The state of Louisiana will pay Tom Benson's estate $10 million a year through 2028 to keep his grave in New Orleans, according to a contract approved by state officials.
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The man in charge of The Advocate’s notoriously clunky website has been identified by police as a person of interest in an ongoing series of internet browser killings.
Read More »EBR Council on Aging Head Stakes Claim on Tom Benson’s Estate
EBR Council on Aging Executive Director Tasha Clark-Amar is the rightful, sole heir to Tom Benson's multibillion-dollar estate, according to a will filed in 19th Judicial District Court in Baton Rouge.
Read More »Mitch Landrieu to Release Book in Picture Form for Racist Louisiana Residents
Outgoing New Orleans Mayor Mitch Landrieu is writing a book about racism and being white in the South. Naturally, racists across Louisiana expressed outrage at the news on the Facebook pages of various media outlets.
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Tragedy struck the New Orleans music community this week as all four members of George Porter Jr.'s longtime funk-fusion group Runnin' Pardners died while attempting to actually run together.
Read More »Poppy Tooker Forays Into TV, Death With “Louisiana Mourns!”
Cookbook author and radio personality Poppy Tooker will host a new public television program that will explore the grieving process with the rakish joie de vivre of a New Orleans second line.
Read More »Abita Brewing Debuts “French Quarter Trashbag Juice Saison”
Abita Brewing Company has announced a new, limited-edition beer offering to be available statewide this fall.
Read More »The Red Shtick Podcast, Episode 237: “Fire, Fury, and SWBs”
Herman "Omega Prime" Davis, Sunny Weathers, and Jeremy White discuss themes of fire, fury, and troubled SWBs in the news.
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