federal Emergency Management Agency in coordination with the Federal Communications Commission and National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration will conduct the first nationwide Emergency Alert System test.
Dr. Conrad Murray was found guilty of involuntary manslaughter in the death of pop star Michael Jackson. Click inside to see video.
President Barack Obama announced Friday that troops will be out of Iraq by the end of the year. "After nearly nine years, America's war in Iraq will be over," he said. Here are five things to know about the withdrawal:
