Louisiana police and highway safety agencies are beginning the “Click-It or Ticket” campaign with the hope of stepping up education and seatbelt use in the state. Currently, seatbelt use has remained at 75 percent since...
Monthly Archives: May 2010
Louisiana Spends $40 million on Litter
May 30, 2010
Keep Louisiana Beautiful published a 2009 study that found that the state spends roughly $40 million per year on law enforcement, education, disposal and collection of litter at the municipal, parish and state level. Pete...
TOPS Bill Moves Past Committee
May 29, 2010
The Louisiana House Education Committee approved House Bill 994 with a 6-5 vote. This bill could have widespread ramifications for students who choose to use the Taylor Opportunity Program for Students (TOPS) by changing the
The Supreme Court ruled Monday May 17, 2010 that juveniles could no longer be handed down life sentences for crimes other than murders. In a 5-4 decision, the court decided that there must be “a meaningful opportunity to...
Cyberbullying Bill Altered
May 25, 2010
The Senate Committeee on Judiciary C sent a message to adults who bully children on the Internet when they advanced House Bill 1259 today that offers greater punishment for adults that bully children on the world wide web....
Pesticides in Produce May Cause ADHD
May 24, 2010
Findings published in May 16th’s Pediatrics have found a “persuasive” connection between the pesticides used on and contained in fruits and vegetables to the development of childhood learning problems. However, the data
Supreme Court Rules that Life Imprisonment Without Parole for Minors is Unconstitutional
May 23, 2010
The U.S. Supreme Court recently ruled that it is unconstitutional for a court to sentence a minor to life imprisonment without parole unless he or she commits murder. The Supreme Court ruled that such sentences are...
Elena Kagan, President Obama’s nominee to take the retiring Justice John Paul Stevens’ seat on the Supreme Court, is unlikely to face a filibuster from the Republican Party. However, many Senate republicans have said she
Motorcycle Safety a Concern In Louisiana
May 18, 2010
A report released by the Governors’ Highway Safety Association last week has drawn attention to what seems to be a growing problem in Louisiana: motorcycle safety. The state’s motorcycle related deaths increased by 28...
Legislative Bill Fails To Tighten Belts
May 17, 2010
The House Committee on the Administration of Criminal Justice involuntarily deferred House Bill 103 last week. The rejected bill would have criminalized exposing undergarments and the “cleft of the buttocks.” The...
Job Market’s Future Appears Brighter
May 16, 2010
The United States’ slumping economy appears to be on the rise after an April that saw a growth in hiring that netted 290,000 new jobs. This is the biggest such growth the country has seen in four years and continues in a...
Twenty-four of the sixty homicides that have occurred in New Orleans this year have taken place in the city’s fifth district. Despite the high rate of homicides in the fifth district, this area of the city (which includes...
Bobby Jindal has not made it a secret that he would like for the Lieutenant Governor office to be abolished in the last few months. With the recent departure of Mitch Landrieu to be the Mayor of New Orleans from the post, he
United and Continental Airlines are planning a massive merger between the nation’s third and fourth largest carriers by traffic respectively to combine to become the world’s biggest. United CEO Glenn Tilton and...
Near Bombing In Times Square
May 3, 2010
On the day in which the last remaining Mumbai terrorist was found guilty in India, the New York City Police Department continues to search through hundreds of hours of CCTV tape to find a glimpse of a man responsible for the
Pastors Urge “The Mansion” Be Shut Down
May 3, 2010
Rev. Rusty Durand and Rev. Toney Cooksey, pastor of a church in Pine Grove, are encouraging authorities to shut down a new nightclub, “The Mansion.” The establishment is located east of Montpelier and west of the truck...