will no one think of the chickens?

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The Times-Picayune reports on an argument gone a-fowl:

Terrytown man booked with attempted murder after dispute over chickens

By Allen Powell II, The Times Picayune

April 19, 2010, 5:26PM

A Terrytown man has been booked with attempted murder after authorities say he nearly shot his neighbor and ran him over with a car after the two men argued over chickens.

Johnny Do, 55, of 2118 Dupont Drive, was booked with attempted second-degree murder by the Jefferson Parish Sheriff's Office on Saturday, and remains in custody at the Jefferson Parish Correctional Center in Gretna in lieu of $50,000 bail.

Do is accused of trying to shoot his next-door neighbor Anthony Najera with a revolver, and then trying to run Najera over with a car after they argued over chickens Najera keeps in his backyard, according to an arrest report. No one was injured.

falling back and springing forward? don't matter much in the bayou

Only Louisiana would take one of the most annoying contrivances of modern life and try to make it permanent. Via the Shreveport Times:

Bill proposes daylight-saving time year-round


The Associated Press • April 13, 2010

BATON ROUGE — Liking the recent switch to daylight-saving time? One lawmaker is proposing that Louisiana observe it year-round.

Abbeville Rep. Jonathan Perry's bill is scheduled for a hearing today in the House Commerce Committee. It would require a permanent "spring forward," prohibiting the state from reverting back to standard time on Nov. 7, when most of the rest of the nation falls back an hour.

Similar proposals have failed in the Louisiana Legislature in previous years, despite arguments the adjustment could reduce energy usage.

we may exterminate vermin, but don't kill that weed

An update on the fascinating media representation of Louisiana, Billy the Exterminator. Via TMZ.com:

'Billy the Exterminator' Star -- Busted for Roaches


Originally posted Apr 13th 2010 12:52 AM PDT by TMZ Staff

One of the stars of "Billy the Exterminator" was the one buggin' out this weekend -- when cops in Louisiana busted the guy for felony marijuana possession.

TMZ has learned Ricky Lee Bretherton -- one of the bug fighters on the A&E reality show -- was arrested on April 10 when a routine traffic stop turned into a big, green drug bust.

According to Leesville PD, officers approached Bretherton's car and located a "quantity of suspected marijuana as well as a container that had more suspected marijuana as well as drug paraphernalia."

Bretherton and a female passenger were each arrested. Bretherton was charged with felony weed possession, felony drug paraphernalia possession and a traffic charge.

Bretherton's bond was set at $4198 -- he was released on his own recognizance.

ma'am i'm going to have to ask you to be my sex toy

Well, it's not as if holding women captive for sex is exactly a novel idea in Jefferson Parish, but add the factors of the po-po and Steven Seagal, and you have yourself a scandal. Via the Times-Picayune:

Steven Seagal kept woman as captive 'sex toy' in Lafitte, lawsuit alleges

By Michelle Hunter, The Times-Picayune

April 13, 2010, 2:44PM


Michael DeMocker / The Times-Picayune Steven Seagal of 'Steven Seagal Lawman' is accused of holding a woman captive as a sex toy in the home he lived in on Jean Lafitte Boulevard in Jefferson Parish while filming the show. Steven Seagal, 59, who appears in "Steven Seagal Lawman" as a reserve Jefferson Parish sheriff's deputy, has been sued by Kayden Nguyen for allegedly holding her captive in the town of Jean Lafitte as a "sex toy'' while filming the A&E reality show.


The suit was filed Monday in Los Angeles in Superior Court by Nguyen, who claims sexual harassment and illegal trafficking of females for sex. The 23-year-old former model asks for more than $1 million, as well as punitive damages, in the lawsuit.

children are not crawfish

You can tell the difference because children do not taste good with Tony's. Via the Times-Picayune:

Gretna man arrested after dropping 2-year-old girl into crawfish boil water


By Allen Powell II, The Times Picayune

April 13, 2010, 7:25PM

A Gretna man has been booked with cruelty to a juvenile and filing a false police report after authorities say he accidentally dropped a 2-year-old girl into a pot of boiling water while drunk at a crawfish boil last weekend, then lied about getting robbed to cover it up.


John Evans, 30, of 605 26th St., was arrested by Jefferson Parish sheriff's deputies Sunday and remains at the Jefferson Parish Correctional Center in Gretna in lieu of $105,000 bail, said Sgt. Larry Dyess, a sheriff's spokesman.


Witnesses said the girl, who is from Harvey, suffered second-degree burns during the party Saturday in 100 block of Fairfield Drive.

it's way more money than a typical louisiana paycheck

I bet they wouldn't have said anything if she had hit the jackpot. From the Shreveport Times:

Authorities: Woman caught gambling with employer's night deposit

Staff Reports • April 5, 2010 

A Shreveport woman was arrested over the weekend for entering her place of employment after hours and taking the night deposit.
Debra Tucker Clecker, 55, of the 7100 block of Honey Creek Lane, was arrested while playing the slot machines at a casino on Saturday after she told authorities she was gambling with the stolen money, according to a news release from Bossier sheriff’s office.

as if it isn't bad enough they're in louisiana

Via Gena and FailBlog:

things louisiana has in common with joe lieberman

Only in Louisiana would the porn stars/politicians also be Republicans.

Porn actress Stormy Daniels says she is switching from Democrat to Republican

By The Times-Picayune

April 06, 2010, 8:47PM

Playing off the recent Republican National Committee scandal in which the party spent almost $2,000 to entertain donors at a West Hollywood sex-themed nightclub, porn actress Stormy Daniels announced today that she is a switching from being a lifelong Democrat to becoming a Republican.