MARRERO, La. (AP) — Jefferson Parish authorities say a 90-year-old Marrero man has been found dead in his home, possibly of heat stroke.
Jefferson Parish Councilman Mark Spears — a friend of the man's grandson — identifies him as Harold Nelson Cooper...
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — The widespread power outages caused by Hurricane Isaac have nearly all been repaired.
The Public Service Commission says nearly 41,000 homes and businesses remained without electricity Tuesday. That's about 2 percent of customers...
METAIRIE, La. (AP) — Jefferson Parish officials say winds from Hurricane Isaac have downed power lines and trees in the New Orleans suburb and heavy rainfall has caused minor street flooding.
Spokeswoman Kriss Fortunato said no injuries had been reported...
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Utility companies say more than 500,000 have lost power as Hurricane Isaac moves through southeast Louisiana, bringing wind, rain and flooding.
Most of the outages Wednesday are in areas around New Orleans as Isaac lashes the area with 80 mph winds...