On the 28 June, The Science Education Act was passed as law in the State of Louisiana. This piece of legislature now allows teachers in this US state to present non-scientific alternatives to evolution, global warming and cloning – including ideas related to intelligent design. Opponents fear that Louisiana teachers are now free to present evolution and other targeted topics as matters of de... read full post picked by bingo 3 months ago

In the cool and beflagged small courtroom in Jena, Louisiana, three black schoolboys - Robert Bailey, Theodore Shaw and Mychal Bell - are about to go on trial for a playground fight that could see them jailed for between 30 and 50 years. picked by gammerus 1 year ago

An obscure law on the books in Houma for decades bars barbers from working Sundays, Mondays, any of several holidays and even the day after Labor Day. picked by pvisi111 5 months ago

Police in Louisiana are crediting "sheer luck and stupidity" for the arrests of two people on drug charges after officers made a routine phone call. picked by mutil8or 6 months ago

Jay Herrod mows lawns in a kilt skirt.

He says he wears the garment because he gets heat rash and "it allows that area to breathe and, uh, wearing a skirt on the mower allows the sweat to evaporate."

Yeh, I've heard THAT excuse before picked by doggylives 6 months ago

Fund raising event backfired. picked by tomphoolry 2 years ago

A 16-year-old Louisiana boy is accused of paying another teen $5 to kill his father. He has been arrested, and police are looking for the youth allegedly hired for the hit. picked by BrownTrout 1 year ago

Cop gets high on crystal meth, cocaine, and loritab then proceeeds to crash his car. picked by Kurt311c 6 months ago

Unreal. picked by cb__ 8 months ago

In its brief lifespan of only 13 days, Hurricane Ike wreaked great deal of havoc. Affecting several countries including Cuba, Haiti, and the United States, Ike is blamed for approximately 114 deaths (74 in Haiti alone), and damages that are still being tallied, with estimates topping $10 billion. Many shoreline communities of Galveston, Texas were wiped from the map by the winds, storm surge and t... read full post picked by kelaltieri 4 weeks ago

Louisiana, brainstormed an idea . In hopes that it would drastically decrease the population of people on welfare. To sterilize women to decrease the population of those on welfare and who are poor. Opinion? Rants? Raves? picked by naphthos 3 weeks ago

The residents of flood-damaged St. Bernard Parish, still recovering from Hurricane Katrina, have a new concern: killer bees. picked by Bornbad 2 years ago

Two former Black Panthers imprisoned in Louisiana are out of solitary confinement for the first time in over 30 years. picked by buddha 7 months ago

It appears that the noose-hanging incident in Jena, Louisiana has inspired some mischievous people to vandalize the Tupac Amaru Shakur Center for the Arts building in Stone Mountain, Georgia. picked by sholom22 12 months ago

Elvis made his television debut during this tour picked by suebe 11 months ago

No, not 'that' kind of cock. picked by Bornbad 2 years ago

I guess high oil prices call for desperate measures. One man will spend $2 million to dig a small oil well on his Louisiana property. (It might be cheaper to buy gas at Exxon...) picked by ybne1else 2 years ago

Fresh arrest warnings to Louisiana online gamblng chiefs. The battle to get gambling off the internet goes on.

(Alton seems safe for now.) picked by Milkshake 2 years ago

She claimed to be a CIA agent who could have satellites scan people’s bodies for disease, then have CIA agents administer secret medicines to them while they slept.

As far-fetched as her story was, Stacey Finley convinced 22 neighbors, in-laws and friends in Louisiana, Texas and Mississippi to pay her nearly $1 million over the past six years. picked by kissmenow 2 years ago

A Florida woman has been awarded $11.3 million in a defamation lawsuit against a Louisiana woman who posted messages on the Internet accusing her of being a "crook," a "con artist" and a "fraud." picked by 2manyusernames 2 years ago