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  • June 2008

    • Obama Backs Death Penalty for Child Rapists

      Associated Press  |  Jun 26, 08 6:10 AM CDT

      Obama Backs Death Penalty for Child Rapists

      (Newser) - Barack Obama joined rival John McCain yesterday in supporting the death penalty for child rapists, the AP reports. The Democratic candidate spoke after the Supreme Court ruled against a Louisiana law allowing capital punishment for child rape, saying it violates the constitution's ban on cruel and unusual punishment. The verdict negates similar laws in five other states. More »

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      Barack Obama  • John McCain  • US Supreme Court  • Louisiana  • death penalty  • capital punishment  • child rape

    • It's a Girl—Jamie Lynn Gives Birth

      National Enquirer  |  Jun 19, 08 11:10 AM CDT

      It's a Girl&mdash;Jamie Lynn Gives Birth

      (Newser) - Jamie Lynn Spears gave birth via C-section this morning in Mississippi, the National Enquirer reports. The 17-year-old’s baby, Maddie Briann, weighs 6 pounds, 10 ounces. Sister Britney arrived in Louisiana yesterday to await the delivery. An ultrasound last week showed that there were possible complications with the baby's position. More »

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      celebrity  • Britney Spears  • Louisiana  • celebrity pregnancy  • Mississippi  • teen pregnancy  • Jamie Lynn Spears  • teen births

  • May 2008

    • Frat Boys Busted for Third-Degree Burn 'Hazing'

      CNN  |  May 8, 08 4:52 AM CDT

      Frat Boys Busted for Third-Degree Burn 'Hazing'

      (Newser) - Ten Tulane University frat boys face battery charges after taking "Hell Night" hazing way too far and severely burning two pledges, CNN reports. The Pi Kappa Alpha members poured boiling water with pepper spray in it and "crab boil" seasoning mix onto the backs of pledges to see who could withstand the most pain. The two who held out the longest before screaming were hospitalized. More »

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      New Orleans  • Louisiana  • student  • fraternity  • Tulane University

    • Britney Helps Jamie Lynn Celebrate

      People  |  May 5, 08 11:30 AM CDT

      Britney Helps Jamie Lynn Celebrate

      (Newser) - Britney Spears returned home to Louisiana over the weekend for a cameo at 17-year-old sister Jamie Lynn's baby shower at their mother's home in Kentwood, People reports. "We all sat in a circle and she opened gifts and thanked every person," said a guest. "It was just a good old-fashioned baby shower." More »

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      celebrity  • Britney Spears  • Louisiana  • celebrity pregnancy  • teen pregnancy  • Jamie Lynn Spears

  • April 2008

    • Louisiana Pockets Ban on Droopy Drawers

      Times-Picayune (New Orleans)  |  Apr 23, 08 10:27 AM CDT

      Louisiana Pockets Ban on Droopy Drawers

      (Newser) - A proposed ban on saggy pants didn’t fly in Louisiana, where a Senate panel rejected the legislation as a violation of freedom of speech, reports the Times-Picayune . “This is a situation that is disgusting and needs state attention,” insisted the state senator pushing the bill. “I have the right to walk down the street and not see your dirty drawers.” More »

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      fashion  • Louisiana  • state legislature  • baggy pants

    • Justices to Weigh Death Penalty for Child Rape

      Washington Post  |  Apr 14, 08 9:02 AM CDT

      Justices to Weigh Death Penalty for Child Rape

      (Newser) - The Supreme Court could forbid the death penalty for child rapists in a major upcoming decision, the Washington Post reports. On Wednesday, the court will hear the case of a Louisiana man who raped his 8-year-old stepdaughter so violently she needed surgery—a case that follows a series of landmark decisions that rolled back capital punishment for the mentally impaired and minors, in accordance with "evolving standards of decency." More »

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      US Supreme Court  • rape  • Louisiana  • death penalty  • capital punishment  • child rape

  • March 2008
  • February 2008
  • January 2008

    • FEMA Buried Dangers of Katrina Trailers, Reps Charge

      CNN  |  Jan 30, 08 1:54 PM CST

      FEMA Buried Dangers of Katrina Trailers, Reps Charge

      (Newser) - Democrats on a House committee say the Federal Emergency Management Agency ignored good science in using travel trailers with dangerously high levels of formaldehyde as long-term housing for victims of Hurricane Katrina, CNN reports, adding that FEMA suppressed a report on formaldehyde risks. The emergency agency calls yesterday's accusations "unfounded and false" and "contrary to our mission." More »

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      Hurricane Katrina  • Louisiana  • FEMA  • FEMA trailers  • formaldehyde  • trailers

    • Deep Freeze Settles in South

      Associated Press  |  Jan 19, 08 7:55 PM CST

      Deep Freeze Settles in South

      (Newser) - Snow and rain fell on surprised Southerners today, slickening roads and forcing airlines to cancel hundreds of flights, the AP reports. Some Mississippians saw snow for the first time in 6 years as 5 inches fell in Alabama and experts warned drivers in Georgia to watch for icy roads. Freezing temperatures also hit parts of Louisiana, including New Orleans, which set in motion its freeze plan to shelter the homeless. More »

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      Georgia  • New Orleans  • weather  • Louisiana  • Mississippi  • Alabama  • rain  • snow  • sleet

    • Nation's First Indian Gov. Vows to Clean Up Louisiana

      Shreveport Times  |  Jan 15, 08 3:50 AM CST

      Nation's First Indian Gov. Vows to Clean Up Louisiana

      (Newser) - Louisiana's first non-white chief executive since Reconstruction—and the first elected Indian-American governor in US history—vowed yesterday in his inauguration speech to clean up the corruption-plagued state. The charismatic Piyush "Bobby" Jindal, a Roman-Catholic convert from Hinduism, is a conservative Republican who also becomes, at age 36, the nation's youngest governor in office. More »

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      Hurricane Katrina  • corruption  • New Orleans  • Louisiana  • Bobby Jindal  • Kathleen Blanco  • Baton Rouge

    • US Hurricane Aid Snarled in Red Tape

      USA Today  |  Jan 11, 08 3:20 AM CST

      US Hurricane Aid Snarled in Red Tape

      (Newser) - Billions of dollars in FEMA aid earmarked for rebuilding infrastructure pulverized by the 2005 Gulf Coast hurricanes have yet to be spent on thousands of important projects such as replacing schools and firehouses, USA Today reports. Out of $4.5 billion in aid to Louisiana and Mississippi, only $1 billion has been spent. Much of the rest is sitting in state accounts until local authorities can get through tangles of local and federal red tape. More »

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      Hurricane Katrina  • Louisiana  • aid  • FEMA  • Katrina aftermath  • Gulf Coast  • infrastructure

  • December 2007

    • US Population Reaches 303.2M

      Reuters  |  Dec 27, 07 6:54 PM CST

      US Population Reaches 303.2M

      (Newser) - The US population will be 303.2 million on New Year's Day, the Census Bureau says, a 0.9% increase from last year. The nation is projected to add one person every 13 seconds in the new year—a birth every 8 seconds, a death every 11 seconds, and one migrant's arrival every 30 seconds, Reuters reports. More »

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      California  • Louisiana  • Nevada  • population  • US Census

    • Dallas Dilemma: Where to Reshoot JR

      Chicago Tribune  |  Dec 24, 07 1:51 PM CST

      Dallas Dilemma: Where to Reshoot JR

      (Newser) - Dallas has tried for years to disassociate itself from 'Dallas,' the cheesy '80s soap opera that's so iconic that the fictional scheming oil baron JR Ewing is still the city's biggest celebrity—16 years after the show was canceled. So it's with considerable cringing that officials find themselves wooing the producers of the upcoming movie version to film in their city, instead of competitors Florida, Louisiana, and Saudi Arabia. More »

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      movie  • Texas  • Saudi Arabia  • Louisiana  • Dallas  • Ben Stiller  • John Travolta

    • Did Jamie Lynn's Beau Break the Law?

      CNN  |  Dec 20, 07 6:13 AM CST

      Did Jamie Lynn's Beau Break the Law?

      (Newser) - The pregnancy of 16-year-old Jamie Lynn Spears by her 18-year-old boyfriend is sparking renewed debate about the nation's uneven patchwork of statutory rape laws. Teens in some states can be sentenced to jail for having consensual sex with people not much younger than they are. Because prosecution is left to the discretion of a prosecutor, there's "a disturbing disparity in how these laws are enforced," said one expert.   More »

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      California  • teenagers  • Louisiana  • celebrity pregnancy  • law  • teen pregnancy  • Jamie Lynn Spears  • sex offenders

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