Cop Killed In Argument Over Mask Wearing At High School Basketball Game
A suspect has been arrested in connection with the death of a police officer, who was shot and killed Friday night during a high school basketball game.
Hurricane Paulette Bashes Bermuda as TS Sally Gains Strength in the Gulf
Hurricane Paulette, headed for Bermuda, is now the strongest of six disturbances the U.S. National Hurricane Center is watching.
Louisiana Coast Braces For Double Whammy, Marco and Laura
Marco became a hurricane over the Gulf of Mexico Sunday on a path toward the Louisiana coast. Tropical Storm Laura wasn’t frar behind.
At This Hospital Coronavirus Patients Don’t Have to Die Alone
[caption id="attachment_183615" align="aligncenter" width="654"] Stock image. (Getty Images)[/caption] by Neal Colgrass In New Orleans, a sad testament to the dying: the nation's first pop-up hospice...
Largely Ignored Gulf Of Mexico Oil Spill Is Biggest In Seven Years
Authorities are investigating the cause of the biggest oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico since the Deepwater Horizon blowout in 2010. It has poured...
18 Killed By Rare Winter Flood In Missouri and Illinois
(Newser) A rare winter flood pushed swollen rivers and streams to virtually unheard-of heights Tuesday, sparking widespread evacuations. Inmates were transferred from an Illinois state...
7 Real Haunted Houses To Tour For Halloween
For those who love a good scare, what’s spookier than checking out a real haunted house? Turns out, America has plenty of them. From New...
GOP Bigshot Caught Up in Ashley Madison Data Dump Says He Was Only Doing ‘research’
Jason Doré, executive director of the Louisiana GOP, is the latest person to come out with a totally innocent reason for having an Ashley Madison...
Homophobic Clerk Says Obeying the Law a Violation of His Rights
It comes as no surprise that county officials in red states like Louisiana, Kansas and Mississippi would come up with some bizarre religious reason not to issue marriage...
Say Goodbye to Louisiana’s Senator Mary Landrieu
You remember Louisiana's Senator Mary Landrieu. She is the politician who basically fell apart during Hurricane Katrina, and then made a last ditch effort to...
Louisiana: Shark Attacks Boy in Lake Pontchartain
Simply because you're in fresh water don't assume you are safe from prowling sharks. A screaming 7-year-old boy was pulled from Lake Pontchartrain in Louisiana...
Stoned Ghost Hunters Burn Down Louisiana Mansion
[caption id="attachment_107110" align="aligncenter" width="600"] The LeBeau Plantation house, built in 1854.(Wikimedia Commons)[/caption] A much celebrated Louisiana mansion played unwitting host to allegedly stoned ghost hunters,...
Right Wing Supremes Vote To Allow Texas Abortion Laws to Stand
[caption id="attachment_106914" align="aligncenter" width="600"] Jesus Jumpers demonstrate in DC. Pic from PatDollard.com[/caption] The conservative Supreme Court, in a ruling sharply defined by party lines, is allowing...
Who Remembers Redbone?
Having recently got everyone's knickers in a twist regarding punk rock, Elvis and music in general I wonder how many readers at MMA remember Redbone? I...