If residents don't pay attention to outdoor burning regulations, then hefty fines up to $500 might light a fire under them to be more careful, county officials figure. ...more

January 10, 2009

John Brady was fired as LSU's basketball coach Friday with his team struggling at 8-13, a dismissal that left him and his wife in tears at a farewell news conference. ...more

February 9, 2008

Despite the protests of a several skateboarders, the city council moved forward with a law that would impose stiff penalties on those who skateboard downtown. ...more

January 29, 2008

Sixty-one percent of defendants sentenced in the Bush administration's crackdown on corporate fraud spent no more than two years in prison, escaping the stiff penalties given WorldCom Inc. and Enron Corp. executives. ...more

December 13, 2007