Louisiana

Atchafalaya: Floods, Fear, Snakes and Murder

Georgianne Nienaber | Posted 07.08.2008 | Living

Read More: Killing, Serpents, Louisiana, Poisonous Snakes, Nature, Atchafalaya, Swamp, Spirituality, Bayou, Living News
Georgianne Nienaber

Image: Outrunning the Fear Blood coagulated between the eyes of the water moccasin like the Hindu bindi as its flaccid five-foot length dangled fr...

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Recall Petition Filed Against Potential McCain Veep

Karen Dalton-Beninato | Posted 07.05.2008 | Politics

Read More: Louisiana Governor, Vice President, Recall, John McCain, Louisiana, Bobby Jindal, Politics News
Karen Dalton-Beninato

Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal is facing a potential recall, after he declined to veto state legislators doubling their salaries.

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Joining GOP's Bold March Backwards, Bobby Jindal and Louisiana Democrats Pass "Stealth Creationism" Education Bill

Bruce Wilson | Posted 07.05.2008 | Politics

Read More: Education, Intelligent Design, Louisiana, Creationism, Democrats, Bobby Jindal, Politics News
Bruce Wilson

Jindal has joined the GOP in its bold march backwards towards the days of when Medieval concepts such as Geocentrism, phlogistan and the "Four Humors" held sway.

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Still Counting Katrina's Dead

Stacy Parker Aab | Posted 07.03.2008 | Politics

Read More: Hurricane Katrina Deceased Victims List, Katrina Dead, Louisiana, Katrina Diaspora, John Mutter, Katrina, Katrina Victims, Hurricane Katrina, Mississippi, Politics News
Stacy Parker Aab

While the "full impact" of Katrina is not quantifiable, the more we know about the circumstances of individual deaths, the better prepared we will be to prevent similar disasters in the future.

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Deconstructing Ray Nagin's State of the City Report

Georgianne Nienaber | Posted 06.07.2008 | Politics

Read More: New Orleans, Kathleen Blanco, Louisiana, Bobby Jindal, Crime, Ray Nagin, FEMA Hurricane Katrina, Hurricane Recovery, John Swenson, Bush, Nola, Lra, Politics News
Georgianne Nienaber

A dumpster load of money has either been allocated or earmarked for New Orleans, but where is the money? It sure as heck isn't in the lower ninth, which now resembles a cow pasture.

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Delegate Breakdown After Obama's Weekend Sweep

Daniel Nichanian | Posted 03.28.2008 | Home

Read More: Barack Obama 2008, Nebraska, Louisiana, Huffington Post Off the Bus, HuffPost's Off the Bus, Washington Caucus, Barack Obama Primary Wins, Barack Obama, Home News
Daniel Nichanian

As of Saturday morning, Hillary Clinton still had a lead in pledged delegates. Within 2 days, Obama won new contests and was further boosted by a 13-0...

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Ron Paul Could Be Louisiana Dark Horse

Arkansas Watch | Posted 03.28.2008 | Home

Read More: Louisiana, HuffPost's Off the Bus, Huffington Post Off the Bus, Louisiana Ron Paul, Ron Paul, Louisiana Caucus, Off the Bus, Louisiana Caucus Ron Paul, Louisiana Caucus Delegates, Home News

Don't expect to hear much about it from the corporate media, but Louisiana today begins the process that will determine who 27 of it's 47 Republican d...

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Did Oil Canals Worsen Katrina's Effects?

AP | CAIN BURDEAU | Posted 03.28.2008 | Business

Read More: Hurricane Katrina, Oil Industry, Gas Industry, New Orleans, Louisiana, Canals, Business News

IN THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER DELTA — Service canals dug to tap oil and natural gas dart everywhere through the black mangrove shrubs, bird rushes an...

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Film Industry Keeps Big Easy Afloat

MarketWatch | Russ Britt | Posted 03.28.2008 | Business

Read More: Katrina, Katrina Movies, Louisiana, Movies Louisiana, Filmmaking in Louisiana, Post-Katrina Louisiana, Other LA, Business News

Call it "the other LA." In addition to sharing the same abbreviation as the film industry's capital, the state of Louisiana is capturing more of the ...

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