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A former Congressman's view into US policy: focused on false stability, it contributed to Haiti's descent into corruption and gang violence.

The Little Haiti Cultural Center will offer a month of programming in honor of Haitian Heritage Month, celebrated annually throughout May.

Local candy shops like Lolli and Pops and Island Treats trade in all the pocky, caramel apples, and trick or treating candy your sweet tooth could desire.

Basically -- >> i read on the internet you used to wear furs performing. >> thats the artist, thats the actor. >> joining me now is praz michel himself or for those of us who are fans just praz. thanks for being here. >> thanks for having me. >> sweet mickey he was a pop star who wore a diaper on stage. why did you think he could be president? >> well, at that time i knew he was a popular musician in haiti. he had a lot of followers. people had a lot of affinity for him, and after the earthquake...

Haiti has a new president, a former pop star. >> thats right. he was known as sweet mickey, but now he is haitis 56th president, hell spend his first week in office this upcoming week. in the inaugural speech, he said this is a new haiti open for business now. he has the great challenges ahead of him with the big question remaining, what is he going to do for the country with over 7,000 people homeless after the quake. so thats what we are going to be watching for into next week. >> you know wha...

their habitats into residential areas. officials warn that large gators wont think twice about grabbing a human. lets go to the st. landry parish of crop springs. ed, what do you know? >> reporter: well, don, we are in one of those neighborhoods that got the mandatory evacuation orders a few hours ago. as you look around here, this is a small subdivision right on the edge of the river. and authorities came through here literally going door to door, the national guard and sheriffs deput...

I mean there are some questions but i dont think that those questions are going to reach his following here and i think that hell be able to make enough noise and get people excited. i mean his biggest huddle is going to be the electoral council which is going to determine whether he can run or not and then if he gets by that, then it is just going to be a popularity contest. there is another musician whos joined the race, sweet mickey has joined the race. thats going to be an interesting play-o...