It is a cornerstone of theoretical linguistics: the principle of arbitrariness, according to which the form of a word doesn't tell you anything about its meaning. Yet evidence is accumulating that natural languages do in fact feature several non ...

A critically endangered Kemp’s ridley sea turtle that was rescued from the Gulf of Mexico has been rehabilitated and was released Sept. 30, thanks to the Audubon Nature Institute and the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries.

Agreement includes in-stadium promotions, community partnerships, onboard game day-festivities, social media activities and advertising opportunities 

Not many people will say that eating bacon every day is the key to a long life, but the world’s oldest woman swears by it. 

Sure you can make a great dinner in the slow cooker, but you don't have to stop at that. Try making dessert in your crockpot too. This white chocolate bread pudding will quietly cook away while you do other things

"I am disappointed but not surprised by the decision to move forward on the disastrous Trans-Pacific Partnership trade agreement."

The current chief hasn't been around since July. I'm the chief for /t/NewOrleans (along with a couple of other small tribes). Would love to add /t/Louisiana to the list and hopefully build a community for Louisiana Snappers :)

There is no denying the ultimate comfort that a good bowl of macaroni & cheese offers up.  

"Bernie Sanders was there when it came to (same-sex) marriage 20 years ago. ... He was there when it wasn't popular."

Singer-songwriter surveys political scene, dishes on band's future plans at Farm Aid 30

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Presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders received a warm welcome from federal contractors striking on Capitol Hill today, telling them at a rally before Pope Francis' arrival in the United States that they have the right to earn $15 an hour an ...

Louisiana had the third-highest rate of poverty in the country for 2014, at 19.8 percent, falling behind only New Mexico and Mississippi.

Macalester is not in New Orleans, as those of us who have experienced winter on campus can attest. Nor am I myself a native of the Big Easy, having only visited once. But I’ll be damned if I don’t love their food.

David Brock's pro-Hillary Clinton Super PAC 'Correct The Record' accidentally raised over a million dollars for Bernie Sanders after sending an email to supporters attacking him for supporting U.K. Labour Leader Jeremy Corbyn, who is a ...

Lovers of bacon and beer will converge on downtown Saginaw this weekend.

They are historic and worth a ride. You can’t miss them as they line our streets and take you to most every corner of New Orleans.

In a deal that sources peg at north of $5 million, Paramount Pictures has made its second major acquisition of an otherwise dull Toronto Film Festival. The studio that just made a $10 million U.S. ...

An anonymous donor has agreed to foot the bill for the removal of four Confederate-related statues, the city announced in a letter this week to the New Orleans City Council. It will cost an estimated $126,000 to take down the statues...

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