 07/01/10 The first Atlantic hurricane of the year plowed ahead toward a collision with the Mexican Gulf coast and south Texas on Wednesday, whipping up high waves that frustrated oil-spill cleanup efforts and delivering tar balls and globs of crude onto already soiled beaches.
 07/01/10 While BP Global tested a strategy for capturing oil from its Deepwater Horizon well and preventing it from spewing into the mile-deep water, Capt. Tom Becker was wondering if the damage already had been done.
07/01/10 The Atlantic season's first hurricane largely spared nearby Texas, which had prepared for a possible direct hit.
 07/01/10 Alex, the Atlantic's first major storm of the summer, weakened from a hurricane to a tropical storm Thursday morning, but not before ripping off roofs, flooding streets and forcing thousands of people to flee coastal fishing villages in northern Mexico. It's also being blamed for three deaths, reports CBS News correspondent Don Teague.
 07/01/10 The National Hurricane Center says Alex has weakened from a hurricane to a tropical storm as it moves over northeastern Mexico.
 07/01/10 San Fernando, Mexico -- Hurricane Alex ripped off roofs, flooded streets and forced thousands of people to flee coastal fishing villages as it pushed into northern Mexico.
 07/01/10 Heavy rains pelting northeastern Mexico left at least one person dead and thousands more in shelters as Hurricane Alex moved inland, Mexican emergency officials said early Thursday.
 06/23/10 A 14-year-old Baton Rouge girl who went missing Tuesday night from a church camp was found alive in a creek early Wednesday morning. She was spotted by a state trooper walking across a bridge.
 06/22/10 Songs by Tupac Shakur, Willie Nelson and R.E.M. are among the 25 eclectic inductees for the Library of Congress' National Recording Registry.
 06/22/10 Published: Tuesday, June 22, 2010 at 8:46 a.m. Last Modified: Tuesday, June 22, 2010 at 8:46 a.m. An open house public hearing on the proposed widening of La. 311 is set for 5 to 8 tonight at the Houma-Terrebonne Civic Center, 346 Civic Center Blvd., Houma. Admission is free and open to the public.
 06/21/10 According to earlier published reports, New Orleans police were using a West Bank school as a temporary headquarters on Sept. 2, 2005, when a group of men drove up seeking assistance for 31-year-old Henry Glover, who had been shot.
 06/21/10 Robert LeBlanc, chief executive of the Lifestyle Revolution Group, has found on-the-road companions full of solicitude on the troubles of his home state.
 06/19/10 Project officials say the big lift that began Saturday morning on the Huey P. Long Bridge continues to make progress.
 06/17/10 The Winston County Board of Supervisors opened the June 7 meeting with discussions on Dean Park and ended with executive sessions on personnel and litigation.
 06/17/10 Fourth of July fireworks shows and the Blue Angels shows will go on despite the encroaching oil.
 06/17/10 Wolf Trap presents a couple of monster shows this week, beginning with an appearance by rocker Sheryl Crow tomorrow night (8 p.m.). You know her from an unbroken line of hits including "All I Wanna Do" (her first), "Soak Up the Sun" and "If It Makes You Happy," to name just a few.
06/17/10 Published: Thursday, June 17, 2010 at 11:01 a.m. Last Modified: Thursday, June 17, 2010 at 11:01 a.m. Crafty Moms workshop featuring handmade hair bows and custom bottle-cap necklaces, 4 p.m. today at the Grand Caillou Branch Library, 200 Badou Drive, Dulac.
06/13/10 Highway projects in and around Covington continue to take shape as the process of widening U.S. Highway 190 and the bridge over the Bogue Falaya River from U.S. Highway 190 Business to Louisiana Highway 25 gets underway.
 06/11/10 Motorists traveling Boston Street in Covington may face long waits the next few days as work crews patching the street in preparation for the repaving of Louisiana Highway 21/Boston Street whittle traffic down to one lane, diverting or alternating the flow of traffic.
 06/03/10 Also: another camping ban, water negotiations off to a rough start, Fort Carson helicopter brigade update and more. County offices moving north Saying the county needs newer work space, El Paso County commissioners plan to vote Tuesday to use a lease purchase agreement to acquire a portion of the Intel spread on Garden of the Gods Road. The county would borrow $25 million via the Build America ... | 
