Illegal Guatemalan pedophile, rapist Pascual Mas-Xocholij arrested in Baton Rouge by border patrol agents
U.S. Border Patrol (USBP) agents assigned to the Baton Rouge Station arrested an illegal alien Wednesday afternoon who is wanted in East Baton Rouge Parish for Felony Carnal Knowledge of a Juvenile and Forcible More...
Metairie Man, Pascal Calogero Sentenced to 121 Months for Sex Trafficking of 14 Year Old
U.S. Attorney Peter G. Strasser announced that PASCAL CALOGERO, III, age 60, a resident of Metairie, Louisiana, was sentenced today by United States District Judge Sarah S. Vance after previously pleading guilty More...
Former Fort Polk soldier, Ronald Allen guilty for sexually abusing a minor
United States Attorney David C. Joseph announced today that a federal jury handed down a guilty verdict on all counts against a former Fort Polk U.S. Army soldier who sexually abused a minor beginning when the More...
Slidell Woman, Rachel Lipps Charged with Wire Fraud and Aggravated Identity Theft
U.S. Attorney Peter G. Strasser announced today that RACHEL E. LIPPS age 38, of Slidell, LA was charged on Friday, July 19, 2019 in an indictment for wire fraud, in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section More...
Your Guide to Summer Road-Tripping in the Southern US
Summer in the southern states is something to behold: a rip-roaring mix of hot sunshine, toe-tapping music, delicious food (including a ransom of amazing BBQ) and some of the funniest, most genuine people in the More...
Campaign Legal Center likens felon voter fees to Jim Crow, ‘Felony disenfranchisement’
FROM THE CLC: 10 million Americans owe more than $50 billion in fines and fees related to criminal convictions Over half of the disenfranchised population is no longer incarcerated and is living in a state that More...
Discovery Channel’s ‘Cajun Navy’ premieres July 23, highlighting post-Katrina rescues, heroes
In the days after Hurricane Katrina, a group of ordinary citizens came together with one goal: to pull people from the water. The government had failed New Orleans, and it was up to the people to get the job done. More...
Rhett & Link coming to Tampa
Get your earholes ready for a mythical evening of songification with your favorite lifelong best friends. Join Rhett & Link as they take you on a musical adventure from past to present and beyond. Whether it’s More...
Destrehan Man, Dillon Davis Sentenced to 151 Months for Bank Robbery
U.S. Peter G. Strasser announced that United States District Court Judge, Barry W. Ashe, sentenced DILLON DAVIS, age 26, of Destrehan, to 151 months of imprisonment for committing a bank robbery in violation of More...
John Crist sets ‘Immature Thoughts’ tour dates throughout the fall
John Crist’s “Immature Thoughts Tour” will find the headliner trekking to mostly new markets this fall, including the first ever jaunt in Eastern Canada for the standup comedian and internet More...
New Orleans Man, John Jones Pleads Guilty To Heroin Conspiracy
U.S. Attorney Peter G. Strasser announced that JOHN JONES, age 45, of New Orleans, pled guilty Thursday, June 13, 2019 to conspiracy to distribute and to possess with intent to distribute more than one kilogram More...
Houston man Marquis Holmes pleads guilty to sex trafficking scheme across seven states
A southwest Houston man pleaded guilty Thursday to conspiring to sex traffic three adult women by means of force and violence in Houston and other locations across the country. photo/ Sammis Reachers This investigation More...
Louisiana Man, Peter Henry Arrested and Heroin Seized in Gulfport
Peter Oliver Henry, aka “James,” aka “Petey,” age 60, of Chalmette, Louisiana, was arrested by law enforcement on June 4, 2019, in Gulfport, and approximately four and a half ounces of heroin were seized. Henry More...
TV News: ‘Jessica Jones’ set for June, new ‘SHIELD’ characters, ‘Swamp Thing’ trailer
Some TV news to catch up on a summer of shows and news breaks: Jessica Jones season 3, Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. photos/looks at characters Jessica Jones Jessica Jones will be back for the third and final season of More...
New Orleans Man, Joseph Haynes Pleads Guilty for Scheme to Defraud Medicare
A New Orleans, Louisiana, man pleaded guilty today for his role in a scheme to solicit the payment of illegal health care kickbacks to several individuals, including two New Orleans-area physicians, for the referring More...
Lake Charles resident, John Legros sentenced to 12 years for selling hundreds of Oxycodone pills
United States Attorney David C. Joseph announced that John Homer Legros Jr., 40, of, Lake Charles, who sold hundreds of Oxycodone pills was sentenced May 9, 2019 by U.S. District Judge Donald E. Walter to 12 More...
Jefferson Parish Councilman, Christopher Roberts Charged with Tax Evasion and Wire Fraud
The United States Attorney’s Office, Eastern District of Louisiana announced that CHRISTOPHER LORELL ROBERTS, JR., age 41, a resident of Gretna, Louisiana, was charged today in a 29-count Indictment with wire More...
How Are Drug Laws Changing Across the US in 2019?
A law passed by the federal government is only as functional as a state’s agreement to enforce it. That’s why laws passed at the federal level can often have little to no effect on state jurisdictions. More...
Welsh man, Damien Guidry sentenced to 115 months for distributing marijuana, cocaine
United States Attorney David C. Joseph announced today that Damien Guidry, 38, of Welsh, Louisiana, was sentenced to nine years and seven months in prison by U.S. District Judge Robert R. Summerhays for distributing More...
Tennessee tops HireAHelper’s ‘True Tax Burden’ study, Florida at #4, Texas at #7
Florida ranks #4 for lowest dollar-for-dollar tax burden ($2,131) and #4 in effective tax rate (4.8%) in HireAHelper’s ‘True Tax Burden’ study. To calculate the rankings, HireAHelper surveyed mean wage data, More...