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Category: Breaking News
Independent Gubernatorial Gary Landrieu Drops N-word on Talk Radio
August 30, 2019Gary Landrieu, an independent running for Governor and cousin of former New Orleans Mayor Mitch Landrieu and former Louisiana Senator Mary Landrieu, received pushback after dropping the n-word on WGSO 990, a talk radio show. He explained that because his family members were sympathetic to African Americans, he used to be picked on and called […]
New Report Predicts 280 Million People to be Displaced as a Result of Climate Change
August 29, 2019According to a newly released report by the United Nation’s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), catastrophic superstorms combined with rising sea levels could result in hundreds of millions of people from coastlines around the world to be displaced. The findings represent a “special report” on the Earth’s frozen zones, or cryosphere. A draft of […]
13-Year-Old Lynell Reynolds Sentenced to Juvenile Life
August 27, 2019On Tuesday, August 27 Judge Candice Bates-Anderson handed down a sentence of juvenile life for Lynell Reynolds.
Louisiana Republican Gubernatorial Candidate Takes Aim at Transgender Rights in New Ad
August 23, 2019The Louisiana Gubernatorial race is heating up. While Governor John Bel Edwards has enjoyed above average approval ratings throughout his tenure, his party affiliation as a Democrat makes him a vulnerable incumbent in a red state like Louisiana.The two Republican candidates know what they have to do and they are not holding back. In a […]
Louisiana ACLU Sues Louisiana Parish Jail for Illegal Detention of U.S. Citizen
August 23, 2019After discovering Ramon Torres, a U.S. citizen for ten years, since 2009, was illegally detained at Ascension Parish Jail for four days, the ACLU of Louisiana has announced a lawsuit. It all started in August 2018 when Ramon Torres was pulled over and arrested on suspicion of driving while intoxicated. Despite showing multiple forms of […]
Former Louisiana Gov. Kathleen Babineaux Blanco Dies at 76
August 18, 2019Former Louisiana Governor Kathleen Babineaux Blanco died on Sunday at the age of 76 following a long battle with ocular melanoma. In 2003, Blanco was the first woman to be elected governor of Louisiana. However, Hurricane Katrina struck only 20 months into her tenure as governor, killing more than 1500 people in New Orleans, damaging […]
Nine Dead, Sixteen Injured in Another Mass Shooting
August 4, 2019According to Dayton, Ohio police, nine people have been killed and another sixteen injured in a second mass shooting in less than 24 hours. Authorities have confirmed that the suspect is also dead. Dayton Deputy Director and Assistant Chief of the Police Lt. Col. Matt Carper told reporters early Sunday morning that the incident happened […]
Immigrants Pepper Sprayed and Possible Beatings Inside ICE Bossier Parish Detention Facility
August 2, 2019During a hunger strike protest, immigrants at the facility were pepper-sprayed for non-violent behavior as a way of “de-escalating the situation” according to Lt. Bill Davis of the Bossier Parish Sheriff’s Office>
Kenner Mayor Activates EOC Due to Cybersecurity Threat
July 26, 2019On Thursday, Kenner Mayor Ben Zahn ordered a Level 1 activation of the city’s Emergency Operations Center due to a possible cybersecurity threat. On Wednesday, Gov. John Bel Edwards issued a statewide Emergency Declaration due to an ongoing cyberattack affecting several local government agencies, including school systems in Sabine, Morehouse, and Ouachita parishes in north Louisiana have been affected […]
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