Television
Raven-Symoné says she shares more than a name with her psychic ‘That’s So Raven’ character. ‘I will see a scene that is happening ... or is going to happen.’
July 25, 2023
World & Nation
A federal court redrew Louisiana’s congressional boundary lines, eliminating Democratic Rep.
Jan. 6, 1996
The U.S.
Aug. 12, 1994
If history were his guide, Cleo Fields wouldn’t be here right now, not in the guest of honor’s seat at a Rotary Club luncheon, and certainly not as a candidate for governor of Louisiana.
Nov. 15, 1995
Just four years after former Ku Klux Klan leader David Duke galvanized Louisiana with a close run for governor, people woke up Sunday to a new political day--a runoff featuring the first black candidate since Reconstruction.
Oct. 23, 1995
Entertainment & Arts
ARTS AND ENTERTAINMENT REPORTS FROM THE TIMES, NEWS SERVICES AND THE NATION’S PRESS.
March 15, 2002
For the first time, an African American will be on the runoff ballot for Louisiana governor, but political analysts say he has almost no chance of beating his conservative white opponent on Saturday.
Nov. 19, 1995
TELEVISION Heart Surgery Puts Rose Out of Commission Charlie Rose, the PBS talk-show host and “60 Minutes II” correspondent, was recovering Thursday from open-heart surgery to repair a faulty valve two days before.
June 28, 2002
Republican Mike Foster won the race for Louisiana governor Saturday, easily defeating the man trying to be the first black person elected to the office.
Politics
Mike Foster, a little-known legislator until he switched to the Republican Party last month and launched an advertising blitz preaching conservatism, won a runoff spot in Saturday’s primary to succeed Louisiana Gov.
Oct. 22, 1995