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Commentator Gary Joiner traces immigration to the U.S., and areas of Louisiana, beginning in the 1500s.

With the polls tightening a week ahead of the Iowa caucuses, the real-estate mogul is continuing to raise questions about whether the Texas senator is even eligible for the White House.

LSU Shreveport’s chancellor held a budget forum Monday to discuss what would happen if the university’s state appropriation would shrink by $1.2 million...

There is still an issue that Congress and the president can't seem to agree upon: What to do with the so-called high-value prisoners.

Science writer Jo Marchant says that the mind can play an important role in dealing with a variety of health concerns, including pain, heart disease and depression. Marchant's new book is Cure.

After covering Christie for five years, Matt Katz is out with a new book, "American Governor: Chris Christie's Bridge to Redemption."

The Krewe of Janus embarks on their 33rd Mardi Gras Parade this Saturday, carrying a theme of "Jean Lafitte's Treasure" with them. Janet Breard, one of…

This week on The Reading Life: Todd Mouton, whose foot-stomping new book is Way Down in Louisiana: Clifton Chenier, Cajun, Zydeco, and Swamp Pop Music,...

Despite the progress represented by the Iran nuclear deal, rising tensions between the U.S. and Russia, North Korea's nuclear tests and other conflicts mean the world is still close to catastrophe.

Archaeologists found the 2,100-year-old tea leaves in the tomb of a Han dynasty emperor, suggesting tea was highly valued. But was the emperor drinking tea as we do, or using it as medicine?