Twitter Facebook now illegal for Louisiana drivers

A bill prohibiting posting to social media sites while driving gained final approval with a 34-1 Senate vote on Tuesday. It now heads to Gov. Bobby Jindal's desk. Violators will face a traffic fine of up to $175 for the first offense and up to $500 for second and subsequent violations. The bill by Livingston Republican Dale Erdey closes what he called a loophole by adding accessing, reading ...

Judge OK suspects in custody after carjacking

At least some of those believed to be responsible are in custody. Marullo was not hurt and it did not appear he was specifically targeted in any way. The suspects were arrested shortly after the incident and may have been taken into custody after being involved in a wreck. Marullo is a one-time state lawmaker whose term on the bench runs through the end of ...

Suspect in St. John deputy ambush pleads guilty

One of the suspects charged in the deadly ambush last August that claimed the lives of two St. John Parish sheriff's deputies and the wounding of two others has pleaded ...

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The Internal Revenue Service official who headed the division involved in targeting conservative groups invoked her constitutional right against self-incrimination Wednesday and refused to answer questions from a congressional committee. Lois Lerner ...

Mommy blogging sweeps though the Big Easy

NOLAParent.com was born. Her passion came from a love of writing and hearing stories from other people. Chances are many in your circle of friends are parents. So do they turn to blogs to talk about the pitfalls, products, services and challenges that go along with the job? Chances are they do because right now there are an estimated 3.9 million people that identify themselves as mommy bloggers. ...