Louisiana Politics: August Of Earl and Huey Long

BATON ROUGE (Capitol News Service)—With a conservative Republican occupying the governor’s mansion in Baton Rouge, it’s not likely that any official commemoration will be given the dates of September 5 and September 10 this year. Other than a symposium at the Old State Capitol, sponsored by Secretary of State Jay Dardenne, no other official functions show up on the radar. For a state so steeped ...

Culture Calendar

AUDITIONS Noble Fool Theatricals Performing Arts Academy: NFT Academy will hold auditions for four fall productions. Teens 13 to 19 are invited to try out for "Glee" Show Choir; open auditions from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. Sept. 7 or noon to 2 p.m. Sept. 11. Open auditions from 4-7 p.m. Sept. 8 or 3 to 5 p.m. Sept. 12. "Sleeping Beauty," Children's Fall 2010 Mainstage Musical for ages 6 to 9. Open ...

What are you really celebrating on Merdeka?

Many Malaysians saw their birthright being questioned from time to time yet kept voting into power the architects and engineers of their plight. You can't be more self-destructive and idiotic than that.

Community Calendar

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Fuel-efficiency formula needs cars wired with better brainpower, less vroom

( University of Michigan ) A University of Michigan researcher says it's possible to triple fuel economy in gasoline-powered cars by 2035, but it'll mean getting our automotive kicks from smart electronic technology and other forms of virtual performance rather than horsepower.

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