It’s no surprise the Rev. Al Sharpton is traveling to Baton Rouge this Friday to speak about the relationship between AIDS and civil rights.
Baton Rouge has the highest number of AIDS case rates...
It’s going to take a while before Louisiana catches up to the equal rights movement, and the fact that four same-sex couples are suing the state for their marriages — legalized in other states...
The wolf of Alaska Street is huffing, puffing and blowing down the once-affordable rental units in that area, which were ideal for low-income students. This was after he sent the refugees out to fend for...
Last week, Gov. Bobby Jindal put his foot in his mouth — Louisiana boot and all — when he spoke to the Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation about the silent war on religious liberty.
I urge...
Another one bites the dust.
A Wednesday guilty verdict that doomed former New Orleans mayor C. Ray Nagin to a sentence of 20 years or more came as a surprise to virtually no one.
While the trial has been...
Medicine and technology have transformed mankind from primitive, cave-dwelling animals into sophisticated, rational beings capable of flying to the moon. But all too often, the processes that have contributed...
We all start playing the game of self-expression early in life. I didn’t have my stellar lipstick collection right out of the womb, after all.
A toddler could refuse to wear anything but his or her...
We all have a soft spot for our pets, and we shudder and shame those who are guilty of animal abuse. But for some reason, animal testing doesn’t phase the majority of humans.
This may be because...
The 2014 Winter Olympics have turned into a playground of Russian LGBT politics and passive-aggressive, so-called activism.
During the opening ceremonies of this year’s Olympics, President Barack...
There’s no doubt about it: Baton Rouge has a heroin problem.
“It’s a concern to us because it has crossed over so many social and economic boundaries unlike in the past and we have seen...
The question of whether there is a God is one for the ages. It’s surely one for this age, no matter how modern the era or how scientific.
On Feb. 4, “Science Guy” Bill Nye debated Ken...
Even if you don’t know anything about Woody Allen, chances are you’ve seen or heard his name a few times in the past month.
Allen is, by far, one of the most prolific writer-directors in Hollywood...
