louisiana

Hamilton Nolan · 07/28/14 02:41PM

The warden of Louisiana's Angola prison says he is prepared to release inmate Kenny "Zulu" Whitmore from solitary confinement "When I can conclude he's not going to cause me the blues." Whitmore, a Black Panther, has been in solitary for a total of 35 years.

Kissy Congressman Confesses to Texting Stranger: "I Messed Up"

Adam Weinstein · 04/08/14 09:49AM

Last night, after Rep. Vance McAllister (R-La.) publicly apologized for snogging, on surveillance video, in his congressional office, a staffer who was not his wife, he received a text from a stranger: "Hey bro. How's your day goin." For some inexplicable reason, he replied—at length.

Christian GOP Congressman Caught Cheating on Sexy Surveillance Tape

Adam Weinstein · 04/07/14 04:10PM

Rep. Vance McAllister, a freshman Republican congressman from Louisiana who made his Baptist faith a central focus of his campaign for Congress, has been making out in the dark with a staffer who was not his wife, according to surveillance video released today.

Teen Arrested for 'Shooting' Classmates with Smartphone App

Neetzan Zimmerman · 09/16/13 10:36AM

Police in Louisiana arrested a 15-year-old boy last week and charged him with terrorizing and interference with the operation of a school after he allegedly uploaded a YouTube video of himself "shooting" classmates using the popular mobile app Real Strike.

Chemical Plant Explosion in Louisiana, Multiple Injuries Reported

Maggie Lange · 06/13/13 10:05AM

An explosion at a chemical plant in Louisiana this morning has injured many—though no reports of fatalities as of yet. Hazmat units are attending to the accident at Williams Olefins Chemical Plant in Geismar, Louisiana. The plant churns out 1.3 billion pounds of ethylene and 90 million pounds of propylene per year. The industrial area is a little over 50 miles northwest from New Orleans, 30 miles southeast of Baton Rouge.