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Breaking News: Up for Debate Landrieu vote allows health-care discussion
Posted by: lavallone

New Orleans :: LA :: USA | updated Fri Nov 27 23:33:14 -0800 2009 | political-news

Mary, Mary quite contrary, how does your political base grow? With backroom deals and chameleon ideals. And $300 million in escrow. Well, by now, you probably know your Democrat senator from Louisiana exchanged her vote in the U.S. Senate to...
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Latest Breaking News: Problems of Brad Pitt: Pretty Lower Ninth Public Housing Pissing People Off? [Volunteerism]
Source: Gawker

New Orleans :: LA :: USA | updated Sat Nov 28 17:26:34 -0800 2009 | political-news

Further proving the road to hell as indeed paved with good intentions—or in this case, "green" concrete— Brad Pitt 's taking flack for building public housing in New Orleans' Katrina-devastated Lower Ninth ward...Brad Pitt, who's presumably done more for the...
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Source: The News-Star

New Orleans :: LA :: USA | updated Tue Nov 24 04:55:07 -0800 2009 | political-news

If you aren't eating Thanksgiving lunch at home, there are plenty of options across Monroe and West Monroe for the traditional meal. Restaurant managers for Piccadilly Cafeteria, Cracker Barrel Restaurant and Copeland's of New Orleans said Thanksgiving Day has traditionally...
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Current World News: High water may squelch bonfires
Source: The Advocate

New Orleans :: LA :: USA | updated Tue Nov 24 09:31:04 -0800 2009 | political-news

Every year in the River Parishes, Thanksgiving weekend kicks off the beginning of a longtime tradition of building bonfires along the Mississippi River levee to light the way for Papa Noel on Christmas Eve. But Papa Noel may have to...
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Latest World News: All Republicans should be “Cao’d”
Posted by: jmsjoin

New Orleans :: LA :: USA | updated Sat Nov 14 10:05:18 -0800 2009 | political-news

A Republican who does the right thing for the People, his constituents, how novel! Cao is a true representative of the people. He deserves today’s high five for being the lone Republican who broke ranks and crossed the aisle to...
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Current Event: Dirty Congressman Gets Record Sentence. Even Though He Is Black.
Posted by: dirtbagchronicle

New Orleans :: LA :: USA | updated Sun Nov 15 21:27:30 -0800 2009 | political-news

A prominent member of (the most corrupt profession) congress from (the most corrupt city) New Orleans just got a record breaking jail sentence of 13 years for taking bribes. "Jefferson's lawyer, Robert Trout, said that while his client acknowledged a...
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Latest World Event: Louisiana Justice Resigns
Posted by: Sherrill_Fulghum

Baton Rouge :: LA :: USA | updated Wed Nov 04 18:54:24 -0800 2009 | political-news

Last month Tangipahoa Parish Justice of the Peace Keith Bardwell refused to marry a couple because they were a mixed couple. This was not the first time Bardwell had refused to perform such a ceremony; apparently Bardwell routinely refused to...
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Breaking News Event: Racial Profiling - Leave your opinion out the court house
Posted by: neefemi

New Orleans :: LA :: USA | updated Mon Oct 19 10:07:58 -0700 2009 | political-news

It’s the year 2009 and the headline reads “Interracial couple denied marriage license”. Instantly the hair behind my back rises in fury, that in a year where the U.S. appointed the first and one is almost afraid to say but...
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Latest News Event: Corruption lands ex-Louisiana congressman 13 years
Source: Sify News

New Orleans :: LA :: USA | updated Sat Nov 14 03:06:01 -0800 2009 | political-news

Prosecutors called a former Louisiana congressman's corruption the most extensive in the history of Congress...William Jefferson, who famously hid $90,000 cash in his freezer, was sentenced Friday to 13 years in prison for taking bribes, the longest term ever imposed...
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Posted by: steph10 First to cover

Baton Rouge :: LA :: USA | updated Thu Nov 05 13:31:37 -0800 2009 | political-news

Last month, Senator David Vitter (R-Louisiana) opposed a congressional measure to prevent the government from working with contractors who deny victims of rape or assault the right to bring their cases to court, reports the Huffington Post . And currently,...
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