Blossman was first elected to PSC seat in 1996

Mississippi #1, Louisiana ranked #4 as the South remains the fattest part of the country

Biggest increase will effect students at LSU's main campus

The mammals have been spotted in Lake Pontchartrain

Claims investigation of water seeping through levee at 17th Street Canal never was finished

Group looking to see how area could benefit from Panama Canal expansion

The microchips will be administered at the parish's two animal shelters

Bug museum is located on Canal Street at Decatur

State Bond Commission okays bond sale for project

Ashley Terry accused of pulling her gun and screaming at another woman with children nearby

Former firefighters apologize to NOFD and the people of New Orleans for causing them embarrassment

A three-level house was destroyed in a spectacular explosion just after 6 p.m. on Thursday. It was a very grim task, even for firefighters specifically trained to search obliterated, pancaked homes for victims as they scoured the wreckage at 1320

Ten straight wins and a share of first place. The New York Mets don't look like a $138 million disappointment anymore. Right now, they're golden. David Wright's two-run homer in the ninth inning sparked New York's biggest comeback of the

Rapper 50 Cent is free to take a vacation with his 11-year-old sonafter a Long Island judge ordered the rap star to submit a drug testand he passed.

Police say a teenage driver has collided with a motorcycle on LongIsland, killing his mother and critically injuring two people on themotorcycle.

Neighbors of a New Jersey man who died in a house explosion say therewere warning signs that something was not right. They're angry thatmore wasn't done to prevent the tragedy.

The Dark Knight" will be showing in 4,366 theaters in North America, on more screens than any movie ever. More than 1,600 showtimes in 400 cities are sold out already. And Fandango, one of the largest online ticket-sellers says "The

Starbucks has already announced its closing 600 stores across the country and now they've released a list of which locations will be shutting down.

Swimwear fashionistas from all over the world are coming together on South Beach for the annual Mercedez-Benz Fashion Week Swim. The sizzling hot event, which takes place at the Raleigh Hotel, features some of the sexiest swimwear for 2009.