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A federal grand jury has indicted a Louisiana businessman on charges he defrauded investors out of roughly $19.5 million in what prosecutors call a Ponzi scheme.

A wavering centrist Democrat said Friday he'd stand with Senate Democratic leaders on a crucial weekend test vote on their sweeping health care bill amid indications other moderates would fall in line.

The undefeated New Orleans Saints might be without running back Reggie Bush for Sunday's game against Tampa Bay.

Price was supposed to go before the board to appeal his case, but last night his attorneys sent an email to the board’s ethics administrator saying he was not going to appear.

The Saints say the crowd at the airport that welcomes them home has gotten so big, team officials are worried about safety.  |   Saints Message (618.3KB)

Matthew Scoggin, known for playing the piano at debutante balls and other high society events in New Orleans, was convicted of sexually abusing his 9-year-old niece.

Another Jefferson Parish corrections officer has been arrested.

One of the reasons behind New Orleans crime problem is a drug that police and narcotics agents thought they had beaten into submission. Video

A web security firm says gangs are making millions of dollars selling fake swine flu vaccines online.

Cruelty charges against an Ellendale retiree accused of allowing his aging dogs to suffer without veterinarian care were dropped after a judge threw out the prosecution's evidence.