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'Game On': Security Tight for Camille Cosby Deposition About Bill
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A federal judge rejected an emergency motion Sunday to stop a deposition by Bill Cosby's wife and ordered Camille Cosby to show up Monday ...... MORE
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Pedestrian Struck and Killed While Crossing Airline Hwy in East Baton Rouge Parish
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Baton Rouge, LA – Shortly before 10:00 pm on February 21, 2016, Troopers from Louisiana State Police Troop A began investigating a fatal crash involving a pedestrian on Airline Hwy. south of LA 73 in East Baton Rouge Parish.
The crash took the life of 88 year old Jerome Foreman of Kenner, LA. The initial investigation by State Police revealed that Foreman’s... MORE |
Jeb Bush drops out of the Republican race for president
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) -- Jeb Bush drops out of the Republican race for president, ending a bid that drew a staggering level of financial support from donors but failed to win over voters angry with Washington and leery of sending another member of the Bush family to the White House.
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American Girl Debuts African-American Doll From the Civil Rights Era
The Melody Ellison doll, representing the civil rights era, will be released late this summer.
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American Girl will be releasing a new historical doll this summer, the company's third African-American doll in its BeForever historical line, CBS News reports.
Melody Ellison's story details her as a 9-year-old growing up in Detroit during the 1960s civil rights era... MORE |
Justice Clarence Thomas delivers a reading during the funeral Mass on 20 February, 2016.
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She's Coming Out... Unseen
Photo Credit: Erin McCarty, NewsRadio 710 - KEEL
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Last Night's Diana Ross Concert Came Out of the Dark
This critic was not in the audience, however, by all accounts, there were some technical "mishaps" which occurred during the show. Even at the very start. Technical problems are no stranger to the concert stage. Things happen. In my performing experience, typical causes for lighting errors are: Fuses, blown lamps, power surges, operators and technicians... and, sometimes, the house "Ghost" playing "mischief". I guess I'll chalk it up to Poltergeists, and leave it at that. - Marcinho Savant |
ABC Selects First African-American Female to Head Broadcast Network
by The Associated Press (Photos Courtesy of ABC and Twitter)
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LOS ANGELES (AP) — The head of the ABC Entertainment Group is departing amid low ratings, to be replaced by the first African-American to head a broadcast TV network.
ABC Entertainment President Paul Lee has decided to leave, the network announced Wednesday. His successor is Channing Dungey, who has been ABC Entertainment Group's executive vice president for drama development, movies and miniseries, overseeing drama pilots and the launches of series. Dungey shepherded ABC hits including "Scandal," ''How to Get Away with Murder" and "Quantico." The changeover comes a year after Ben Sherwood became president of the Disney-ABC TV Group and after Lee's nearly six years as programming chief.... MORE |
ABC Entertainment Group’s former President Paul Lee (left) and his successor ABC Entertainment Group’s Executive Vice-President for Drama Development, Channing Dungey. (Photo credit: ABC and Twitter)
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Child Safety Seat Event Planned For Webster Parish
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Minden, LA- Louisiana State Police Troop G is planning to conduct a free child passenger safety seat check-up event on Saturday, February 20, 2016 from 12:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. at Wal-Mart located at 1379 Homer Road in Minden.
It is a proven fact that car seats and booster seats save lives. These devices offer the best protection for children in the event of a crash. However, approximately 3 out of 4 child seats are ... MORE |
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The Black Family
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THE BLACK FAMILY: An, Unsung, Valentine
by Marcinho Savant, Staff Writer St. Valentine’s Day is over and done with, and in honor of Black History Month, The Sun has featured important figures, arguable and not, in our history. This time, however, i wanted to show love for the, unsung, taken for granted, African-American, nuclear family. A committed couple, married or not, who have pledged themselves, each to the other, to battle the pratfalls, and challenges of American life... continue |
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8th Annual Amnesty Day This Month
The Shreveport City Marshal Office will be holding its 8th annual Amnesty Day on Saturday, February 27, 2016 between the hours of 8:00 a.m. through 4:00 p.m. at the Shreveport City Marshal Office located in the Shreveport City Courthouse. On this date, anyone who has outstanding warrants through ... MORE |
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