Technology is so integrated with all industries these days that tech companies can locate almost anywhere. New Orleans is pushing its advantages.

Large rodents called nutria damage thousands of acres of coastal wetlands in Louisiana each year. But trappers are becoming a dying breed.

Flood protection uses construction techniques developed by the oil industry. Coastal protection in Louisiana grows into an export industry.

For the next month, it's open season on wild alligators in the Bayou State, and it's big business for hunters and luxury fashion houses like Hermes and Gucci.

Louisiana manufacturers that produce lumber plan to reopen and expand factories, as nationwide housing market shows steady recovery.

With no public money for a celebration of Louisiana's bicentennial, the state has turned to merchandise sales — including two firearms.

Gulf Coast insurance premiums have skyrocketed in recent years, and homeowners advocates say they're seeing people at risk of going into foreclosure because they can't afford their mortgage plus their insurance.

Louisiana has one of the largest pay disparities between men and women in the U.S. But new legislation and a coastal restoration project may help bridge that gap.

Residents in northwest Louisiana are preparing homes and businesses for possible flooding as the remnants of Isaac make a slow progression northward.

A fisherman's son escapes Vietnam to New Orleans, only have to have to escape again.