Deke: Saints - Titans preview... last chance to tune up
Saints coach Sean Payton and his staff will look to complete their final roster that has to be submitted to the NFL this weekend. Don't look for many starters to play in the final preseason game. "There will be a lot of guys we won't start that we would normally start in the last game in the preseason, but we're turning around and playing Thursday instead of Sunday ...Read More
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Watching a parade of storms in the tropics
Earl, Fiona, Gaston and another wave are all trekking across the tropics. "It's Category 4 with 145 mile per hour winds," Channel 4 Meteorologist Laura Buchtel said of Earl. "The forecast still keeps the bulk of the storm offshore ...Read More
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Cops won't be taking "no" from DWI suspects this holiday weekend
Louisiana law enforcement isn't taking any chances with suspected drunk drivers this Labor Day Weekend. Authorities won't take "no" for an answer when it comes to blood alcohol tests. Not only will there be DWI checkpoints scattered throughout Louisiana and patrol officers working overtime, state judges will be working on standby, so if any suspected drunk driver refuses a breathalyzer, a judge can issue a warrant for a blood test ...
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Some risks remain with Gulf well cap coming off
The image of thick crude gushing from a blown-out oil well a mile beneath the Gulf of Mexico was turned off when a tightly fitting cap was secured on top a month-and-a-half ago.
Engineers weren't expecting that sight again Thursday when they planned to delicately remove the cap as a prelude to raising the massive piece of equipment underneath that failed to prevent the worst offshore oil spill in U ...Read More
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Is BP short-changing local businesses?
Several local businesses say they are owed quite a bit of money by BP. The companies, who worked in the weeks and months following the oil spill, say BP isn't acting in good faith in settling debts owed to local contractors, workers, and businesses. Read more..
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Kristian: Payton decisions looming large
The Saints and coach Sean Payton have to trim their roster to 53 by Saturday afternoon at 3pm. How many quarterbacks do they keep? How many running backs? What do they do with the fifth wide receiver spot? Do they place Safety Darren Sharper on the active roster or the Physically Unable to Perform (PUP) list? All of those questions will be... Read More
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Deke preview: 2010 LSU Tiger Football
It seems like many moons ago when the Tigers won the national title with a win over the Ohio State Buckeyes in the Superdome. Why is that? Could it be that LSU posted a 17-9 overall record and an 8-8 mark in the SEC in the last two seasons? Les Miles enters his sixth season with more pressure on him than ever before in his coaching career ...Read More
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Big Chief's College Football Top 10
1. Alabama 2. Ohio State 3. Florida 4. Oregon 5. Texas 6. TCU 7. Boise State 8. Wisconsin 9. USC 10. Nebraska Alabama - The odds are not in favor for Bama to repeat, but who else should I put above the Crimson Tide? Ohio State - The Buckeyes finishedthe season strong last year and if Terell Pryor picks up where he left off in the Rose Bowl, the Buckeyes could vie for the national title ...Read More
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Deke preview: 2010 Tulane Green Wave
The 2010 Tulane Green Wave have some key players back this season, after having one of the nation's youngest teams in 2009. The Green Wave returns ten starters, but they're still a very young team especially on the defensive side of the football ...
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Deke's Preview: 2010 UL Lafayette Ragin Cajuns
The Ragin Cajuns were real close last year in picking up a bowl bid. The Cajuns got off to a hot start with two big wins including a 17-15 upset over Kansas State, but their 6-6 finish was not enough for a bowl invite ...Read More
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BP spent $93M on advertising after Gulf spill
Oil giant BP says it has spent more than $5 million a week on advertising since the Gulf Coast oil spill - more than three times the amount it spent on ads during the same period last year. BP PLC told the House Energy and Commerce Committee that it spent a total of $93 million on advertising from April to the end of July ...Read More
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June 2011 trial set in Katrina shootings case
A trial for six current or former New Orleans police officers charged in deadly shootings on a bridge after Hurricane Katrina is scheduled to start next June.
At the request of defense attorneys, U ...Read More
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Port Allen mayor and police chief indicted
Port Allen's mayor and police chief have been indicted on federal racketeering charges for allegedly taking bribes from businesspeople. The charges against Mayor Derek Lewis and Police Chief Frederick Smith in Wednesday's 22-count indictment include violating the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act, mail fraud and wire fraud ...Read More
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Earl becomes Category 4 storm - Tropical Storm Gaston forms
Forecasters say Hurricane Earl has become a Category 4 storm with top sustained winds of 135 mph as the dangerous and powerful storm heads toward the East Coast. Behind Earl and Tropical Storm Fiona in the Atlantic, the seventh tropical storm of the season formed ...Read More
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NOPD officer pleads guilty in death of K9
A former NOPD officer today pled guilty to charges related to the death of an NOPD K-9 who died from heat exhaustion last year. Investigators say the dog died after being left in a locked police car ...Read More
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Suspect in death of Gretna officer now in custody
Officials say Joshua Miner, a 20-year-old suspect wanted in connection in the death of a Gretna Police detective Brett Thomas is in custody. The Orleans Parish Criminal Sheriff's Office has confirmed that Miner is now in jail ...Read More
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Judge refuses to toss suit over drilling moratorium
A federal judge who overturned the Obama administration's initial six-month moratorium on deepwater oil drilling refused Wednesday to throw out the court challenge, rejecting the government's claim that the case is moot ...Read More
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BP scaling back oil cleanup work
BP is starting to pull the plug on oil recovery operations today. Local officials are hoping that fishermen who helped the company will be the last to be cut loose. Jefferson Parish Councilman Chris Roberts says so far it appears BP is living up to its promise ...Read More
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UNO students protest budget cuts - scuffle with police
The University of New Orleans campus police chief was injured in a scuffle with students who refused to leave the administration building after a campus protest against deep
budget cuts.
UNO spokesman Adam Norris says two people were arrested ...Read More
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Allen seeks agreement on submerged oil
With no oil gushing out of BP's well 50 miles off the Louisiana coast for the last month-and-a-half, the National Incident Command says sightings of surface oil have all but disappeared. Federal officials are still concerned about the threat of submerged oil, though ...Read More
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Rig workers can apply for part of $100 million
Starting today about 9000 deep water oil rig workers, who've been forced out of work by the oil spill and drilling moratorium, can apply for aid from BP. The $100 million grant fund is administered by the Gulf Coast Restoration & Protection Foundation ...Read More
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Brees' drive appears undiminished by accolades
Drew Brees stood alone on the goal line, reflecting on everything that went wrong in practice. Then he took off, running the length of the New Orleans Saints' practice field several times over. It's his way of punishing himself for bad throws and poor execution during practice ...Read More
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Coroner says national suicide story about New Orleans not true
A national broadcast story claims that, as a result of Hurricane Katrina, the suicide rate remains high in New Orleans. However, the Orleans Parish Coroner disagrees. Dr. Frank Minyard says the area's suicide rate did increased markedly after the storm ...Read More
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NC vacation island to be cleared as Earl nears
Tourists on a North Carolina vacation destination island were preparing to board the ferries and head for the mainland early Wednesday and more evacuations could be on the way as powerful Hurricane Earl threatened to sideswipe the East Coast ...Read More
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Kristian: No Brees vs Titans
After a walk through, today the Saints are off to Nashville to battle the Tennessee Titans in the preseason finale. Several starters will not play Thursday night. Drew Brees will hold the clipboard ...Read More
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Jeff: SEC Rankings, LSU 4th
LSU kicks off football season this coming Saturday. WWL.com columnist Jeff Palermo will rank the teams of the Southeastern Conference each week. Here is how he sees things stacking up heading into week #1 ...Read More
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Businesses that support deepwater drilling in legal limbo
Today, offshore workers who have lost wages due to the federal ban on deepwater drilling in the Gulf can apply for compensation from a $100 million BP fund. However, many other workers and businesses also impacted by the drilling moratorium can not apply for assistance; the $100 million fund is intended only for rig workers. Read more...
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Taffaro: BP not paying the rent on St. Bernard command center
St. Bernard Parish President Craig Taffaro says that he has received notification that he must move the entire Parish Oil Spill Command Center because BP has not been keeping up lease payments to the property owner. Read more...
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Sharper still hoping to play vs. Vikings
Darren Sharper is holding out hope he'll be ready to play against the Minnesota Vikings in the Sept. 9 regular season opener, even though he hasn't practiced yet this preseason. "That's my goal," Sharper said Tuesday ...Read More
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NFL auction to benefit the Gulf Coast
As the New Orleans Saints charity raffle for an official Super Bowl 44 ring continues, the NFL is also hosting an auction of quite a bit of sports memorabilia to also benefit the Gulf Coast. Read more....
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Thad Allen: Friday or later before spill crews resume
Retired Coast Guard Adm. Thad Allen says it will be Friday or later before efforts can resume to remove the failed blowout preventer from the deep water well that caused the huge Gulf oil spill. Allen told a news conference today in Myrtle Grove that high seas continue to prevent the removal effort ...Read More
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Saints cut two more players, others to come
The New Orleans Saints have cut two players to trim their roster to the league mandated 75 today. WWL's Kristian Garic reports that league sources confirm quarterback Sean Canfield and wide receiver Andy Tanner are gone. The team has until Saturday to make another 22 cuts. They can only have 53 players on the active roster for the regular season... Read More
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Tough times for local shrimpers
Experts say that many shrimpers are having a tough time making a living, even though many waters have been reopened for some time now, following the BP oil disaster.
George Barisich, president of the Commercial Fisherman's Association, says shrimperswho left the temporary employment of BP are finding it very tough to move their product ...Read More
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SI picks Saints to return to NFC Championship
Sports Illustrated's NFL Preview issue is out tomorrow, with Saints quarterback Drew Brees featured on one of the five regional covers. In the issue, SI senior writer Peter King forecasts that the Saints will go 12-4, and make it to the NFC Championship game ...Read More
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Mayor Landrieu slashes take-home vehicle fleet
New Orleans Mayor Mitch Landrieu's administration has announced a new take-home car policy for city employees that will take effect tomorrow....Read More<
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