Lafourche plans $6M in flood projects
Lafourche Parish is preparing to begin more than $6 million in flood protection projects for the Raceland and Des Allemands areas. Read more...
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Ethics opinion: Senator can't seek Citizens post
State Sen. Dan "Blade'' Morrish is barred from seeking the CEO's job at Louisiana Citizens Property Insurance Corp. That ruling was reaffirmed Friday as the Louisiana Ethics Board upheld an earlier advisory opinion. Read more...
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Lt. Gov. Dardenne touts bayou parish tourism
Lt. Gov. Jay Dardenne says recreational opportunities and the cuisine of the Bayou Country are big pluses as they area cultivates its climate for tourism. Read more...
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Three overnight murders in New Orleans
The NOPD is investigating three separate murders that took place in less than four hours overnight. Read more...
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Funding gap for LSU hospital deals
The first three LSU hospital privatization deals appear to use up 94 percent of the funding Gov. Bobby Jindal's administration set aside for eight such arrangements. That was the assessment Friday of the Legislative Fiscal Office, Read more...
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Texas sues BP for damages related to oil spill
Texas has become the fifth state to sue British oil company BP over the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, seeking damages for the 2010 disaster in the Gulf of Mexico. Read more...
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Judge delays ex-BP engineer's trial
A federal judge has agreed to postpone the trial of a former BP engineer charged with deleting text messages about the company's response to its 2010 oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. Read more...
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N.O. Aviation Board appoints female chair
The New Orleans Aviation Board, which governs the city-owned Louis Armstrong International Airport, has picked New Orleans lawyer Cheryl Teamer to be its first female chairperson. Read more...
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Louisiana jobless rate rises for fourth month
Louisiana's unemployment rate rose in April for the fourth straight month, as fewer people reported having work. Read more...
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| Hate Crime? |
After family beaten, BR police apologize for handling of case
The Chief of the Baton Rouge Police Department today issued an apology for the way his officers handled a reported beating of a white family by three black suspects. Read more...
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| WWII Museum |
Saturday: Free admission for vets at WWII Museum in New Orleans
The National World War II Museum will waive admission charges on Saturday for veterans and current members of the armed services. Read more...
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| Spill Scam |
Belle Chasse OSHA impersonator gets 57 months in oil spill scam
A woman has been sentenced to 57 months in prison for bilking Gulf Coast residents by posing as a federal safety official after the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill. Read more....
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| Family Fight |
Judge's ruling doesn't end Brennan family squabble
A federal judge's ruling hasn't resolved a family's power struggle for control of Brennan's, one of New Orleans' best-known restaurants. Read more...
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Ascension moves to ban private parties for minors
The Ascension Parish Council has voted to outlaw the practice of parents hosting parties where youths under the age of 21 are allowed to consume alcohol. Read more...
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| Spiritual Visit |
The Dalai Lama kicks off New Orleans visit
The Dalai Lama brought his message of peace and compassion Friday to New Orleans, a city plagued by persistent street violence. Read more...
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| Parade Shooting |
Another Mother's Day shooting suspect arrested
New Orleans police Friday afternoon arrested another suspect in connection with the Mother's Day shootings. Police say they booked 19-year-old Monique Pepe as an accessory after the fact to attempted second degree murder. Read more...
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| Festivals |
Festival weekend heating up
It's feeling a like warm festival weekend across the New Orleans area and we've got some big ones. Along the banks of Bayou St. John, it's the ever-expanding Bayou Boogaloo. Festival Coordinator Jared Zeller is bracing for a lot of folks. Read more...
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| Stripper Tricks |
Man: Stripper tricks and robs him
A man told Jefferson Parish sheriff's deputies he rendezvoused with a stripper at a Metairie apartment complex, looking for a "good time." Instead he was robbed following a blast of pepper spray to the face. Read more...
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| $600 Million |
Powerball jackpot now $600 million
The multi-state Powerball jackpot is now $600 million. Read more...
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| Parade Shooting |
Arrests in New Orleans parade shootings cheered
Days after sudden gunfire brought a chaotic and bloody end to a Mother's Day neighborhood parade in New Orleans, news of six arrests gave an organizer of the traditional event reason to celebrate again.
"I'm just ecstatic," ... Read more
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| Wider 190 |
Section of US 190 to be widened in Mandeville
The state highway department is starting work on an $11.3 million project to widen a 1.2-mile stretch U.S. Highway 190 in Mandeville from two lanes to four. Allison Schilling, a district administrator for the state Department of Transportation and Development, says the project will improve a vital corridor... Read more
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| Convicted |
Man convicted of killing man who raised him in Ponchatoula
A Tangipahoa Parish jury has convicted a 33-year-old man of second-degree murder and aggravated burglary in the stabbing death of 65-year-old Rube Rogers, of Ponchatoula. The Advocate reports Eric Maurer was accused of killing the man who raised him and then fleeing with his real father... Read more
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| Rare Diseases |
Kissing bugs in New Orleans may carry the kiss of death
When Loyola University biology professor Dr. Patricia Dorn, in collaboration with researchers at Tulane University and Louisiana State University Health Sciences centers, discovered the first case of deadly Chagas disease acquired in Louisiana, they knew they had evidence of a troubling trend. Read more...
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| Holiday Weekend |
New Orleans makes the lists for top Memorial Day destinations
Memorial Day weekend kicks off next Friday and according to at least a couple of online travel sites we can expect a heavy influx of tourists here in New Orleans. Priceline.com ranks the French Quarter as the number nine destination this year, and on Orbitz.com the Crescent City ranks at number ten. Read more...
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2nd Mother's Day shooting suspect arrested, 4 others also charged
NOPD Chief Ronal Serpas says a second shooting suspect has been arrested in the Mother's Day shooting at a New Orleans second line parade. Read more...
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