07/14/11 Huntington Ingalls Industries is seeking $310 million from federal government
07/11/11 PASCAGOULA, Miss. -- Huntington Ingalls Industries held a graduation ceremony for graduates of Ingalls Shipbuilding's Apprentice School on Saturday, July 9. The ceremony, held at the Mississippi Coast Coliseum and Convention Center in Biloxi, included 162 students from 13 different crafts representing shipbuilders from Ingalls' Pascagoula, Gulfport and Avondale sites.
07/05/11 James Cox, 29, of 38 Broadway St., Gretna was arrested June 1 in the 500 block of Hamilton Street and booked with first degree robbery. Percy Harris, 34, 5556 Jordan Drive, Marrero was arrested June 1 at his home and...
07/03/11 The Department of Defense confirmed the deaths of these American military personnel:
06/30/11 Louisiana-Monroe's Ali Lucas has defeated top-seeded Kentucky sophomore Heather Lott 1-up to win the Louisiana Women's Golf Association Amateur Championship.
06/29/11 Waggaman civic leader George Peterson has announced his candidacy for the 3rd District seat on the Jefferson Parish Council.George PetersonPeterson has served as vice president of the S1 Civic Group and was one of its co-founders."I'm not your typical politician,''...
06/22/11 Authorities say a pharmacist at a Metairie drug store hatched a scheme to have Medicaid recipients fill phony drug prescriptions at his pharmacy. Chuck Cook/The Times-PicayuneHydrocodone Bitartrate and Acetaminophen tablets shot at local drug store. Lawrence Jackson, 42 of Avondale,...
06/19/11 NEW ORLEANS -- NOPD officers are investigating the fatal shooting of a 21-year-old man. According to NOPD, the victim, whose name is being withheld, was found in the Elysian Court Yards of Gentilly apartment complex located at 3000 Gentilly Blvd with multiple gunshot wounds to the body. Emergency medical technicians transported the victim to a local hospital where he later died. The victim is ...
06/12/11 South Africa's Rory Sabbatini tees off on the 15th hole during the second round of the Zurich Classic at TPC Louisiana Avondale, La., in April. Sabbatini got into a profanity-laced argument with Sean O'Hair during the tournament. / getty images
06/06/11 MOBILE, Ala. -- The Gulf Coast division of Huntington Ingalls Industries, which includes giant military shipyards in Pascagoula and Avondale, La., lost money last year, according to a Reuters report.
06/06/11 NORFOLK The amphibious transport dock San Antonio set sail today to complete the second half of its two-part series of sea trials. The ship, which is the first in its class, returned from the first half of its sea trials May 26.
06/05/11 GEORGIA ATLANTA -- Platinum Championship Wrestling at the Masquerade: Brandon Kage beat Mason by countout ... Completely Awesome (Zach Daniels & Chad Silva) beat The Assassin's Guild (Sylar Cross & Josh Coulter) by forfeit ... Seth Delay pinned Zach Daniels ... Chad Silva pinned Zachary Blane ...
06/03/11 Northrop Grumman Corp. didn't keep the number of workers it had pledged as part of an eight-year-old $56 million upgrade deal.
06/02/11 Fabulous French Fun! Award-winning Operatunity is on the road again with its first ever French-themed concert touring nationally throughout June and July.
06/02/11 The Comcast Foundation has recognized the outstanding community service and academic achievements of 100 Michigan high school seniors by awarding each of them with $1,000 college scholarships.
05/31/11 Southwest Valley students have dozens of places to eat for free this summer.
05/29/11 JENNIFER LARINO New Orleans CityBusiness AVONDALE, La. The bond between Avondale Self Storage and the shipbuilding community it serves is clear, the name of the West Bank town stretching across the storefront in a bright red sweep and flourished with a large fleur-de-lis. Owner David Loeb saw opportunity around every corner of the town three years ago. Tracts of vacant land awaited development ...
05/20/11 A.P. Tureaud Jr., who was LSU's first African-American student in 1953, will receive an honorary degree
05/14/11 AVONDALE, La. -- Nearly 1,200 guests attended the christening of Anchorage , the seventh ship in the USS San Antonio class of ships being built by Ingalls Shipbuilding, a division of Huntington Ingalls Industries.
05/13/11 Commerce Department approves a $1.5 million grant for job assistance | 
