Founded in 1718 by French immigrants, the city benefitted tremendously from its location near the Mississippi Delta and was the capital of French Louisiana right up until the territory’s incorporation ...

Unfortunately, it turns out that Louisiana's efforts to prevent flooding during major Gulf Coast storms is also speeding up the pace of New Orleans' descent into the sea. Several other studies ...

NEW DELHI--India said on Tuesday that it had lodged a strong protest with China over a new map that lays claim to India’s territory, the latest irritant in testy ties between the Asian giants.

These days we look back on the sweet deal that President Thomas Jefferson made in buying the Louisiana Territory for $15 million bucks—less than three cents per acre for the 828,000 square ...

He added: “Nobody is asking Zelenskyy to recognize Crimea as Russian Territory but, if he wants Crimea, why didn’t they fight for it eleven years ago?” Zelensky maintains that recognising ...

Each year, birds set out on their annual spring migration, traveling to their summer feeding grounds. This time of year is when local birds that went south for the winter return, or when birds ...

BirdCast's bird migration forecast map shows predicted nocturnal migration three hours after local sunset and are updated every six hours. This week, bird migration throughout Louisiana is forecasted ...

As a U.S. senator from Massachusetts in 1803, he had been the only Federalist to vote in favor of Thomas Jefferson’s acquisition of the Louisiana Territory ... Ornamental map of the United ...

MANILA, Philippines — The labeling of the western section of the Philippines’ exclusive economic zone (EEZ) as the “West Philippine Sea” on Google Maps affirms that it is part of the country’s ...