Upset about some new surcharges on his power bill, a Louisiana man did what no one should absolutely ever, in any world, even consider doing — he allegedly threatened to blow up a nuclear power plant. [More]
Threatening To Blow Up A Nuclear Power Plant Will Not Lower Your Utility Bill
By November 2, 2012
Yes, You Can Be Charged With DWI For Driving Drunk On A Walmart Scooter
By July 18, 2012
If you think you have to be driving a car, truck, SUV, motorcycle or even a Vespa to qualify for a DWI, the police in Houma, Louisiana, would disagree. On Sunday night, they arrested a man for operating a Walmart motorized scooter while having a blood alcohol content of .179. [More]
Juvies Dosing Kids With Schizophrenia Meds To Keep Them Docile
By August 3, 2011
An investigative report found that New Orleans juvenile detention centers are giving the kids potent antipsychotics four times as often as the conditions for which they were designed to treat, bipolar disorder and schizophrenia, actually show up in the inmate population. People inside the system say the jails are dosing the kids because it’s easier to deal with them when they’re “little zombies.” [More]
BP Took 79 Days To Do Fix Citizen Sent Them On Day 6
By July 14, 2010
A reader claims he emailed BP and the White House on April 28th with the very method put into place to seal the gushing oil well on July 10th, and all he ever got back were boilerplate form letter replies. [More]
Duo Buys $10K Worth Of Domino's Pizza With Stolen Credit Cards
By May 6, 2010
Here’s a question for ya: If you were going to risk jail time by using stolen credit card information, what would you choose to spend the ill-gotten money on? According to police in Louisiana, the answer for two local men was to spend $10,000 dollars at Domino’s Pizza. [More]
Oh My God Is The Oil Spill Going To Mess Up The Oysters?
By April 30, 2010
The fish and shrimp might escape the oil, but what will happen to the oysters? Marketplace talks to Sal Sunseri, the owner of P&J Oysters in New Orleans, a company that’s been around since 1876 and is the number one oyster supplier to New Orleans restaurants. The question: What’s going to happen to the oysters if the spill gets worse? [More]
Man Causes Thousands In Fire Damage After Walmart Refuses Return
By June 5, 2009
After Walmart wouldn’t let him make a return, Phillip R. Wright, 41, of Monroe, Louisiana, pictured, left, looking disgruntled and pretty “arsony,” set a men’s clothing rack inside the store on fire.
Seven-Year-Old Writes Perfect Complaint Letter, Gets Park Fixed
By January 24, 2009
Louisiana seven-year-old Sydney Hotard fixed her broken playground by writing a well-crafted letter to her Parish President. Hotard was concerned that the plastic slide needed to be “more slippery” and that a nearby exposed electrical panel might be “dangerus.” Upon receiving the letter, Terrebonne Parish President Michel Claudet was so charmed that he ordered municipal workers to immediately fix the playground.
Healthy Appetites Banned From The Buffet
By January 3, 2008
Two men from Houma, LA say they were banned from the Manchuria Restaurant for eating too much, too often.
Data Breach At Louisiana Office of Student Financial Assistance
By October 18, 2007
The Louisiana Office of Student Financial Assistance has waited a month to inform students that a disc containing their FAFSA information has been lost. The FAFSA includes information “generally used in identity theft like names and social security numbers,” according to Melanie Amrhein, director of the office. The disc had “added security measures” that she says makes it “unlikely” that anyone will decipher the data.
Anonymous Businessman Settles Elderly Couple's Tax Nightmare
By July 18, 2007
Remember the Atwoods? They were facing the possibility of losing their home after it was sold to pay $1.63 in property tax.
Elderly Couple Could Lose Home Over $1.63 Tax Bill
By July 17, 2007
In 1996 a property tax bill for $1.63 was mailed to Kermit and Dolores Atwood. The bill never reached its destination, according to the Times-Picayune. Now, 11 years later, the Atwoods are in danger of losing their home.
Guy Switches Price Tag On Walmart Plasma TV, Tries To Buy It For $4.88
By June 29, 2007
The dumb scams people try to pull never cease to amaze us. Take Chandon L. Simms, 23, of Monroe, LA. He walked into his local Walmart, grabbed a 42″ Sanyo Plasma TV, removed its price tag and affixed one that would scan for only $4.88.
Milk, Milk, Lemonade
By September 18, 2006
Breastfeeding mothers can’t catch a break. Today’s tale of a woman being harassed for using her knockers as nature intended comes to us from Louisiana. Nicole Guillory, mother of 7-month-old Kaden, claims she was asked to stop breastfeeding while visiting a water massage store inside her local mall. The store owner, who was not present at the time, says the mommy was just asked cover that shit up. Nicole says she already was covered.
Telemarketing Chiropractor Sells Office Supplies, Conscience
By March 30, 2006
Dr. Kirtland Speaks, the chiropractor who’s suing Louisiana for his right to telemarket car accident victims using their phone numbers found in public accident reports, well, he’s moving from Texas to Louisiana and he’s got a hydrocullator or two to get rid of.
Telemarketing Chiropractor’s Cellphone Called
By March 30, 2006
Yesterday we told you about Dr. Kirtland Speaks, a back-cracker who’s suing for his right to telemarket to accident victims, using phone numbers from public accident reports. He’s alleging that preventing this marketing plan violates the First Amendment.
Doctor Sues to Telemarket Victims
By March 29, 2006
Thanks to a chiropractor, ambulance chasers won’t even need a good pair of running shoes.
