Nishiyama Chukei
19th century
Oh, Louisiana.
For those times when you just want to say with a mixture of frustration and disappointment, "Oh, Louisiana." Louisiana: keeping the nation's pride in check since 1812.
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May 08
Apr 15
» Louisiana near the bottom in the gender pay gap
Men in Louisiana earn 33 percent more at their jobs than women, according to nationwide statistics compiled by an advocacy group looking to end the pay gap between the genders. The American Association of University Women found Louisiana has second-largest gap in earnings between men and women. Only Wyoming has greater disparity.
The closest pay gap was in Washington, D.C., where women earn 91 percent of the salaries collected by their male counterparts, the analysis showed.
The median income for women in Louisiana stands at $30,600, while men make $45,524.
The association pulled from data collected by the Census Bureau and the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The report can be viewed here.
Apr 13
» Alligator visits Port Allen motel, bites guest
PORT ALLEN — A 6-foot alligator showed up at the front door of a Super 8 Motel on Wednesday afternoon, authorities said.
A motel employee said the alligator bit a guest.
About 4 p.m., the West Baton Rouge Parish Sheriff’s Office responded to a call about an alligator at the motel at 821 North Lobdell Highway, Sheriff Mike Cazes said.
The gator bit one of the motel guests who tried to catch it before Animal Control workers showed up, said Matt Marszal, the motel’s front desk clerk.
That man was taken to the hospital, Marszal said.
Once Animal Control workers arrived, the gator was subdued within 5 minutes, Marszal said.
“I couldn’t believe something like that was out there,” said Marszal, who just moved to the area two months ago from Florida.
“I never saw one up close before. I was getting kind of worried.”
Mar 07
Stars over the Louisiana swamp
Photograph by Mark Lagrange (Mandeville, Louisiana), November 2010, Lake Fausse Pointe State Park, Louisiana
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Feb 23
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Feb 16
» Intellectual Property, Schmentellectual Property
Linda Brannon, a professor of psychology at McNeese State, said the proposed changes would extend the university’s already broad powers to share in royalties earned by faculty members.
“The way I read the proposed changes, the university could claim works of art that faculty create, such as paintings, pottery, sculpture; works of fiction or poetry; computer programs written by faculty members; course materials created by faculty—lots of things,” she wrote in an e-mail.
Jan 09
(Image courtesy of Wikipedia; article courtesy of Kludge)
People of Walmart.com:
An early morning game of drunken bumper cars–using Walmart handicap scooters–was broken up Saturday morning by Louisiana cops who arrested a 22-year-old man who copped to driving to the store while intoxicated.
Officers with the West Monroe Police Department arrived at the Walmart around 2:30 AM in response to a call about a disturbance. Store management told cops that a group of intoxicated suspects were “playing ‘bumper cars’ with the handicap scooters in the store,” according to a probable cause affidavit.
A police sergeant contacted Christopher Butler, who appeared “very intoxicated.” Butler, pictured, admitted driving his 2004 Ford truck to the retailer after consuming “five to six beers.” A subsequent Breathalyzer recorded Butler’s blood alcohol content as .133 (the legal limit is .08).
Butler’s fellow bumper car enthusiasts apparently escaped arrest.
Nov 17
» Priorities
My hometown, y’all.
The Lincoln Parish School Board has decided to cancel classes in Ruston on Friday. The decision is due to the number of school buses that are needed for an out-of-town playoff football game Ruston High School is playing.
Nov 16
Nov 04
