Pitt laughs over New Orleans mayor T-shirt push

(New Orleans) The idea of Brad Pitt running for New Orleans mayor has generated a lot of buzz around the city even though he isn’t eligible. It also generated some laughs for the actor in a Thursday television interview.

Many residents have been sporting “Brad Pitt for Mayor” T-shirts since mid-June, …

Louisiana gay couple sues for marriage license

(Louisiana) A Louisiana couple has filed a lawsuit after being turned away by officials at the Orleans Parish marriage license office on April 2 because they were both men. The couple is saying the New Orleans’ constitutional amendment against gay marriage violates their constitutional rights under the U.S. Constitution.

Kristoffer Bonilla …

Vatican promotes priest who blamed Katrina on gays

(Vatican City) An Austrian pastor who has been quoted as calling Hurricane Katrina God’s punishment for sin in New Orleans is being promoted to the rank of bishop.

The Vatican announced Saturday that Pope Benedict XVI has tapped the Rev. Gerhard Wagner, 54, to be …

Full trial sought over order to put two dads on birth certificate

NEW ORLEANS — The Louisiana attorney general has asked a federal judge to reconsider his ruling that both fathers’ names be added to the birth certificate of a boy born in Shreveport and adopted by a gay couple from out of state. See Full trial sought over order to put two dads on birth certificate
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