With State Rep. Austin Badon's House Bill 146 seemingly sailing through the Legislature, on its way to making it a crime to talk on a hand-held cell phone while driving a car, I want to beat the rush and get my free government coupon right now. More...

Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries responded to a call at a Jefferson Parish drainage canal on May 5. A fisherman had snagged an alligator but was unable to free the animal. Upon arrival, agents discovered the fisherman had actually caught a crocodile.
The Movie Filter is not often used for blanket endorsements of individual actors, but since I haven’t watched anything new this week I thought it would be best to take a brief moment to admire Zach Galifianakis, who can be seen starting Friday in The Hangover.
This past weekend, we lost one of our finest musicians Justin Hilbun, known to many for his contributions to the Way*High Men, Poor Harvey, Elsah, Polly Pry, Judge Genius and recently his own band Justin Hilbun & the Homewreckers, but what I will always think of is his congeniality and his enterprising spirit. 