As Doug Berman notes, the Federal Sentencing Reporter issue dedicated to sex offender issues is out. You can find the details here. I was honored to be one of the contributors and as I noted I have also made my......

Sen. David Vitter (R-Huggies) gets his diaper in a twist and engages in some airport rage. It sounds like the Senator needs a spanking (at $250 an hour). ....

THE LEGEND OF THE LOUISIANA SWAMP WOOKIE At Honey Island Swamp in Louisiana Sometimes called a "Wookie" The Honey Island Swamp Monster has become one of the most well-known swamp stories because of the real or imagined presence of a creature similar to what others have called Bigfoot. Sometimes know...

This week, I authored an amendment to the massive omnibus spending bill that would repeal the provision of law that set in place automatic pay raises for members of Congress. Sens. Feingold, Grassley and Ensign joined as co-sponsors. For the better part of the week, however, I was blocked from offer...

Let's see... whaddawegot this morning? Key witness in murder trial downs whiskey and "sees dead people" Across the state, a "stunningly pink" dolphin appears in Lake Calcasieu Popular Saints player unceremoniously dropped by team on the eve of his wedding day Oh and Ed Blakely is back on the TV lyin...

Research 2000's latest poll for Daily Kos indicates that the state's junior Senator, right-wing Republican David Vitter, faces a very tough battle for reelection both within his own party and in prospective general-election matchups with reasonably strong Democrats. This should serve as a cautionary...

A group of scholars from the American Political Science Association have signed on to a boycott of the group's 2012 convention in New Orleans because Louisiana denies marriage equality to LGBT residents. A 2004 amendment to the Louisiana Constitution denies marriage and “the legal incidents thereo...

James Gill: Why conjure up controversial sheriff? - NOLA.com The GOP set Gov. Bobby Jindal up for a flop on national TV, but he had to work hard to make it as big a disaster as it was. It is difficult to pinpoint the dumbest and most gratuitous passage in Jindal’s speech, but that paean to the...

Just back a few days ago from a wonderful trip to New Orleans for Mardi Gras--caught mucho mucho throws (that's a N.O euphemism for beads, flashing lights things and stuffed velveteen crawfish, etc.) One Mardi Gras highlight was the Zulu Crewe's floats and I even managed to capture the elusive cocon...

Thanks to Mick Gallagher.*** Damn that Lincoln: Abe's to blame for Jindal by Greg Palast Exclusive to Buzzflash.com by Greg Palast Damn that Abe Lincoln. When Louisiana and Mississippi seceded from the Union, a sensible president would have sent them a box of chocolates with a note, "Goodbye and goo...