After a House bill banning hand-held cell phone calls while driving goes down in flames on the Senate floor, how may two Senate bills regulating cell phones fare when they hit the House floor today? Kenner Senator Julie Quinn says she's not worried about her bill that bans texting while driving. The bill also forbids cell phone use by novice drivers, still on their learners permit. Quinn says she doesn't anticipate any serious challenge to her bill. Quinn's bill is up for final legislative passage today on the House floor.
A Texas woman was busted Thursday afternoon when Louisiana State Police stopped her for a traffic violation on I-20 in the Calhoun area.
The date for the capital murder trial of Tracy Young has been set.
Fifty-two-year-old Lee Roy Williams Junior was booked into the Calcasieu Parish Correctional Center this morning.
The southbound span of the Causeway Bridge was shut down for a while Friday morning after a Lacombe woman lost control of her Jeep Cherokee.
Former State Senator Ken Hollis of Metairie lost his battle with cancer Friday morning.
At least six people are confirmed dead and numerous others have been injured in a gas explosion yesterday evening in San Bruno, California.
Protests over plans by a Florida church to burn copies of the Koran on 9-11 have turned deadly near a German-run NATO base in Afghanistan.
Americans will pause to remember a tragic day in the nation's history tomorrow as the ninth anniversary of the 9-11 attacks are observed.
Fruits and vegetables need to appear more in the daily diets of Americans.
Picnic baskets are getting loaded with food and the backs of vehicles are opening wide as tailgating for football season begins.
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