PINEVILLE, La. — A woman who was once rescued from the Superdome on a helicopter during Hurricane Katrina has gone on to become the Louisiana Army National Guard’s first Black female pilot. Warrant Officer Tatiana Julien of New Orleans pilots a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter in B Company, 1-244th Assault Helicopter Battalion, which is based in Hammond. […]
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — A former Louisiana teacher who pleaded guilty to tainting cupcakes with her ex-husband’s bodily fluids and feeding them to school children was sentenced Friday to 41 years in prison. Authorities said Cynthia Perkins committed the acts with her ex, Dennis Perkins, a former Livingston Parish sheriff’s lieutenant. She initially faced 150 felony […]
A Louisiana family demands answers about the death of their infant child. Almost a year later, the family of a 3-month old baby are still waiting for law enforcement officials to share if the child was fatally shot by an officer’s bullet. La’Mello Parker was shot after being kidnapped by his father. Parker’s father, Eric Derrell […]
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Gary Chambers is running for the U.S. Senate in Louisiana and he has recently released his first campaign ad on Tuesday with a video showing him smoking a cannabis blunt. Chambers has decided to run on a pro-marijuana legalization platform. The ad, entitled ‘37 Seconds,’ features a voice-over of him talking about the statistics for […]
Did you know that political pioneer Bernette Johnson is a member of Zeta Phi Beta? Johnson is a proud member of Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc. Bernette Johnson was born in Donaldsonville, Louisiana. In 1964, she began her studies at Spelman College in Georgia where she earned her Bachelor of Arts degree. After Spelman, she […]
A Louisiana judge says the N-word multiple times in a video that went viral last month has officially quit her job according to theGrio. Former Lafayette City Court judge Michelle Odinet‘s attorney Dane Ciolino released a resignation letter on her behalf to Louisiana Supreme Court Chief Justice John L. Weimer on Friday. “After much reflection and prayer, […]
LAFAYETTE, La. (AP) — Racist language heard in a video recorded at the home of a Louisiana judge has led to calls for her resignation. The video shows a television set displaying security footage of what appears to be a foiled burglary at the judge’s home. Laughter and racist slurs are heard from the viewers […]
A Soul Food burrito created by a Dallas man landed on a list of Food Network’s “Most-Over-the-Top Burritos in the Country. Click here for more: https://www.guidelive.com/food-and-drink/2019/05/02/soul-food-burrito-dallas-lauded-one-food-networks-top-dishes?fbclid=IwAR0FmGXpy1PaWNcNpG9eahW-_R_hk3gUoXjpBKzt9XjCZouzC4Ov3ciUz6U Subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/user/tdmnvid?sub_confirmation=1 Watch more videos like this https://www.youtube.com/user/tdmnvid Learn More: Website: http://www.dallasnews.com/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/search?q=the%20dallas%20morning%20news&src=tyah Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/dallasmorningnews/?ref=aymt_homepage_panel source Related Posts Wifey by Usher and Pharrell Wifey by Usher and Pharrell […]
Dr. Andia Augustin-Billy has made history on Nov. 4, 2021, when she became the first Black professor to earn tenure at Centenary College in Shreveport, Louisiana. “Centenary and other predominantly white institutions need to reckon with their statements of diversity,” Augustin-Billy told Atlanta Black Star. Dr. Augustin-Billy teaches French and Francophone studies at the college, which […]