A man in Monroe, LA called police because he believed a woman who was staying with him stole money. When she was arrested she was patted down by a female officer who in fact found the stolen money. But it wasn’t in a place you’d expect it to be. It was found in her “hoo-ha,” along with […]
Tons of interesting stories have been coming out in the news lately and one of the more interesting came out of Louisiana. A woman was cavity searched and police found drugs and money in her body….literally…like in her vagina. They confiscated meth and $6,000 cash! Maybe she didn’t have a purse? HEAD BACK TO THE […]
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Louisiana is becoming the first Deep South state to dispense medical marijuana on Tuesday, four years after state lawmakers agreed to give patients access to therapeutic cannabis. Nine pharmacies are licensed to dispense medical marijuana across Louisiana and most are expected to open this week. Louisiana joins more than 30 […]
I am on my way to Indianapolis in just a few hours to speak for the National Urban League and would love to see you or your family if you are anywhere near the convention. There’s a lot going on in the world right now but this morning I want to break down two very […]
Authorities have made an arrest in the shocking death of Sadie Roberts-Joseph, 75, a beloved activist and the founder of the Baton Rouge African American Museum in Louisiana.
The founder of an African-American Museum in Baton Rouge, LA was found dead in the trunk of a car three miles from her home.
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Even though Tropical Depression Barry did not unleash catastrophic flooding in Louisiana, many across the Gulf Coast were urged to take heed of tornado and flash-flood warnings Monday as the storm moved north. Barry was downgraded from a tropical storm on Sunday afternoon but continued to pose a threat. Much of […]
Floodwaters swamped streets in New Orleans‘ French Quarter on Wednesday and prompted a tornado warning in the area amid concerns that even worse weather is on the way to Louisiana and other states along the Gulf of Mexico. The storms were associated with a broad area of disturbed weather in the Gulf that’s expected to […]
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Police continued Sunday to investigate a shooting at a Baton Rouge nightclub that left seven people injured, even as officials in Louisiana’s capital city pledged to do more to fight gun violence after several high-profile shootings. Local news outlets report gunfire strafed the inside and parking lot of the Stadium […]
LOS ANGELES (AP) — John Legend says Hollywood should consider boycotting Georgia, Louisiana, Alabama and other states that pass restrictive abortion laws. Legend admits he’s not sure if a boycott would be successful, but says “it’s a conversation that needs to be had. “Particularly when these studios are hiring people and bringing people to the […]
A Louisiana sheriff’s deputy has been fired and charged with possession of child pornography after forcing a woman to sexually abuse her 1-year-old son while he filmed the act, telling her it was his “fantasy.” “I’ve never seen anything so sickening and disgusting in my own life,” said St. Gabriel Police Chief Kevin Ambeau during a press […]
Normandie Cormier has, as some people say, “secured the bag.” The Lafayette, Louisiana teen applied to colleges through a system called the Common App and the Common Black College App, which allows students submit one application and have their information sent of hundreds of schools, and the results were extraordinary. Cormier was reportedly accepted into […]
