Daniel Coxe News Today

The water beef used to be all about Los Angeles vs. San Diego. But a local water divorce roiled the internal world of the Water Authority. 

The rivers of northeast Arkansas once teemed with freshwater mollusks capable of producing pearls, which led to a huge "pearl rush" in the region in the late 1800s.

Before John Hancock put quill to parchment, before shots fired at Bunker Hill were heard round the world, before all that tea was dumped in Boston Harbor…

Built as a getaway home for prominent Ouachita Parish judge Henry Bry, the house is federal in its architecture.

Flash forward: Paradise-seekers had purchased 58 lifetime memberships and RV park spots by December 1986, but the companys checks started bouncing.

View Comments Dr. Daniel Coxe III had a pretty nice job in England. He took care of King Charles II, who ate and drank in moderation, exercised a lot and rarely fell ill. He conducted scientific studies, such as the effect of nicotine on animals. Theres an entry in Samuel Pepys diary about the poisoning of a cat with tobacco at a medical conference. The doctor married the Lord Mayors daughter and embarked on empire building. In 1686, the king granted Coxe the right to buy and govern one million...