Mattel released 5 new minority Barbie dolls in November—did you notice?
Thanks to what’s called a “brand before band” marketing partnership with Mattel, pop group Fifth Harmony...
By BILL BARROW, Associated Press
• November 29, 2014
THIBODAUX, La. (AP) President Barack Obama may not be on Louisiana's Senate runoff ballot, but it's clear his widespread unpopularity in the state stands as Democratic Sen. Mary Landrieu's biggest hurdle...
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) A group pressing for more sidewalks and bike paths to make it easier for people to move around the City of Baton Rouge has won the Metro Council's support.
The council earlier this...
BATON ROUGE. La. (AP) Voters have one more day to cast their ballots early for the Dec. 6 election.
Louisiana's early voting period wraps up today, running from 8:30 a.m. to 6 p.m., after shutting down...
NEW ORLEANS (AP) Protesters rallied peacefully in several Louisiana cities in the wake of the Missouri grand jury decision not to indict a police officer in the fatal shooting of Michael Brown.
About 100...
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) LSU's Louisiana Business & Technology Center will host 20 entrepreneurs from Mexico and South America in February for two weeks of training and mentoring on U.S. business practices...
I spent most of yesterday anticipating bad news. Everything that was coming out of Missouri foreshadowed disappointment for the people demanding a trial for Darren Wilson, the Ferguson police officer who...
By SADIE GURMAN, Associated Press
• November 24, 2014
Thousands of people rallied late Monday in U.S. cities including Los Angeles and New York to passionately ” but initially peacefully ” protest a grand jury's decision not to indict a white...
FERGUSON, Mo. (AP) — Police cars have been vandalized and several gunshots have been heard on the streets of Ferguson after the announcement that a white police officer will not be indicted...
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- President Barack Obama will address the nation at 10 p.m. EST following Monday's ruling from Ferguson, Mo.
At 10pm ET, watch President Obama deliver a statement from the White House...
By JIM SALTER, Associated Press
• November 24, 2014
FERGUSON, Mo. (AP) A grand jury declined Monday to indict Darren Wilson in the death of Michael Brown, the unarmed, black 18-year-old whose fatal shooting by a white officer sparked weeks of sometimes-violent...
