In the age of the $787 billion stimulus package, it is, perhaps, a modest question: Should the American taxpayer foot the bill to enshrine the gas station run by the late Billy Carter - the beer-swilling, wisecracking, self-professed redneck brother of Jimmy Carter, our 39th president?By: Richard Fausset|Date: Nov 18, 2009

NEW ORLEANS - Nearly four years after Hurricane Katrina, it is the worry that will not fade, complicating the rebuilding of New Orleans and defining and reflecting this fragile city's racial divisions.By: Richard Fausset|Date: Jun 1, 2009

...obituaries | Death notices and guest books Richard F. Finnigan, former state representative, coach...Times) New Orleans weathers recession well (By Richard Fausset, Los Angeles Times) Father, 5 children found dead...