Ground breaking set on N.O. golf course project
NEW ORLEANS -- Ground breaking is set for Saturday on a golf course considered an anchor of efforts to bring back two New Orleans' neighborhoods. read the full story
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His friends and family members in Houston still talk about it and wonder whether it was the wisest of moves. So do several of his old college teammates. But Aja Barto, the Spokane Indians’ physically gifted right fielder, refuses to second-guess the decision he... read the full story
Queen Latifah's latest rap album drops in August
NEW ORLEANS -- Queen Latifah, in New Orleans for the 15th annual Essence Music Festival, says she's excited about her latest project _ her first rap album in a decade that will be... read the full story
Patient, former inmate write of life in Carville
NEW ORLEANS -- Driving the River Road to the National Hansen's Disease Museum in Carville, it is easy to get lost in time. That green levee, those majestic oaks are the stuff of a... read the full story
Police make arrest in Canal Street hotel shooting
NEW ORLEANS -- New Orleans police said they've made an arrest in this week's shooting death of a woman at a Canal Street hotel. Police said 21-year-old Troy Gloston-Phelps was... read the full story
Tracker shows dryness in parts of La., Miss.
NEW ORLEANS -- An area of moderate drought has spread further west across south Louisiana. And abnormally dry conditions have extended further north in neighboring Mississippi. read the full story
Applications for fall semester at UNO are up
NEW ORLEANS -- The University of New Orleans reports an increase in the number of students applying for admission for the fall semester for the second consecutive year. read the full story
State weighing appeal options for Charity
NEW ORLEANS -- State officials are reviewing a planned appeal to FEMA on the agency's position that Louisiana has not proven it's owed nearly a half-billion dollars to replace a New... read the full story
New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin today hurled criticism at technology experts who claim that City Hall’s missing e-mail was intentionally removed by someone with top-drawer access to the computer system. Assigning blame “is not their charge,” Nagin said... read the full story
Saints lose money in tax credit investment
NEW ORLEANS -- At least 16 people associated with the New Orleans Saints, including coach Sean Payton, quarterback Drew Brees and Hall of Famer Archie Manning, are among investors who... read the full story
N.O. man sues city over gun seizure
NEW ORLEANS -- A New Orleans man is suing the city and its district attorney for refusing to give back a gun that police seized when he was arrested on drug and firearms charges. read the full story
NEW ORLEANS -- The New Orleans City Council on Thursday coughed up an extra $1 million for the police department to pay for longer shifts this summer. read the full story
Those pesky Internet tubes. Take Audra Sigler Shay , a Fort Smith native and former UA stud ent who now lives in New Orleans and who s is running this month to be elected national chairman of the Young Republicans. She has a busy Facebook page. As... read the full story
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