The Louisiana Legislative Women's Caucus wants to see Louisiana increase the number of women serving in public offices and on Louisiana boards and commissions and they discovered some interesting statistics to make their point.
In light of yesterday's report on the killing of a dog in a Lafayette backyard, a lot of people have asked me about how to take action to prevent a tragedy like this from happening again. I believe the best action is to...
Ronald Reagan, Al Franken, Clint Eastwood, Sonny Bono and the cast of 'Predator' have all gone from celebrities to elected officials, and they may be adding one more to their ranks: Ashley Judd.
Melissa Harris - Perry is host of MSNBC's 'Melissa Harris-Perry.' The show airs on Saturdays and Sundays from 10AM to noon ET. In a news video that's gone viral, she let's Bobby Jindal, governor of Louisiana, have it...and have it bad.
If there's any doubt how strong the GOP's hold on Alabama is, consider this -- a Republican nominee beat out the Democratic incumbent for a seat on the Bibb County Commission last week despite the fact that he died a month earlier. Congratulations, Alabama, on taking partisanship to a whole new level.
An election is the ultimate celebration of democracy. However if you live in South Carolina or Kentucky, booze probably isn't going to be part of your November 6 revelry.
This four-year-old may just have a better pulse on Americans than that of the National media as she has had enough Romney and Obama television ads and is very upset.
It was just a matter of time before someone put the VP debate to music. No matter what side of the governmental fence you're on, this video has something for you.
President Obama's camp has released a Mitt Romney Big Big ad. Mr. Romney has caught some heat after he said one of the areas he would cut is funding for Public Broadcasting which air Sesame Street.
WHAT YEAR WAS IT
These songs were popular:
'Loves Me Like A Rock' (Paul Simon)
'Bad, Bad Leroy Brown' (Jim Croce)
'Midnight Train To Georgia' (Gladys Knight & The Pips)
These events were current:
Skylab, the first American space station, is launched.
The Watergate trial begins in Washington, D.C.
President Nixon signs the Endangered Species Act into law.
These guys might be on to something. It turns out if you put your support for Barack Obama on a ridiculous hat on your head, you still have your hands free for clapping. Because you’re going to need them for speeches and also dancing awkwardly. This lady isn’t the only one doing it — silly hats are all the rage at the DNC this year. Here are some of the best we found.
What Year Was It?
These songs were on the radio:
'Jack & Diane' (John Cougar)
'Who Can it Be Now?' (Men At Work)
'Up Where We Belong' (Joe Cocker & Jennifer Warnes)
These events were shaping the Nation:
Movies of the year: 'E.T. – the Extra-Terrestrial,' 'Tootsie,' 'Gandhi' and 'The Verdict.'
'Schindler’s List' by author Thomas Keneally is published.
John W. Hinckley, Jr. is found n
Taylor Swift has a dating history full of some pretty big celebrity names, but her latest rumored beau may very well trump them all: seems the Grammy-magnet has been cozying up with a Kennedy — and robbing the cradle at that.