After the Louisiana Purchase in 1803, the territorial legislative council divided what would become the state of Louisiana into 12 counties that more or less coincided with the colonial parishes.

EXECUTIONS HERE IN LOUISIANA, SEVERAL METHODS HAVE BEEN USED OVER THE YEARS. SO EARLY ON DURING OUR EARLY STATEHOOD AND COLONIAL PERIOD, HANGING WAS THE PRIMARY METHOD. IT WAS A PUBLIC SPECTACLE ...

The site of the former Colonial Creosote wood preserving operation, outlined in red on the map, was added to the national Superfund list on Monday (Sept. 28), making it eligible for an ...

NEW ORLEANS — Restoration efforts on three heavily eroded coastal Louisiana islands are rebuilding habitat for Louisiana's state bird, the brown pelican, a needed boost as brown pelican colonies ...

The ANA was discovered in the U.S. in 1934 while individuals were researching Argentine ants (Linepithema humile). Since the ...

Colonial Pipeline, the biggest U.S. fuel system, said on Thursday its main lines east of Lake Charles, Louisiana remain operational, modifying its previous statement that would suspend service on ...