Aevin Dugas (pictured), a Louisiana native, has set a Guinness World Record for the largest Afro in the world, according to the U.K. Daily Mail. SEE…
The Opelousas Massacre in St. Landry Parish, La., has baffled historians over the years. From varying accounts, hundreds of Blacks were reportedly killed, because of…
(Photo by Fotolia) Pastor and wife accused of gambling $430,000 of church’s money. A former Houston pastor and wife were jailed for allegedly swindling their congregation out of approximately $430,000 for gambling trips to Louisiana. Charles Gilford, 58, and Adriane Gilford, 53, were indicted by a Harris County grand jury and charged with aggregate theft […]
A Louisiana teacher was arrested for allegedly dragging a student across a playground Monday. Mildred Russ, 65, allegedly dragged Kiya Rogers with such force that she was pulled out of her shoes and left in the sand of the Louisiana playground. Also read: When I Studied Abroad: Morocco Also read: Best Places to Travel Alone: […]
A year after the disaster caused by the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, the Gulf Coast looks to see some tourism return to it’s shores for the historically busy Memorial Day. Many of those involved in the tourism industry along the Gulf Coast seem optimistic that this weekend will be better than the last. A recent […]
BATON ROUGE, La. — Sisters Network Incorporated, the only national African American breast cancer survivor organization in the country, will kick off its 12th annual National African American Breast Cancer conference today in Baton Rouge. A pioneer in the African American breast cancer awareness movement, Sisters Network hosts the only national conference specifically addressing the devastating […]
BATON ROUGE-Two students at Southern University, Ferdinand Dorsey Jr. and Sheena Barnett have been killed in a three day period. RELATED: Top 9 episodes of the Cosby Show WAFB reports: The latest victim, Ferdinand Dorsey Jr., 24, was shot to death Monday night at the Palisades Apartments near campus around 9:30 p.m. In a show […]
Comedian and YouTube sensation, was shot dead in New Orleans on Sunday after attending a baby shower for one of his friends. Onlookers took pictures of Messy Mya’s dead body and circulated the pictures on Twitter. Mya was very well known in New Orleans gay community and several of his online rants have gone viral. […]
Brian Wooley a Republican candidate for Mayor in Shrevesport, Louisiana is causing controversy with a flier he has been dispersing in African-American neighborhoods, the Shrevesport Times reports. At issue is a “Freedom Rally” event purportedly sponsored by mayoral candidate Bryan Wooley. The rally, which appears to have happened on Wednesday and Thursday, featured free chicken […]
An offshore oil rig has exploded in the Gulf of Mexico, west of the site of the April blast that caused the massive oil spill.
