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Earnest Jones scored 25 points and led Southern University to a 78-73 win over New Orleans on Saturday.
A member of the governing body of New Orleans' Sewerage and Water Board was indicted Friday on charges he solicited kickbacks from companies with contracts to inspect damage from Hurricane Katrina.
The LSU Board of Supervisors is letting the University of New Orleans notify the Sun Belt Conference that it intends to withdraw.
A member of the New Orleans Sewerage and Water Board has been indicted on charges he solicited kickbacks from companies with contracts to inspect damage from Hurricane Katrina.
Galatoire's Restaurant — which for more than 100 years has been serving fine Creole cuisine in New Orleans' French Quarter — is no longer solely owned by the founder's family.
New Orleans plans to hold its first bond sale in two years this week after three agencies affirmed investment-grade ratings for the city.
Louisiana's Democratic lieutenant governor says that he's going to take a third shot at becoming New Orleans' mayor.
Billy Humphrey scored 23 points to lead four players in double figures and New Orleans beat Houston Baptist 79-67 on Saturday night.
They ain't the Ain'ts anymore. And ain't that grand for New Orleans.
Ejike Hart's layup with 9.2 seconds left capped a dramatic second-half rally as New Orleans defeated Tulane 51-50 on Wednesday night after trailing nearly the entire game.
The federal government is making available $280 million for street cars and other public transportation projects aimed at creating jobs and more walkable, environmentally-friendly communities.
Drew Brees and the unbeaten Saints left Tom Brady in the dust, zipping up and down the field in a dominant romp over the New England Patriots.
Broadway shows are finally back in New Orleans for the first time since Hurricane Katrina four years ago, and at least one — "The Color Purple" — is giving something back to the recovering city.
Tracy Smith had 20 points and eight rebounds to help North Carolina State beat New Orleans 69-52 on Sunday.
Billy Humphrey tied his career high with 26 points and New Orleans rallied to defeat Mobile 65-51 on Wednesday night.
A federal magistrate has agreed to postpone the arraignments for a former New Orleans technology chief and his wife on charges that include bribery and wire fraud.
Billy Humphrey scored with 23 points to lead New Orleans to a 67-55 win over Texas State on Saturday.
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.
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."
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."
Shot or not, dead or alive: Two men's fates lost in chaos after KatrinaA motionless body lay on the pavement. Perhaps 20 riled-up police officers milled around. On the shoulder of the road, an RTA bus was parked at a crazy angle, like a dislocated elbow. Nearby was a long white limousine, crashed into a pole.
Law and disorder: NOPD acts under fireDuring the turbulent days after Hurricane Katrina made landfall, New Orleans police shot 10 civilians , at least four of whom died, according to interviews and internal police documents. Some incidents involving police were widely publicized and have prompted a U.S.
Strong thunderstorms flood many parts of metro New OrleansA strong train of thunderstorms was moving through a large portion of the metro New Orleans area Saturday, dropping enough rain to flood many neighborhoods, knocking out power to thousands, breaking previous rainfall records and prompting the National Weather Service to issue sev …
New Orleans Saints fever cools interest in mayoral raceIt's old hat to fret about how New Orleans mayoral elections are forced to compete every four years with Christmas shopping, holiday parties and Carnival parades.
Grits burns lead to battery booking of Boutte womanThe man told sheriff's deputies that he came home from work on Nov. 7, got into an argument with Brown, told her that he was breaking up with her, then went to bed.
New Orleans a test case for global warmingCopenhagen, Denmark, is 5,000 miles away from New Orleans, Louisiana. But representatives of the 192 nations gathering this week at the climate change conference need to keep the memory of a flooded New Orleans in mind.
Lucky Dog vendor, threatened, puts Marine training to workRoy Lee Gant, a Lucky Dog vendor in the French Quarter, may look like an easy mark for an armed robber. He wears a candy-cane-striped button-up shirt.
New Orleans public defender's office concerned after attorneys are "roughed up"It's often the courts that deal allegations of abuse and mistreatment, but now those charges are being laid right against the judicial system, after a public defender says he was "roughed up" by deputies.
Defense accuses witnesses of telling new tales at capital murder trial The capital murder trial of Tyrone Wells continued with a fourth day of testimony at Orleans Parish Criminal District Court, with the defense team accusing the state's witnesses of adding fresh details that never arose at the first trial in March.
"The Princess and the Frog" reflects Disney's determination to nail New Orleans detailsDirectors Ron Clements and John Musker were putting the finishing touches on nearly three years of work on Disney's New Orleans-set animated fairy tale, "The Princess and the Frog," when they noticed something was wrong. Announced in early 2006, the project was being closely wat …
A Tiny act of heroism saves a childWhen 19-year-old Tiny heard the gunshots, she immediately dropped to the ground.
French Quarter police chase lands Florida man in jailA Florida man has been jailed since Dec. 3 for allegedly backing his car into a police officer who had pulled him over for driving the wrong way on a French Quarter street, then leading other officers on a car and foot chase before he was arrested.
Every story paints a pictureWalter Isaacson's author photo for "American Sketches" invokes his New Orleans roots. There he stands, leaning on the wrought-iron stair rail of his family home on Napoleon Avenue, with the familiar Katrina graffiti painted in red on the white front door.
Study finds New Orleanians strongly dissatisfied with NOPDOn the heels of another violent weekend in the city, members of a local anti-crime group unveiled results of a new study that finds people across the city lack confidence in the New Orleans Police Department.
Mitch Landrieu to enter New Orleans mayoral race, sources sayThrowing a wrench into a New Orleans mayoral contest that seemed to be all but set on the eve of qualifying, Lt. Gov. Mitch Landrieu appears poised to enter the race for the open seat Tuesday, reversing a mid-summer decision that he would take a pass.
Accidental release of toxic chemicals, polluted water by New Orleans-area plants cited in reportFrequent accidents at 10 of the state's biggest refineries resulted in the release of millions of pounds of toxic chemicals into the air and millions of gallons of polluted water into state water courses between 2005 and 2008, according to a report to be released this morning by …
New Orleans IS a ward of the federal government--YatPunditDarrell Issa (CA-48) is famous for trying to assume the role of tightwad in committee hearings, and yesterday's hearing about healthcare in New Orleans was no exception:
Funding New Orleans health centers must be a national prioriityIt has been more than four years since Hurricane Katrina devastated the New Orleans region. As we all know, the health care infrastructure was particularly hard hit when Katrina flooded the city and surrounding parishes....
New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin: "No problem" with hiring white collar felons as contractorsResponding to a recent story about the City of New Orleans hiring convicted felons, Mayor Ray Nagin said he had 'no problem' with hiring white-collar felons as contractors.
"Princess and the Frog" costs Mayor Ray Nagin credibility at homeBy all accounts, Disney's animated fairy-tale "The Princess and the Frog," which opens next Friday (Dec.
New Orleans public defender's office says it will refuse all new murder, rape cases due to budget cutsFacing crushing felony caseloads and insufficient financing, the Orleans Parish public defenders will soon stop accepting new murder and rape cases, which are the most difficult ones to handle, the office's leader said Wednesday.
Dear President Obama: New Orleans Needs a SurgeAn Open Letter to President Barack Obama and the US Congress:
Brad Pitt-sponsored houses rising in New OrleansIn 2007, frustrated by the slow pace of rebuilding in the Lower Ninth, Brad Pitt set up a foundation called Make It Right; the foundation then commissioned 13 architecture firms to design affordable, green houses.
SPCA halting services in New Orleans in budget dispute with cityUnless the city of New Orleans and the Louisiana SPCA reach an agreement soon, animal control officers will stop rounding up stray dogs and removing raccoons from attics.
State expropriation for new hospital includes homes rebuilt after floodLike tens of thousands of New Orleanians, Barbara and Larry Dillon returned after Hurricane Katrina to find their home ravaged by water that a government-built levee system did not contain.
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