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NOPD: Woman raped by cab driver
New Orleans police are looking for an American Cab Company driver who raped one of his riders, officials said Wednesday.
Tulane's Scott Cowen and his wife are chosen for honor from Jewish Endowment ...
Tulane University President Scott S. Cowen and his wife, Marjorie, will receive the Tzedakah Award, the highest honor the Jewish Endowment Foundation of Louisiana can bestow, recognizing justice, righteousness and charity.
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New Orleans marketed as Halloween destination
Business was bustling in New Orleans over the Labor Day holiday. Thousands were in the Big Easy for Southern Decadence and even more will be traveling there for the NFL kickoff.
Sen. David Vitter fends off criticism during forum
Republican Sen. David Vitter fended off accusations that he is ineffective and too partisan as he faced Democratic Rep.
Councilwoman Kristin Palmer to hold town hall meeting tonight in Algiers
New Orleans City Councilwoman Kristin Palmer is holding a town hall meeting tonight at Oak Park Baptist Church in Algiers to discuss economic development and the Oct.
Coast Guard rescues 3 men in Lake Pontchartrain
The Coast Guard has rescued three men whose vessel capsized near Seabrook Marina in Lake Pontchartrain.
Louisiana seat-belt use is up, but is still not as high as nation's 83 percent
Almost 76 percent of Louisiana drivers and front-seat passengers used seat belts this year, but the usage rate is still far short of the 83 percent who buckle up nationwide, according to a study released Tuesday.
Rosencrantz and Gildenstern Are Dead
Minor figures in Shakespeare's Hamlet , Rosencrantz and Gildenstern are often bumbling and sometimes insightful messengers in Tom Stoppard's absurdist play.
President Barack Obama's new stimulus proposals links
President Barack Obama shakes hands after speaking at the annual Milwaukee Area Labor Council Laborfest Monday in Milwaukee.
Flood-damaged statue of Saint Francis Xavier returns home
Artist Mitchell Gaudet used the damaged statue of Saint Francis Xavier in an artwork that symbolized the 2005 flood.
Investigators book man with arson in Labor Day fire in Mid-City
New Orleans Fire Department investigators have accused a man who was rescued from a burning wood building in Mid-City early Monday of arson.
Reader comment: Badge not a license to steal, maime or murder
A group of New Orleans police officers stands over the prone bodies of Ernest Bell and Robert Williams at the corner of Religious and Richard streets on Sept.
There's a storm in the Gulf
Tropical Storm Hermine is in the Gulf of Mexico. "Don't get too worried about this one," Channel 4 Meteorologist Jonathan Myers told WWL First News.
New Orleans theater scene heats up in September
September rarely offers a break from summer weather, but the lingering heat doesn't slow New Orleans thespians.
After Katrina, New Orleans cops were told they could shoot looters
Kathleen Blanco did order 300 National Guard troopers to open fire on "hoodlums,'' AFP reported on Sept.
Karen Dalton-Beninato: Staycation: 10 New Orleans Labor Day Photos
From Southern Decadence last weekend to this week's Saints season opener, the New Orleans tourist season is in full gear.
Video: Football analyst says Vikings ''need to hit New Orleans like Katrina''
A TV analyst appears to have stepped over the line in his "analysis" of this Thursday's game between the Saints and the Vikings.
Corps of Engineers is making plans to strengthen floodwalls and levees
The Army Corps of Engineers hasn't made public the complete details of the plan to strengthen the floodwalls and levees lining outfall canals in New Orleans and East Jefferson so they are able to hold more storm surge without seeping, slipping, or...
Bedbug problem creeping toward New Orleans
By day, they lurk in the dark crevices between baseboards, in mattresses, and in the seams of drapes.
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