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TWO RAPPERS ARRESTED OVER THE WEEKEND!

WHAT ARE THE CHANCES OF THAT HAPPENING? Ja Rule and Lil Wayne have been arrested and charged with criminal possession of a weapon in separate incidents, police said. The best-selling rappers were arrested Sunday night shortly after Lil Wayne’s concert [...]

FELLOW LOUISIANIAN CAMPBELL BROWN MOVES FROM NBC TO CNN!

BROWN TAKES THE BIG BROADCASTING JUMP! CNN said Monday that it has hired anchor Campbell Brown of NBC News, one day after she announced on “Weekend Today” that she would be leaving as host. CNN did not immediately say what [...]

MINIMUM WAGE GOES FROM $5.15 TO $5.85 A HOUR – IS THAT GOOD ENOUGH?

WILL THE INCREASE HELP AMERICAN WORKERS? Many lawmakers, along with advocates for low-wage workers, are celebrating the first increase in the federal minimum wage in a decade. Yet many acknowledge that raising it from $5.15 an hour to $5.85 will [...]

FORMER ASTROS MINOR LEAGUE PLAYER DIES!

HE WAS STRUCK BY A BASEBALL! Mike Coolbaugh, first-base coach with the Class AA Tulsa Drillers and a former Astros minor leaguer as a third baseman, died Sunday night after being hit in the head by a ball during a [...]

THE HOUSTON POLICE DEPARTMENT WANTS TO ENSURE WE’RE GETTING THE TRUE MISSION AND MESSAGE!

HOW SHOULD HPD IMPROVE COMMUNITY RELATIONS?Here’s a letter that’s freely given out at the Houston Police Department. It’s written by the new head of Public Affairs Captain Bruce Williams. He says the department wants to ensure the lines of communications [...]