LOUISIANA
'He Smells Like a Men's Gym': Kids Write Raps About Donald Trump
Hip-hop was made for times like these. So I asked my students to write some bars and express the way they feel about our new president. It was not pretty.
The Story Behind an Infamous Escobar Cartel Assassination
Barry Seal made a killing selling drugs for the Ochoa brothers, but after being outed as a key DEA informant, he was a marked man.
More Than 16 People Were Shot Near a New Orleans Playground on Sunday
A block party where a music video was being filmed was disrupted by gunfire, and police are searching for the perpetrators.
New Orleans Is Tired of Talking About Hurricane Katrina
The "remembrances" and "observations" and "celebrations" from that time and since are so intense that some residents are packing up and leaving town this weekend to get away from the media maelstrom and relentless sorrowful nostalgia.
Everything We Know So Far About the Louisiana Theater Shooter
John Russell Houser was a drifter who liked the Westboro Baptist Church, Rand Paul, and Hitler.
Cry-Baby of the Week: A Guy Allegedly Shot Someone for Bringing Him the Wrong Brand of Beer
Also this week: A non-handicapped woman freaked out because a one-legged woman left a note on her windshield when she parked in a handicapped space.
How Does Mardi Gras Affect the New Orleans Sex Economy?
Hundreds of millions of dollars flow into the city for the annual celebration, but do sex workers benefit from that orgy of spending? I talked to some strippers and escorts to find out.
The Real 'True Blood'?
Father Sebastiaan works in the vampire community of Louisiana, fitting fangs and throwing modern-day vampire balls where would-be Draculas party and sip blood.
Vampires, Bitcoins, & Coral Cities: Latest on VICE
Vampires in Louisiana, colourful coral cities, bitcoin mines and reversing female genital mutilation. This is the latest on VICE.
Postmortem: The Life and Deaths of a Medicolegal Death Investigator
I participated in 7,000 forensic autopsies during my 30-year career.
The Tiger Truck Stop Is Here to Stay
Interstate 10’s most controversial endangered animal is a 14-year-old Bengal tiger named Tony. Last week, Governor Bobby Jindal signed a bill exempting Tony from the state’s exotic cat ban. It’s the end of a fight that’s dragged on for years.
The Jehovah's Witnesses' Annual Convention Was So Organised It Was Creepy
There were several men in suits and secret service headsets following me around.