When Huey Long was shot in the state capitol on Sept. 8, 1935, nobody could understand why Dr. Carl A. Weiss, a mild-mannered specialist from Baton Rouge, would do such a thing.
When New Orleans consultant James Carville sat for an interview with LaPolitics during the Democratic National Convention in Chicago, he said he often wondered how much longer these grand politica
OK, OK, I know it’s just early September. But to me, autumn is in the air. Sure it’s still hot in the Deep South.
In December 1900 the Board of Control of the Louisiana State Penitentiary bought nearly 3,000 acres of land between New Iberia and Jeanerette to use as a prison farm.
Before heading to the floor during the first few days of the Democratic National Convention last week, state Sens. Gary Carter and Ed Price would often have lunch together in their hotel.
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