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Wearing a floor-length pastel striped evening gown, Sandra Bullock walked the red carpet in New Orleans Thursday for a special premiere of her latest film, "The Blind Side." Complete Story...
Billy Humphrey, a transfer from Georgia, scored 26 points to lead New Orleans to a 74-65 win over Southern-New Orleans on Thursday night.
With hurricane season ending, film and TV production in south Louisiana is picking up, and New Orleans is on track to break last year's filming record.
LaMarcus Aldridge had 20 points and 13 rebounds, helping Portland to an 86-78 victory over a New Orleans team on Friday night that lost Chris Paul to a sprained ankle while trying to adjust to new head coach Jeff Bower.
The city plans to hold its first bond sale in two years next month though the outcome of three high-stakes meetings with rating agencies could push it back again.
Clearly, no one in the NBA better understands the significance of winning 50 games than Byron Scott.
Actress Sandra Bullock plans to walk the red carpet in New Orleans next week for a special premiere of her latest film, "The Blind Side."
The revival of an amusement park flooded by Hurricane Katrina has suffered a setback after the cable television network Nickelodeon said it has ended its relationship with a Louisiana company trying to redevelop the abandoned site in eastern New Orleans.
It's now up to a federal judge in New Orleans to decide whether to put a challenge to campaign finance restrictions on a faster track to the U.S. Supreme Court.
What might be finest Saints team is off to the best start in club history. New Orleans moved to 8-0 on Sunday when Drew Brees overcame two early turnovers to pass for 330 yards and a touchdown in a 30-20 comeback victory over Carolina.
A one-time city vendor pleaded not guilty Thursday to engaging in a kickback scheme involving contracts for New Orleans' crime surveillance program.
State investigators raided ACORN offices on Friday, taking away computer hard drives and documents as part of a probe into alleged embezzlement and tax fraud when the organization's national headquarters was based in New Orleans.
Actors Tom Hanks, Patricia Clarkson and James Cromwell walked the red carpet Thursday before a private screening of the Hanks-produced war film "Beyond All Boundaries" held at the World War II Museum in New Orleans.
1. NFL Football: Atlanta vs. New Orleans (Monday, 8:30 p.m.), ESPN, 8.8 million homes, 12.37 million viewers.
Rhode Island's Ethics Commission dismissed a complaint Tuesday that accused Attorney General Patrick Lynch of improperly accepting a $428 plane ticket to a New Orleans conference.
Actor Tom Hanks says viewers are in for a realistic "wartime experience" when the new film he produced, "Beyond All Boundaries," opens at the National World War II Museum in New Orleans on Friday.
Mindful that the suburban West Bank of New Orleans has regained its pre-Hurricane Katrina population and is primed for growth, the Army Corps of Engineers is launching a $1 billion effort to keep the next storm at bay.
An NBA spokesman says the league is reviewing the postgame incident in Boston involving New Orleans guard Chris Paul and the Celtics' Rajon Rondo.
The Saints deactiviated starting linebacker Scott Fujita for a second straight game as New Orleans prepared to host the Atlanta Falcons on Monday night.
Atlanta at New Orleans (8:30 p.m. EST). New Orleans, the NFC's only unbeaten team, faces second-place Atlanta in a key NFC South matchup.
As New Orleans struggles to keep its recovery from Hurricane Katrina on track, it's facing one of its largest ever budget deficits, $68 million, and the prospect of higher fees for residents and forced furloughs for many city workers to address it.
A jury found Dell Inc. liable Monday for $12.8 million in damages over unfair competition and conspiracy claims in a lawsuit involving the city's problematic crime camera surveillance program.
New Orleans lineman Zach Strief and Jon Stinchcomb stood side-by-side, feet shoulder-width apart.
The historic accomplishments of the 2007 Patriots were supposed to stand the test of time. And one season wasn’t the length of time one expected.
Hurricane Katrina victims win damages over floodingThe US government could be vulnerable to billions of dollars in claims after a judge ruled that the Army Corps of Engineers' failure to properly maintain a navigation channel led to massive flooding in Hurricane Katrina.
The imperiled po'boy?A recent New York Times article starts off friendly enough, highlighting one of New Orleans’ celebrated dishes, the po’boy and the fairly new Po’boy Festival, but turns rather ominous as reporter John T.
Joseph Cao: Health Care's LONE Republican Supporter Is Rep. Anh "Joseph" Cao (With Video)One Republican lawmaker out of 177 crossed party lines to support the health care reform legislation offered by Democrats.
ACORN New Orleans Office Raided by Louisiana Attorney GeneralIn a fast-breaking development comes word that agents of the Attorney's General office in Louisiana have raided ACORN's offices in New Orleans. ACORN's New Orleans was, for decades, the headquarters of the national community organizing association.
Dr. Ed Blakely: New Orleans full of lazy do-nothing bigots!This doesn't surprise me. When I worked in recovery offices last year we were required to goto a meeting this man held.
Houses of the Future - The Atlantic (November 2009)Four years after the levee failures, New Orleans is seeing an unexpected boom in architectural experimentation. Small, independent developers are succeeding in getting houses built where the government has failed.
Make it Right in New Orleans: 5 Slick New Home DesignsAfter Hurricane Katrina, New Orleans' Lower 9th Ward will never be the same again – and Brad Pitt is determined to make that a good thing.
New Orleans Cannot be Protected from HurricanesBut, the Corps' top commander was quoted in two newspapers this weekend saying that despite ongoing efforts, flooding can't be stopped in New Orleans. According to The Guardian in the UK and Huffington Post, Lt.
Blackwater: The Rise of the World's Most Powerful Mercenary Army"The often overlooked subplot of the wars of the post-9/11 period is their unprecedented scale of outsourcing and privatization," author Jeremy Scahill writes in The Nation.
(Video) Obama Tells Health Reform Critics to 'Grab a Mop'President Barack Obama Thursday night called out his critics in Congress for blasting Democratic attempts to overhaul health care without proposing solutions of their own.
Home Video on Youtube I made of President Obama's Visit to New Orleans 2009. This is a homemade film. Yes, with all the motions of the camera shaking, fast movements, people in the way.
I just returned from New Orleans this morning after spending the last six days helping some friends and their families work on the three homes the families are rebuilding.
Obama hails Pak military actions against terrorists: WH NEW ORLEANS: US President Barack Obama is concerned over the loss of life in new militant attacks in Pakistan, the White House said Thursday, adding the strikes underscored the threat from extremists.
President Obama's Trip to New Orleans Draws Criticism -- Before He Even ArrivesSlightly more than four years after Hurricane Katrina ravaged the Gulf Coast, President Obama is traveling to New Orleans today to fulfill a campaign promise to survey first-hand the city's recovery. Share The president discusses the rebuilding programs his office put in place.
Floating house could ride New Orleans' floodsThe dwelling was designed by Morphosis Architects under the direction of Mr. Mayne, a professor at UCLA. Mayne said it's the first of its kind to be permitted in the United States.
Mississippi Gulf Coast not worth a look, Mr. President?President Barack Obama will visit New Orleans on Thursday to survey for himself the progress of recovery from 2005's Hurricane Katrina - but there are apparently no plans by the White House for a presidential stop in Mississippi for the same purpose.
On Gulf Coast, Praise for Obama, Criticism of Visit NEW ORLEANS — At Willie's Auto Repair in the Lower Ninth Ward, just a few blocks from a school where President Obama is scheduled to speak on Thursday morning, Mr. Obama received Jerome Bienaime's endorsement.
Ship symbolizes survivors bond between NYC, New Orleans NEW ORLEANS — Peering through thick fog, hundreds stood on the banks of the Mississippi River early Tuesday and cheered as the latest piece of naval history cut through the haze and belched its horn. The onlookers waved flags at the New York, a freshly built 684-foot Navy wars …
New Orleans Politics: The Clown PartyThis is from the paper "The New Orleans Levee: We hold nothing back". As most of their articles they use a bit of humor to critique Louisiana (Mostly New Orleans) politics and corruption. Hope you enjoy.
ACORN embezzlement was $5 million, La. attorney general saysAn internal review by the board of directors of the community organization ACORN determined that the amount allegedly embezzled from the community organization was $5 million, well more than the previously reported amount of nearly $1 million, according to a new subpoena in an in …
Former ACORN organizer worries about its future Wade Rathke, the former chief organizer of ACORN, acknowledged that the organization he founded in 1970 is caught in a public storm that threatens its existence.
Music: Galveston - Glen Campbell Galveston is a special place. The Galveston island that I knew was connected to the mainland on the northeast by a ferry that could haul cars and loaded semi's. When I was trucking, I boarded the ferry in my 18 wheeler.
Obama's Favorite Charity Acorn has already received $53 million dollars your money. Obama has promised Acorn $5.8 billion this year. It is time for the Democratic Party, to step up and put a stop to ACORN.
Nagin to undocumented workers: You're welcome in New OrleansNEW ORLEANS – Undocumented workers who are victims or witnesses to crimes won't risk deportation if they come forward, Mayor Ray Nagin and Police Superintendent Warren Riley said Wednesday. Undocumented workers have become a large part of the workforce since Katrina.
Why New Orleans Afrocreole Voodoo is uniqueAlmost every one who has ever read anything about Voodoo culture has heard about its uniquenesses and exoticism. However, even among that so-called exotic tradition, there exist differences.
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