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Plaxico Burress says Saints Drew Brees will be signed by Washington Redskins
Examiner New Orleans Edition
Feb 06Sheriff’s deputy indicted after inmate says officer forced him to perform oral sex in jail
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Lakeview Crime Prevention District To Choose New Commander
wnoeFm (Local News)
Feb 07Board of commissioners to interview a candidate tonight and discuss ways to reduce crime in Lakeview »
Convicted Sex Offender Gets 12 Years; Lawyer Files For New Trial
WDSU Local News
Feb 06The convicted sex offender who walked out of the Orleans Parish Criminal Court last week received a 12-year sentence for second-degree sexual battery on Monday morning. Teddy Magee was on trial for breaking into a woman’s home in October 2010. Prosecut... »
Abita Beer In A Can Debuts
wnoeFm (Local News)
Feb 06Three of the brewing company's flagship brews will be available in stores, restaurants and bars in the New Orleans area »
Norovirus outbreak delays cruise ship at NO
Ksla - La Headlines
Feb 05The Port of New Orleans says a stomach virus outbreak delayed the departure of the cruise ship "Voyager of the Sea" this weekend. »
Report: New Orleans' homeless rate 2nd in nation
Ksla - La Headlines
Feb 05The National Alliance to End Homelessness says New Orleans has the nation's second-highest rate of homelessness. »
Latest Blog Posts in Detail
Plaxico Burress says Saints Drew Brees will be signed by Washington Redskins
Examiner New Orleans Edition
Feb 06When March 13, 2012 hits and NFL free agency begins, there will be a lot of people running around with excitement and nervousness. Many people in New Orleans have been worried that Saints quarterback Drew Brees could sign elsewhere now... »
Sheriff’s deputy indicted after inmate says officer forced him to perform oral sex in jail
The Lens
Feb 03By Matt Davis, The Lens staff writer| A former Orleans Parish Sheriff’s deputy accused in September of forcing an inmate to perform oral sex after handcuffing him and taking him to a jail closet has been indicted on charges of second-degree kidnapping,... »
Because of Winn-Dixie: City lets grocery add vehicle crossing over pedestrian greenway
The Lens
Feb 02Click to enlarge. The city has agreed to let Winn-Dixie cross the proposed Lafitte Greenway in one direction, from the mail lot into the satellite lot, despite objections from greenway supporters. Map courtesy of Google Maps. By Ariella Cohen and Kar... »
Looking past gaffes in ‘czar’ Blakely’s memoir of Katrina recovery
The Lens
Feb 02By Jed Horne, The Lens news editor | It’s too bad that Ed Blakely’s book about his two years as New Orleans “recovery czar” is so full of sloppy mistakes. (“Blacks didn’t have permission to march in Mardi Gras blackface parades until the 1970s.”) Howle... »
It’s All Greek to Me: A Column on Sororities in the South : The MRS Degree by M.M. Locker
Dispatches From Civil War Reenactments
Feb 02My mom said I was starting out on the right foot during college orientation by leaning over my seat in the auditorium during our ALCOHOL EDU presentation and introducing myself to a tall, bearded boy. I’m not necessarily the best at just throwing mysel... »