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Serving the communities of: - Livingston Parish News

John Maginnis: Turning points in 2009 for Louisiana politicians It was the quadrennial fallow year in Louisiana as far as elections go, but 2009 saw turning points for state politics and politicians, as reflected by a half dozen of the year's biggest ...

Food and Dining Briefs for Dec. 31 - North County Times

New menu items: Diane Powers' Casa Guadalajara, Casa de Pico and Carlsbad's Casa de Bandini have added lunch specials and seasonal items to their menus. New dishes include Spicy Crispy Chicken And Avocado Salad ($12.95); Fabuloso Carnitas Asadas Taco ...

THA HIP HOP DOC: Healthy New Year’s Resolutions: Will We Stay True ... - EURweb

If you live in my neck of the woods (Louisiana), King Cakes start flowing weeks before the Mardi Gras season begins. This eight to sixteen week food fest is an all out attack our bodies: our blood sugar ... revealed that out of the 2,256 U.

East, West bands performing at Sugar Bowl - News-Courier

The game and halftime events will be broadcast on FOX television. One West band parent updated The News Courier on the ... West students had already dined at restaurants, seen the river walk and shopped in stores, Belue said. They plan to go to Mardi ...

Looking North for Dec. 31 - Baton Rouge Advocate

A good excursion to begin the new year would be a drive to Clinton on Saturday for the decade’s first Clinton Community Market, which begins in the area of the courthouse early in the morning and runs past noon. Shoppers and browsers will find ...

What's Happening in Oroville - Oroville Mercury-Register

Open from 5-9:30 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 31, at 3476 Smith Ave., Biggs. Rides on the Miracle Express train, farm animals all decked out, hay rides, displays, lights, holiday music and a bonfire pit with hot cocoa and smores. 868-1026, www.maxsmiracles ...

Krewe of Mardi Gras to search for next chili champ - Houma Courier

HOUMA – Houma's next chili champion can start the New Year with some extra cash as part of an annual contest organized by the Krewe of Mardi Gras. The 11th Annual Chili Cookoff, a fundraiser for the Carnival krewe, is set for 9 a.m. to 10 p.m. Jan ...

Series 2009 reviews - Motorsport.com

Looking Back and Moving Forward: A look back at the 2009 IHRA season and what lies ahead in the New Year With 2009 down to its final days and the New Year just around the bend, the IHRA is looking back at yet another thrilling season of quarter-mile ...

Mardi Gras Krewe forming - Gulf Breeze News

Have you ever wanted to join one of the Mardi Gras associations called Krewes and get to ride on a float in a parade, throwing beads and moon pies to the throngs of spectators? There’s a new Krewe forming, called the Krewe of St. Patrick, sponsored ...

Four breasts, no waist? Call us bosom pals - Sydney Morning Herald

When Angela Catterns was broadcasting from the foyer of ABC 702, sitting amid skeins of wool and the goodly knitters of Sydney, I'm pretty sure I was encouraging my listeners at 2DayFM to eat a cockroach for State of Origin tickets. I have since ...

Resolved Question: is it legal or moral for my news paper teacher to make us sell things and for our grade to depend on it?

My newspaper teacher is making it required for each of us students to sell $25 worth of car wash tickets and close to $30 worth of mardi gras beads that are our school colors. None of us signed up to sell these items, but she is making our grades depend on it. If we don't sell these items, we have to buy them ourselves or get a zero for the assignment, and our grade goes down. Some people are able to afford to buy their own grade but not everyone can afford to buy their own grade. When i signed up for the school news paper i wasn't expecting to have to buy my grades. Is it legal for her to make it required to sell things? more

Resolved Question: Will you critique this story I wrote? I'm undecided about whether I like it or not?

I currently have a love/hate relationship with this story. Here's a chunk of the opening paragraphs. Sorry it's a little long. You don't have to read it all. The first day in a new school. It was worse than I had imagined. They were all looking at me. And I could definitely see why. In my off brand sneakers and unfashionably dorky sweatshirt, I didn’t fit they various stereotypical molds this school offered. A quick survey of my surroundings showed I wouldn’t fit in with the crew clustered to my right. This consisted of a group of athletic, tan looking people. The boys wore leather letter jackets; the girls had on cheerleading uniforms made out of a shockingly small amount of fabric. The small clique to my left didn’t look right for me either. They all possessed some sort of tattoo or piercing. Plus, I’d never really gotten into the dyed hair and all black clothes movement. A group of girls stood in the middle of the room. They all wore brand name shirts and flawless makeup on their flawless faces. I guessed to join their little group, your allowance from daddy had to top $1,000. They stared at me and cocked a collective eyebrow, as if daring me to come closer and associate with them. These gestures made me want to turn and run all the way back to where I came from. The place where I was most comfortable---Louisiana. I loved Louisiana more than an alcoholic loved a nice cold can of Coors. It was where I grew up----the large town of Shreveport to be specific. There was always something going on there from Mardi Gras parades to concerts; it was never dull. I lived in an average middle class house with my average middle class family. This consisted of my mom, Lauren, a paralegal for a pretty big law firm. It was accurate to say my mom wore the pants in the family seeing as my father was unemployed 99% of the time. My dad, Alex, was still trying to make it big in the screenwriting industry. His biggest accomplishment to date was a toaster strudel commercial that aired for a full 20 seconds on T.V. My 4 year old sister, Rose, was your average run-of-the-mill little kid. She had a penchant for singing show tunes from Sesame Street, a hobby that both annoyed at charmed the entire family simultaneously. Yes, it was safe to say I led a normal life in Louisiana. But my favorite thing about Shreveport was that I had friends there. I attended a very small school as a freshman. There were 70 kids tops in my grade, so everyone knew everyone’s most intimate details. That also meant pretty much everyone was friends. After all, it’s hard to hate someone whose dad rescued your cat from a tree, isn’t it? It was August and I was looking forward to being a sophomore at the same small school with the kids I grew up with come September. Then we received the news. Due to budget cuts, the law firm that Mom worked at had to make some lay offs. It turns out my mom was one of the more dispensable paralegals at the firm of White, Smith, and Jackson.the word that is starred out is c--o--c---k---e----d--- yahoo! stars it outnever read twilight--- although my obsessed friend is trying to make me. more

Resolved Question: What is it like living in New Orleans in 2009?

Katrina must have changed things, or has it really? Is the crime rate different than it was before the hurricane, is the city still beautiful? Has the Creole, 'Mardi Gras' culture changed any? I'm honestly just curious. I want to know firsthand how the city has or hasn't been changed, as opposed to seeing news reports on TV that I have no idea how accurate they are. Or aren't, you get my point. more

Resolved Question: This week in review (joke)?

This week in news: The woman attacked by a 200 lb chimpanzee has been transferred to a new hospital and is slowly recovering from having her lips, nose, eyelids, and hands ripped off by the enraged primate. When asked about whether the monkey was going to be put down, authorities said that all he needs is a good spanking. Speaking of monkeys who need spanked, Michael Jackson has announced that he plans a comeback. In dire need of money after filing bankruptcy and having his Neverland Ranch foreclosed on, Mike has joined forces and become the new spokesman for K-Mart new “Blue light special”. Mr. Jackson is excited about getting boy’s undergarments half off. Initial reports came in that the earth was only 48,000 miles away from being hit with a three mile wide asteroid, capable of killing millions and changing the face of the earth forever. At first it was thought to be nothing more than a close call, but as it turns out, the asteroid did in fact cause one casualty, as it hit and completely destroyed Joaquin Phoenix’s acting career. Search and rescue for two former NFL players who were lost at sea after their boat capsized has been halted. Many people have wondered what type of boat the weekend fishermen took out into the water that day. Coast Guard officials only know one thing about the make. Due to the fact that the boat’s owner was a member of the 2008 Detroit Lions, there is absolutely no chance that it was a Four Winns. The girl who had her feet severed at the ankle during a 2004 trip to Six Flags amusement park has been fitted with her second pair of prosthetic feet, and now at 17 years of age, has lived a normal life. This is exceedingly good news due to the fact that she was injured on a rollercoaster named “Superman”, and therefore was lucky not to be paralyzed from the neck down. Initial reports are in stating that the new economic stimulus pack has allowed thousands to return to work. Unfortunately, most of these people are illegal migrant workers, as they remain the only people willing to return to work for $13.00 a week. Revelers decked out in sequins, feathers, wigs and leather danced through the streets of Sydney on Saturday to the cheers of more than 300,000 people at the annual Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras. More than 130 floats and 9,500 people participated in the procession, which began as a protest march in 1978 by homosexual and transsexual men and women and has flourished into one of the world's largest and most flamboyant gay pride events. "I am totally in my element," said a transsexual who identified herself as Gummi Cat. "This is my first year being in the parade and I am absolutely loving it," he/she said from a carriage pulled by a man dressed in little more than a black leather harness. Sorry, no joke here. If that vision enough isn’t enough to make you laugh, nothing I say has a chance. more

Resolved Question: What is it going to take to get all the guns out of America?

9 year old shoots his father http://www.kansascity.com/news/nation/story/1044039.html A 6-year-old girl suffered life threatening injuries after being shot in the head Sunday night in the town of Marysville, the Snohomish http://www.topix.com/county/snohomish-wa/2008/11/6-year-old-shot-in-snohomish-county Boy, 6, shot in head in Harbor Gateway area http://articles.latimes.com/2008/mar/05/local/me-boy5 Girl, 7, shot 6 times http://www.detnews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20071205/METRO/712050396 Father Arrested In 6-Year-Old Daughter's Fatal Shooting http://www.kirotv.com/news/17995560/detail.html?rss=sea&psp=news 7 wounded by gunfire on Mardi Gras parade route http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090225/ap_on_re_us/mardi_gras_shooting 12-Year-Old Shot Dead While Trick-or-Treating http://newsone.blackplanet.com/nation/12-year-old-shot-dead-while-trick-or-treating/ 12-year-old Arizona boy guilty in mom's shooting http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/01/04/12yearold-arizona-boy-gui_n_155066.html Police Launch Look Into Child Shot By Uzi http://www.wfsb.com/news/17825523/detail.html#SLANTLY_commentformheight::254 I can do this all day long but I think you get the point, at least I hope you do. Guns are the number one killer of children in America.I am a Texan but I am not a coward and don't need a gun to protect my family. more

Resolved Question: OMG JONAS BROTHERS DEAD?

okay i was watching the news and they said that jonas brothers are dead and that nick jonas...16 yrs... is the only one alive...they said that he might not make it they say that they were in a plane wreck on the way to mardi gras in neworleans louisiana...:'(*sobbing* more

Resolved Question: What do you think of Mardi Gras Mambo morning pome?

Three, six, nine, the goose drank wine, The monkey chewed tobacco On the street car line. The line broke, the monkey got choked, And they all went to Heaven in A little row boat. CLAP! CLAP! Don't know the news, Don't dare read it... Computer screen is candlelight Flickering words down, round, All about town...uh, world. When caught by a 24 hour shift... Fighting it is useless...so listen To the VHF...cause dey won't be None dem boats today, or night! Pelicans flapping backwards, Sailing away on the crest of a wave, It's magic...for you, and your sweet Desires. Windy was NOT the word Yesterday...sheeeesh! Like the outer Band of a hurricane! On that note... January 6th, special about that? 12th day/night after Christmas...BUT! Kick-off to the Mardi Gras Season!!!! Floats, beads, cheering, yelling, "Yeah! Pass me up that beer!" If he fell off The float, it's gotta be the Crewe of Hercules!!! Heart attack? Naw, he drunk!!! Past drunk, gave all his beads away To a streetlight!! "I'll flash ya fer Beads, Mister!" How is 'you and those Beads get arrested' sound? Football tailgatin, ain't got nuthin On Mardi Gras tailgatin!!!! Cooking a six week party!!!! Complete with a recipe fer DUIs... Go head and drink. Go head and wait. Police'll gitcha...if dey can be found!!! Mardi Gras Mambo, Mambo, Mambo! Good Morning! Good Mardi Gras Morning! Ya'llses!Neon...true! Against the law down here...course cops are never around, and the flashers get more beads than anyone! Could've bought Manhatten AND New York with them! Jan 6th is the traditional start...dunno, but has to do with 12th night.foggisan....Driving underestimated ignorance...DUI. Beads are strings of beads thrown by people, on these Mardi Gras floats, to the crowds! Fun to try and catch, then you throw them away...all in the fun of catching them! more

Resolved Question: Why Does America Hate New Orleans?

Why is it that people complain about New Orleans getting rebuilt, because its below sea level, when other places are even in more danger, but people don't seem to mind rebuilding there. What makes us less important then the rest of the country? Maybe cause; Partly it’s because the news media views New Orleans as a "bad news" story for the Bush administration. The media is campaigning for a Democrat to be the next President so nothing positive is ever reported about the federal efforts here. Watch for the change if a Democrat is elected in November (especially if it's Hillary Clinton). The incoming Democrat will be given credit for "saving" New Orleans even before they take office in January. Partly it's because New Orleans has always been tolerant of alternate lifestyles, and that resulted in many hate sermons from "pastors" and "reverends" who said NOLA was destroyed for our sins. After all, the bars don't have to close, stores sell alcohol on Sundays, and there are even strip clubs - obviously New Orleans DESERVED to be visited by the Wrath of God. Right? Partly it's because of out-and-out racism. The video of looters helped cement any stereotypes people elsewhere might already have. Partly it's because people think New Orleans is only about Jazz, Mardi Gras, and Bourbon Street. They don't realize NOLA is an essential element of the USA's critical national infrastructure and it CAN'T be moved. They also seem to think New Orleans is only the French Quarter (10 blocks by 13 blocks) and don't realize it is a metro area with a population well over a million. Partly it's because of the awful performances by ex-Governor Blanco and Mayor Nagin. No one likes a loser. In this case, twin losers. also New Orleans is not below sea level. Most of the city and metro area are above sea level and the parts below are usually only a little below SL. New Orleans is NOT prone to being hit by hurricanes and - despite at least one answer - has NOT been repeatedly flooded. The last hurricane to strike the city before Katrina was Betsy in 1965, which did not flood the city-proper. Before that was a storm in 1947 (hurricanes weren't named until the 1950s), which also did not flood the city-proper. New Orleans had a very high rate of flood insurance coverage at the time Katrina hit - one of the highest in the nation. I don't know where this idea that "no one in New Orleans had insurance" comes from, but I see it all the time. Katrina was the most powerful storm ever recorded to strike North America. It would have flooded any coastal city, but it happened to hit New Orleans. Nowhere is without risk. New York, Baltimore, & Miami are much greater risk from hurricanes than New Orleans. Los Angeles and San Francisco have been rebuilt after multiple earthquakes. The Midwest is hit by tornadoes every year. Seattle has to worry about volcanoes and even Tsunamis. Florida is hit by hurricanes almost every year. And so on - but somehow ONLY New Orleans is "unworthy" of being rebuilt. Go figure more

Resolved Question: Why Does America Hate New Orleans?

Resolved Question: Mardi Gras coverage - 7 News on Sunday Night?

I'm trying to find online somewhere the news coverage of the Mardi Gras that was shown in the Sydney bulletin on Sunday night. I've been searching all week but to no avail, can anyone help? more

Resolved Question: Does anyone else love Mardi gras or Carnival as it is named in South America?

Some really hot dancers there. One of these years I am gonna make it down there. Check out these links to Yahoo photos for some sexy lady dancers down there. Has anyone ever gone to Carnival before? http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Carnival-Rio-de-Janeiro/ss/events/lf/020208carnival/im:/080204/481/c2fb15da6818476483ca96c83c5689c7/ http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Carnival-Brazil-Sao-Paulo2C-Brazil-Rio-de-Janeiro/ss/events/lf/020208carnival/im:/080204/photos_lf_afp/c40133b677cde74dc3a2c3c08c3bdc6e/ more

Resolved Question: Should I feel sorry for you if you are robbed or raped at Mardi Gras New Orleans?

Would you go if you knew how bad it was? Better beware! http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080205/ap_on_re_us/mardi_gras The kind of people live there http://neworleans.areaconnect.com/statistics.htm On the rise again http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/8999837/page/2 Women assaulted http://www.bellaonline.com/articles/art573.asp Life as usual in the Big Easy http://www.nytimes.com/2006/03/30/national/nationalspecial/30crime.html?ei=5088&en=f848a95030af9495&ex=1301374800&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss&pagewanted=print You still going? http://www.ajc.com/news/content/travel/southeast/la_stories/2007/02/13/0113mardi_ruins.html Watch your back http://neworleans.areaconnect.com/crime1.htm South Africa under reports its crime rate, http://www.prweb.com/releases/2007/7/prweb538952.htm http://www.truecrimexpo.co.za/index.php?option=com_content&task=blogcategory&id=20&Itemid=54 so why not New Orleans? I question the validity of Diveristy. I need to be proven wrong. Insults mean you have nothing.I feel sorry for those who were fooled into thinking it was safe. What about those who ignored the warnings? more

Resolved Question: I'm so confused? (Adolescent section)?

The first time that i heard this girl in my class was raped by her father on Mardi Gras, it made me scared of my dad and i just have these bad thoughts that he's going to rape me too and i try to act immature and childish around him and i know that's not fair to him and it is a childish thing to do but i keep having these bad thoughts in my head, i mean, i dont want to be raped or sexually assulted or molested like all these stories on the news i watch so i try to act immature and crazy and to me, i think it's going to help!!! please help or any advice on this?i dont know what type of guy my dad is. he gives me this stare though more

Resolved Question: Mardi Gras in St. Louis to go on despite weather...?

I was wondering if anyone knew whether or not they would still hold the Mardi Gras parade on Saturday in Soulard regardless of the weather? And if not, how would we know? Would they tell us on the news or something? more

Resolved Question: Question about news media and Mardi Gras?

The cliche Mardi Gras stories are starting to emerge in the media, even on the Yahoo portal. Why does the media never seem to notice that women in Brazil are dancing 99% naked and in New Orleans they're running around topless for beads? Are they afraid to embarass the Chambers of Coomerce and lose their travel ads? Instead you get the story about the peasant farmer guy in Brazil dressing up like a lioin and people on floats throwing candy to kids lining the street in New Orleans.I'm not looking for information to flashing, not thatthere's anything wrong with that, I'm wondering why the media pretends it doesn't happen. more

Resolved Question: Need a ball gown? Going to Zulu ball for the first weekend of February and need a dress ASAP?

I'm 22 and going to the Zulu Ball the weekend before Mardi Gras. The attire is floor length formal dresses. I've searched high and low and even ordered one on NewPort News website only to find out that it's currently unavailable until Feb 14. I need a dress that's reasonable in price and cute ASAP. Any suggestions? more

Resolved Question: This is why I am concerned about hate crimes legislation here in the states...?

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/news/news.html?in_article_id=403815&in_page_id=1770 Excerpt: South Wales police admitted evangelical Christian Stephen Green was then charged purely because his pamphlets contained anti-gay quotations from the Bible. Mr Green faces a court appearance today charged with using 'threatening, abusive or insulting words or behaviour' after his attempt to distribute the leaflets at the weekend 'Mardi Gras' event in Cardiff. A spokesman for the police said the campaigner had not behaved in a violent or aggressive manner, but that officers arrested him because 'the leaflet contained Biblical quotes about homosexuality'. Our new Hate Crimes bill uses verbage that includes the word perceived which is a slippery slope. I personally think gays should be afforded civil unions, however if my fellow brethren would like to have free speech about this matter, they most certainly should be able to safely and legally. Thoughts? US soon?Rocco: I dont think heterosexuals should be "married" by the state anyways. All they are is civil unions. I believe Churches should maintain marriage as this word has come from religion and keep whats secular, secular :) Civil Unions for all! more

Resolved Question: % of gay and lesbian Police in Queensland police service?

Dear Madam/Sir, I am writing to you because I would like to know how many police officers are Gay or Lesbians in the Queensland police service? I remember watching the news one night where the commissioner Atkinson saying a few years ago now that the Gay and Lesbian community were not going to be bashed any more by the Queensland police service members. I have not watched the Sydney gay and lesbian mardi gras in a while so I have not scene any police officers represent the Queensland police service in the parade. I would like to see police from every town in Queensland hold hands with the gay and lesbian community at the Sydney Mardi Gras to show how tolerate they are these days in the parade. I look forward to your reply. more

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Serving the communities of: - Livingston Parish News

Food and Dining Briefs for Dec. 31 - North County Times

THA HIP HOP DOC: Healthy New Year’s Resolutions: Will We Stay True ... - EURweb

East, West bands performing at Sugar Bowl - News-Courier

Looking North for Dec. 31 - Baton Rouge Advocate

What's Happening in Oroville - Oroville Mercury-Register

Krewe of Mardi Gras to search for next chili champ - Houma Courier

Series 2009 reviews - Motorsport.com

Mardi Gras Krewe forming - Gulf Breeze News

Four breasts, no waist? Call us bosom pals - Sydney Morning Herald

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Resolved Question: is it legal or moral for my news paper teacher to make us sell things and for our grade to depend on it?

Resolved Question: Will you critique this story I wrote? I'm undecided about whether I like it or not?

Resolved Question: What is it like living in New Orleans in 2009?

Resolved Question: This week in review (joke)?

Resolved Question: What is it going to take to get all the guns out of America?

Resolved Question: OMG JONAS BROTHERS DEAD?

Resolved Question: What do you think of Mardi Gras Mambo morning pome?

Resolved Question: Why Does America Hate New Orleans?

Resolved Question: Why Does America Hate New Orleans?

Resolved Question: Mardi Gras coverage - 7 News on Sunday Night?

Resolved Question: Does anyone else love Mardi gras or Carnival as it is named in South America?

Resolved Question: Should I feel sorry for you if you are robbed or raped at Mardi Gras New Orleans?

Resolved Question: I'm so confused? (Adolescent section)?

Resolved Question: Mardi Gras in St. Louis to go on despite weather...?

Resolved Question: Question about news media and Mardi Gras?

Resolved Question: Need a ball gown? Going to Zulu ball for the first weekend of February and need a dress ASAP?

Resolved Question: This is why I am concerned about hate crimes legislation here in the states...?

Resolved Question: % of gay and lesbian Police in Queensland police service?

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