Sept 9 2008

I wish I could say that Hurricane Gustav refocused more national attention on Louisiana's issues including vanishing barrier reefs and wetlands as well as the following, which I learned about this morning from a fellow Kossack living in the NOLA area who had evacuated when Gustav was on the way. Maybe it did--for only a few minutes.

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La. sex trafficking targeted

By KIMBERLY VETTER AND STEVEN WARD

Advocate staff writers

Published: Jun 18, 2008 - Page: 1B - UPDATED: 12:05 a.m.

Girls and boys are being sold for sex in Baton Rouge and New Orleans, a federally funded report released Tuesday says, even though no one yet has been charged in Louisiana ( Read more... )

Thursday , June 19, 2008

WASHINGTON -

One of U.S. Rep. William Jefferson's sisters pleaded guilty Wednesday to concealing a crime for her role in alleged scheme to defraud the federal government.

Brenda Jefferson, 52, pleaded guilty to misprision of a felony. Prosecutors have charged three other Jefferson family members with pocketing more than $ ( Read more... )