The number of U.S. cases of West Nile virus rose 25 percent in the latest week, while the number of deaths jumped 32 percent, placing the 2012 outbreak of the mosquito-borne disease on track to be the most severe on record, health officials said Wednesday.So far this year...
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The man in this case got 18 years in prison for robberty and murder, with 14 of that on death row. He was wrongly convicted. Was it an innocent mistake of the criminal justice system? No, it was because of the prosecution witholding evidence that would have shown he was not...
Can’t say that I am fond of Louisiana any more than I can say I love mosquitoes. I don’t understand why one of the poorest places in the nation can vote Republican. Then again, that was the alternative capital...
At least six people have been killed due to the deadly tornadoes in the Southeast that hit on Wednesday. The tornadoes were suspected in Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama and South Carolina. Dozens of homes and...
Tyler Jonathan Eastgate of Kenner, LA. was arrested for throwing his 3-month son against a wall, assaulting the baby then throwing him into his crib. Eastgate who is 22, said he did it because the baby wouldn't stop crying. When he kept crying, he punched the baby...
Jeremiah Lee Wright of Thibodaux, LA is in jail on a $5 million bond after confessing to killing his disabled son. He said he decapitated and dismembering the 7-year-old, then left his head near the street so his mother, Jesselyn would see it... read...
Controversial nativist David Duke, former Republican representative of Louisiana and Grand Wizard of the Ku Klux Klan, has announced he will explore seeking the Republican Party’s nomination for President of...
created by Karen Hatter | 1 year ago | updated 1 year ago 567 views | 8 recommendations | 18 comments
I'm in New Orleans (I have been for awhile, I've got to update my Profile!) and we are breathing a sigh of relief here today, while also feeling for the people in Louisiana who will be flooded by the opening of the...
He’s a Harvard Graduate and a businessman so that’s OK. He’s been a member of both parties, a Democrat Republican so to speak. He’s a Methodist, if that means anything. " “Former Louisiana...
"The first thing that comes to mind about Ronald Reagan on the eve of his 100th birthday is neither a touchstone of the Gipper-worshipping right wing -- his "tear down this wall" speech in West Berlin or telling President Jimmy Carter "there you go again" -- or the usual...
According to NBC33 News channel , a hunter near Baton Rouge says he found this freaky photo on his deer stand camera.The hunting camera was broken but the memory card was still there and so was this bizarre image.It looks like a cross between a human and an animal, with...
A Massive Fish Kill Found in Louisiana and Officials Worry it Could Be Related to the BP Oil Spill It is true that a picture is worth a thousand words. These pictures of a massive fish kill in Louisiana look at...
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Congressman Anh 'Joseph' Cao - the first Vietnamese-American US Congressman is running for re-election in New Orleans. Though Republican he is getting support from all corners.
This from the Democrats for Cao Facebook page;To National & State Democrats: Ear...