LAFAYETTE, La. (AP) -- A federal proposal would designate 1.3 million acres for the threatened Louisiana black bear.

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) -- The chairman of the state Republican party says the GOP is preparing for a voter registration drive ahead of this fall's elections.

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) -- Governor Bobby Jindal has traveled the country in the past few months: talking on TV with Jay Leno, touting Louisiana on national news talk shows and visiting Republican presidential contender John McCain at his home in Arizona.

KENTWOOD, La. (AP) -- The minimum age for entering a bar in the town of Kentwood is going up to 21.

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) -- The general public is getting its turn to weigh in on next year's 30 billion dollar budget proposal that is moving through the Legislature.

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) -- A $110 million spending plan packed with projects pushed by the Jindal administration has been approved by the House budget committee.

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) -- Louisiana lawmakers are approaching the end of this year's regular session.

NEW ORLEANS (AP) -- Louisiana is among seven states expected to have the most active hiring for financial business positions this summer.

NEW ORLEANS (AP) -- New Orleans is giving residents until July to vacate federally issued trailers intended as temporary housing after Hurricane Katrina.

NEW ORLEANS (AP) -- Congress is prepared to ax a 73-million dollar package to provide shelter for disabled Hurricane Katrina victims, while the same bill sets aside 350 million dollars to help Iraqi refugees.

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) -- A bid to make the Sazerac the official state cocktail for Louisiana was restarted yesterday in the House Judiciary Committee.

GRETNA, La. (AP) -- A state judge has approved a request by the attorneys to delay the murder trial of rapper Corey ``C-Murder'' Miller.

VIVIAN, La. (AP) - A 69-year-old man faces attempted manslaughter charges after shooting a Vivian man in the abdomen.