A 35-year-old Black trans woman named Marlow Trottie was killed in Alexandria, Louisiana on June 8, 2026. The Crime Police are investigating a homicide in the 2400 block of Cummins Street in Alexandria, Louisiana. Officers responded to the scene around 7:30 a.m. on Monday, June 8, regarding a person who had been found deceased. An […]
The mother of a 16-year-old boy has delivered a searing statement after Misty Roberts, the former mayor of DeRidder, received a 90-day prison sentence for statutory rape. Roberts, who is 43 years old, faced charges of third-degree rape and contributing to the delinquency of a juvenile after an incident involving her son’s friend in 2024, VT reported.
The sentencing hearing highlighted the stark…
Denver Golmon's mug shot against a backdrop of chain link fencing
The first time Terry O’Neal walked into an old cemetery, she found splintered coffins pushed up by storms and time, with “skeletons sitting outside of caskets.” In Chloe, Louisiana, the acre that holds generations of Black, Creole, and Indigenous families looked more like an abandoned field than a resting place, she recalled. The neglect in […]
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The family-owned restaurant says it is "heading back to where it all started" as it prepares to open its new location.
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The over 31,000-square-foot facility will feature workout zones, HIIT training areas and family-friendly amenities at the former Dirt Cheap site.
A Senate hearing on gender-affirming care for minors on Wednesday became a fight over who gets to make decisions for transgender children, whether politicians should override doctors and parents, and whether the Trump administration’s escalating campaign against gender-affirming care is rooted in concern for children or hostility toward transgender people.
The hearing, convened by Republican…
A major legal win for Black Mississippians that was supposed to lead to new elections for the state Supreme Court was wiped away.
The post How the U.S. Supreme Court’s Callais Ruling Erased a Key Mississippi Voting Rights Victory appeared first on Mississippi Free Press.
Meridian Woodson, 28, was found dead inside her apartment in Elmwood, Louisiana, last Thursday morning following a disturbance call that led deputies to the scene. The Jefferson Parish Sheriff’s Office reported that officers discovered her suffering from an apparent gunshot wound inside the residence. Shortly after, authorities located the suspect vehicle in the parking lot of a nearby business.…
A great campaign ad
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Paul E. Peterson interviews Michael Henderson, associate professor at Louisiana State University
The post The Education Exchange: Growing Enrollment and Public Support for Charter Schools Can’t Break Through Partisan Divide appeared first on Education Next.
Republican officials are jubilant, some voters are confused and concerned, and civil rights activists are gearing up for the fight of a generation.
So jails need tenants. Landry found some?
The post Louisiana Governor Signs Campus Marijuana Jail Law, Sparking Outrage: ‘The Entire State of Louisiana Is a For-Profit Prison’ appeared first on The Nerd Stash.
The shoreline of Louisiana has never been still or fixed, though recent generations have treated it as such. Since the last ice age roughly 20,000 years ago, around when people arrived in what is now the United States, sea levels have repeatedly reshaped aspects of the Gulf Coast. But today, human-caused warming is accelerating that […]
NEW ORLEANS — Louisiana Republicans on Friday approved a new congressional map that erodes Black voting power in the state — eliminating a majority-Black district established in 2024 that gave residents there an opportunity to elect the candidate of their choice. Friday’s move comes one month after the U.S. Supreme Court found that the lines of […]
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Louisiana Republicans passed a new congressional map Friday that eliminates the majority-Black district that was at the center of the Supreme Court ruling overturning the Voting Rights Act.
In a state where one in three residents are Black, the new map redraws the state’s 6th congressional district, which is currently represented by Black Democratic Representative Cleo Fields. Republicans are…
A Supreme Court court ruling last month rejected the state’s previous congressional map as an illegal racial gerrymander and set off a redistricting race across the South.
The new downtown venue will offer golf simulators, lessons, dining, events and interactive games for all ages.
Customers can expect Korean deli dishes, side items and expanded retail space at the upcoming 6,000 square-foot location
Bad optics
The post Elderly Woman Accused of Stealing From Louisiana Market Basket Draws Reactions Online: ‘This Is Someone’s Granny’ appeared first on The Nerd Stash.
Unacceptable.
Trump continues to rage against his GOP foes.
Stricter enforcement of the FARA law and its transparency requirements could also act as a deterrent against green pressure groups in league with China and other hostile foreign actors. Until then, states can play a valuable role in filling the void. Earlier this year, Arkansas, Florida, Louisiana, Nebraska, Oklahoma, and Texas enacted “Baby FARA” laws calling on individuals and entities…
He has got a point
The post Louisiana Principal Threatens to End Graduation After Student Starts Dancing in Celebration: ‘It’s a Ceremony NOT a Party’ appeared first on The Nerd Stash.
Thousands of Mississippians gathered in Jackson, Mississippi, on Wednesday to protest the U.S. Supreme Court’s recent voting rights ruling that threatens the existence of majority-Black districts throughout the South.
The post Photos | Mississippians Protest Redistricting Efforts After Voting Rights Ruling appeared first on Mississippi Free Press.
Two new Louisiana locations are planned for the growing Tex-Mex restaurant brand.
The breadsticks cannot be THAT good.
The post ‘It’s a Miracle Nobody Died’: Louisiana Café Destroyed After Out-of-Control Car Crashes Through Dining Room appeared first on The Nerd Stash.
Update: Virginia Democrat who praised LGBTQ+ inclusion is now helping Republicans out trans kids
Republicans in the House of Representatives passed a bill Wednesday with the help of eight Democrats that, if approved by the Senate and signed into law by President Donald Trump, would force teachers across the country to out transgender kids to their parents. It would also ban schools…
What happens to those with the right to carry?
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