Louisiana News
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Wal-Mart sells black Barbies at half the price of white ones
2:29 PM on 03/11/2010
Never let it be said that Wal-Mart doesn't know how to pander for a fast buck. The megachain acknowledged today that it's selling ethnic Barbie dolls for about half of what it charges for Caucasian Barbies...
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Caught on tape: woman escapes jail through unlocked doors
9:50 AM on 11/25/2009
VIDEO - A woman being booked into the Orleans Parish Prison in Louisiana escaped by walking out two doors after a police officer left them open...
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Former congressman William Jefferson gets 13 years in prison
7:48 AM on 11/14/2009
ALEXANDRIA, Va. (AP) - Prosecutors called a former Louisiana congressman's corruption the most extensive in the history of Congress...
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'Chocolate Santa' leaves a bad taste in some mouths
3:21 PM on 11/12/2009
VIDEO - Garyville, Louisiana man calls himself the "Chocolate Santa," but he's considering a name change after some recent serious concerns.
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Louisiana justice resigns after interracial wedding flap
10:13 PM on 11/03/2009
ATON ROUGE, Louisiana (AP) - A Louisiana justice of the peace who refuses to marry interracial couples resigned Tuesday, after weeks of calls for his ouster...
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Interracial couple express shock over marriage denial
10:38 PM on 10/16/2009
VIDEO - Keith Bardwell, a white justice of the peace in Tangipahoa Parish in the southeastern part of the state, refused to issue a marriage license earlier this month...
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Louisiana judge should pity himself, not biracial kids
3:32 PM on 10/16/2009
OPINION - No one wants to look in the mirror and admit that their views come from less than noble places - places of fear and hatred. But I think we have to be careful how we respond to this kind of event...
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Interracial couple denied marriage license in Louisiana
4:48 PM on 10/15/2009
HAMMOND, La. (AP) -- A Louisiana justice of the peace said he refused to issue a marriage license to an interracial couple out of concern for any children the couple might have.
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Naked burglar takes shower, cooks dinner in woman's home
2:30 PM on 10/07/2009
VIDEO - Slidell, Louisiana police are looking for a man who they said broke into a country club home while completely nude, taking a shower and cooking himself dinner before...
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College band members plead no contest in hazing case
1:51 PM on 09/24/2009
VIDEO - Six of seven men involved in last year's hazing incident at Southern University have pleaded no contest....
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Former congressman William Jefferson files for bankruptcy, awaits sentencing
4:11 PM on 08/31/2009
Former congressman William Jefferson filed for bankruptcy in Louisiana courts last Thursday...
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Katrina victims should not be undercounted
5:03 PM on 08/29/2009
OPINION - If you walk through certain parts of the Lower Ninth Ward today, you would find it hard to believe that Hurricane Katrina happened four years ago.
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Author, musician discusses Katrina's legacy in New Orleans
3:00 PM on 08/29/2009
VIDEO - Ned Sublette speaks about being an author, historian, and musician who lived in New Orleans, Louisiana for the year leading up to hurricane Katrina.
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NAACP challenges rapper C-Murder's conviction
8:45 AM on 08/28/2009
NEW ORLEANS (AP) -- The head of the Louisiana NAACP is calling on the state Supreme Court's chief justice to intervene in the case of rap artist Corey "C-Murder" Miller, who was sentenced earlier this month to life in prison for killing a youth in a nightclub...
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Seeing double! Army twins become captains
2:06 PM on 07/30/2009
The commanders of Fox Company and Echo Company are identical twins, the first time in the army's history that identical twins have been commanders in the same unit...
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White officers resign after fatal shooting of 73-year-old black man
6:27 PM on 07/29/2009
Two white police officers involved in the fatal shooting of a 73-year-old black man in northern Louisiana have resigned from the force. The Feb. 20 shooting of Bernard Monroe Sr. sparked protests and at least two investigations.
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"Fun Center" eases pain of hospital trips for kids
8:31 AM on 07/27/2009
Hospitalization can be a scary experience for children. That's one reason why Lake Charles Memorial Hospital's Pediatric Unit in Louisiana is making kid-friendly improvements for both young patients and parents...
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Local rapper on the run taunts police in lyrics
5:00 PM on 07/08/2009
Christopher Trent of Jennings, Louisiana is a fugitive on the run. Since April of last year Trent has been evading officers who are looking for him for allegedly committing several sex crimes against young girls. "We had several complaints from different parents about the subject having carnal knowledge of their...
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Lake Charles, Louisiana celebrates Juneteenth
4:23 PM on 06/19/2009
KEVIN JOHNSON Southwest Louisiana knows how to party, and Juneteenth celebrations are no different. Juneteenth is a celebration of the ending of slavery in the United States. Though the Emancipation Proclamation was signed in 1862, many slaves did not get word that they were free until June 19, 1865. Some...
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Former Louisiana congressman William Jefferson set to go on trial for bribery
12:05 AM on 06/08/2009
MATTHEW BARAKAT Associated Press Writer (AP Photo/Judi Bottoni) ALEXANDRIA, Virginia (AP) -- Former U.S. Rep. William Jefferson faces several obstacles to being acquitted of bribery, racketeering and other federal charges -- and topping the list is explaining the $90,000 cash stashed in his freezer. Jefferson, a Louisiana Democrat who represented...
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