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A high school in Louisiana has the public in an uproar over its “whites only” reunions. St. Martinville Senior High School has been holding segregated events, and its forthcoming party—bringing together the class of 1973— will be the first integrated reunion in the history of the school. What organizers probably didn’t bank on was their […]

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President Obama used the Labor Day holiday to travel to southern Louisiana Monday (Sept. 4) where he surveyed the flood damage caused by Hurricane Isaac. The storm hit the Gulf Coast, inundating certain areas with water, while sparing others. As of Monday more than 100,000 people were still without power, and the president promised that […]

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President Obama addressed the nation Tuesday (Aug. 28) in light of Tropical Storm Isaac, which is expected to make landfall as a hurricane today or tomorrow. Coming seven years after the disastrous handling of Hurricane Katrina, the president revealed that preparations for the storm have been put in place, as the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) […]

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Now that Lil Booise has been cleared of murder, the Louisiana rapper will be reunited with his family—as soon as he finishes serving an eight-year bid on separate charges. Prosecutors rested their case last week after calling 27 witnesses, all of  whom they thought would prove Boosie’s guilt. In light of the news that he […]

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UPDATE: Lil Boosie Found Not Guilty of First-Degree Murder [VIDEO] Lil Boosie’s fate now  lies in the hands of a Louisiana jury. Both the prosecution and the defense concluded their cases in the rapper’s murder trial Thursday (May 10). Over the six-day trial, prosecutors called a total of 27 witnesses to the stand, while Boosie’s defense team rested […]

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Jury selection in the murder trial of Lil Boosie has begun. As of Monday (April 30), 700 residents of Louisiana’s East Baton Rouge Parish were selected as potential jurors in the pending murder case. The large number, up 200 people from the usual 500 citizens chosen at random, was narrowed down to 150 people, who […]

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Lil Wayne needs to invest in a lawn mower. A couple of weeks ago, the city of Kenner, Louisiana’s (a New Orleans suburb) Code Enforcement Department issued a ticket to one Dwayne Carter for high grass and weeds at his mansion, reports the Time Picayune. Tunechi’s luxury crib is actually up for sale and listed […]

On September 22, 2009, the life of rapper Lil Boosie was changed drastically as his freedom was stripped and he was placed behind bars. Having his sentence doubled to 4 years, the rapper was taken away at a point where his career could have catapulted. As a friend of Boosie, rapper Jeezy has spoke with […]

2010 is shaping up to be the year of the remedial criminal. Just five days into the year, those that operate outside of the law are doing things that seem dumber and dumber by the instance. In another case of dumb criminal meets lucky police, John Turnpaugh of New Orleans had the audacity to call […]