New Orleans

52 percent of workers admit they’ll be shopping online this holiday season while on the clock. New Orleans based Robert Half Senior Recruiting Manager Carrie Lewis says 44 percent of those surveyed admit it hinders their productivity, and that might be because of how much time they spending doing...

A construction worker hurt in last month's collapse of the Hard Rock Hotel construction site in New Orleans has been deported to his native Honduras. Delmer Joel Ramirez Palma, a Honduran national who worked as a metal worker in New Orleans for the past 18 years, was deported by US Customs and...

NEW ORLEANS — Darriel Mack Jr. threw a touchdown pass and ran for a score, Dillon Gabriel threw a touchdown pass and Central Florida held off Tulane 34-31 on Saturday to keep its hopes for a third straight American Athletic Conference championship alive. Tulane scored 24 second-half points and...

New Orleans city officials say the damaged crane hanging over Canal Street has been secured, allowing more businesses near the Hard Rock Hotel collapse site to reopen. The evacuation zone around the construction site has been reduced even further ahead of the planned demolition. A contractor hired...

If you’re feeling like you’ve got the flu, you’re not alone. The Centers for Disease Control says Louisiana ranks among the top three states reporting flu activity. Louisiana, Mississippi and Texas lead the nation in flu activity, according to a Walgreen's survey that ended last week. Lafayette...