July 2009 Archives
10:30 PM Fri, Jul 31, 2009 | Permalink
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NEW ORLEANS - Police are investigating a shooting in Hollygrove, according to the New Orleans Police Department.
Around 10 p.m. police officers responded to a shooting, as a victim was shot multiple times in the 8800 block of Edinburgh Street.
The victim, who is a 29-year-old man has not been identified, was pronounced dead by paramedics after being found on the sidewalk outside of the Big Time Bar and Lounge, a...
10:23 PM Fri, Jul 31, 2009 | Permalink
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We apologize to our viewers. Our site has been down since very early this morning due to technical issues at our corporate server site.
Crews are feverishly working to resolve the issue that has affected several web sites.
Until the problem is resolved, we will be blogging our news here. ...
10:21 PM Fri, Jul 31, 2009 | Permalink
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By Meg Farris
NEW ORLEANS - A Louisiana camp for children with cancer, closed it's doors early this week, after nearly a dozen children got flu-like symptoms. One child is from Slidell and is now isolated and recovering in Children's Hospital.
Caleb Petty, 9, is battling brain cancer.
"He was getting really bad headaches, you know, and he kept complaining about them and he was starting, his vision was star...
10:19 PM Fri, Jul 31, 2009 | Permalink
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By Bill Capo
NEW ORLEANS - Residents of a Lakeview neighborhood said they have been trying to get a streetlight fixed for nearly four years.
"We find it very dangerous, particularly for our guests leaving late at night. You know, sometimes they leave after dark, and we're telling out guests be careful," said Monica Wallace, a Lakeview resident.
At night, only moonlight and the lights from houses provide ...
10:17 PM Fri, Jul 31, 2009 | Permalink
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New Orleans - Gov. Bobby Jindal has gone on the record in regard to speculation he might run for U.S. Senate.
Jindal said his top priority is to have a strong delegation representing Louisiana in Washington, D.C., and for those lawmakers to be able to erase party lines and work together with the state's best interest in mind.
And Friday, he did tell say exactly where his political aspirations lie.
>> Continue reading: Jindal answers rumors of Senate run
8:22 PM Fri, Jul 31, 2009 | Permalink
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NEW ORLEANS - New Orleans police want to question four people in connection with a missing man.
Police got a call from 26-year-old Travis Prices' mother out of Dallas, Texas Wednesday afternoon, saying she got a call that her son was seriously hurt, that's when she called police.
While price was there--police say Argell White, 35, Jessica Ward, 25, and two other men--one, named Michael, whose last name they don'...
7:53 PM Fri, Jul 31, 2009 | Permalink
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By Lee Zurik
NEW ORLEANS - A 15-page fiscal report by the state's legislative auditor highlights examples of payroll overpayments and the loss of dozens of computers, some of the problems cited for the second straight year.
"I think these findings are minor findings," said Recovery School District Superintendent Paul Vallas.
Vallas said he inherited the findings from the 2007-2008 school year audit. He st...
6:55 PM Fri, Jul 31, 2009 | Permalink
Bradley Handwerger
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Again, sorry for the technical issues. But for your pleasure, here are some Saints notes from the afternoon practice.
The Practice Observations:
- PK Garrett Hartley was 4-for-6, making a 33-yarder, two 38-yarders and one from 42 yards.
- WR Devery Henderson had a rough afternoon. He missed a few passes that could have been in his grasp and bobbled one ball along the sideline, catching...
6:44 PM Fri, Jul 31, 2009 | Permalink
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NEW ORLEANS (AP) -- The city of New Orleans is asking a federal judge to throw out a lawsuit that accuses police officers of using excessive force on a man whose arrest in the city's French Quarter after Hurricane Katrina was captured on videotape.
A trial for the lawsuit filed on behalf of retired school teacher Robert Davis is scheduled to start Aug. 10 unless U.S.District Judge Martin Feldman dismisses the suit.
6:42 PM Fri, Jul 31, 2009 | Permalink
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It's a lifelong health problem that many people suffer from in this area. If left uncontrolled, diabetes can maim and even kill you.
Now research going on in Metairie may help diabetics better control their blood sugar and you can be one of the first to join the study.
The powerful voice of Lady B.J. entertained for years on the Broadway stage and the London stage. But a stroke silenced her gift.
6:32 PM Fri, Jul 31, 2009 | Permalink
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By Paul Murphy
New Orleans - The Bywater is home to some of the most colorful and creative people in New Orleans.
The homes are historic and just about everything in the neighborhood from the "shotgun" style homes to the crepe myrtles in bloom, is classic Crescent City.
But, part of the charm is disappearing.
Recently, vandals stole a half-dozen historic meter-box covers from a two-block...
5:33 PM Fri, Jul 31, 2009 | Permalink
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GRETNA, La. - Police arrested a New Orleans man they believe committed murder outside of a Grenta nightclub, according to Gretna Police spokesman Anthony Christiana.
Eric "Heavy" Bone, 21, is responsible for the murder of Demetrous Jackson outside of the Ceasars Night Club near the intersection of Mardi Gras Boulevard and Monroe Street, according to police.
He was charged with second-degree murder, police said.<...
5:01 PM Fri, Jul 31, 2009 | Permalink
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NEW ORLEANS - Three men arrested in connection with the kidnapping and murder of two New Orleans teenagers pleaded not guilty at their arraignment in Criminal Court.
Kenneth J. Barnes, 22, Layman T. Foster, Jr., 23, and Gregory Vincent, Jr., 32, each pleaded not guilty in court.
They are accused in the kidnapping and murder of Fitzgerald Phillips and Calyisse Perkins, both 19.
The teens were t...
4:38 PM Fri, Jul 31, 2009 | Permalink
Tom Planchet
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Local automobile dealers said they're seeing a big boost in traffic, thanks to the Federal, 'Cash for Clunkers' program, according to the Louisiana Automobile Dealers Association.
Thursday night, the Federal government shut it down, saying the money had already run out.
But Friday, in Washington, Congress took steps to keep it going, at least through the weekend.
Alabama resident Edward Schone said he has waited month...
4:19 PM Fri, Jul 31, 2009 | Permalink
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Bradley Handwerger / WWL-TV.com Sports Writer
METAIRIE, La. ― Three years ago when Sean Payton was hired to coach the New Orleans Saints, he moved training camp to Millsaps College in Jackson, Miss.
That very season the Saints made their historic run to the NFC Championship Game.
Now with the national and global economy mired in a deep recession in 2009, the Saints have come home, spending traini...
4:15 PM Fri, Jul 31, 2009 | Permalink
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NEW ORLEANS - More signs that the recovery of the New Orleans metro is still continuing, nearly four year since Hurricane Katrina, as a new survey by researchers at the University of New Orleans showed that 61 percent of the homes that were flooded in Orleans Parish and St. Bernard Parish have been renovated or rebuilt - an increase of 14 percent from 2008.
Additionally, 10 percent of homes are in the process of being rebuilt o...
3:39 PM Fri, Jul 31, 2009 | Permalink
Tom Planchet
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EMILY FREDRIX AP Business Writer
After hours of confusion about whether the Cash for Clunkers program had run out of money, it was game on again Friday for car dealers, TV stations and newspapers, who had worried that one of the few bright spots for their industries would end after just one week.
Dealers around the country pondered Friday whether to pull ads for the program, which was supposed to have run until November...
3:25 PM Fri, Jul 31, 2009 | Permalink
Tom Planchet
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The jurors in the trial of former Congressman William Jefferson are done for the day. The deliberations will resume Monday.
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3:24 PM Fri, Jul 31, 2009 | Permalink
Tom Planchet
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A group of 27 people purchased what they thought would be state movie tax credits from Louisiana Film Studios in suburban New Orleans. But the credits were never applied for -- and the money has not been repaid.
Judge Elizabeth Magner on Friday also schedu...
3:22 PM Fri, Jul 31, 2009 | Permalink
Tom Planchet
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HOUMA, La. -- Houma police have identified the two men found slain Tuesday night.
Police say the victims are cousins, 33-year-old Michael D. Herbert of Houma and 25-year-old Michael Gerard Herbert of Belle Rose.
The men were found shot to death on the floor of the living room of Michael D. Herbert's one-bedroom apartment.
Police say the men appeared to have been killed Tuesday, but an exact time of death hasn't been det...
3:18 PM Fri, Jul 31, 2009 | Permalink
Bradley Handwerger
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UPDATE UPDATE UPDATE
This afternoon's practice has been moved indoors. It is not open to the public. The next open practice is Saturday morning at 8:50 a.m.
Notes from Day 1, Morning Session:
- MLB Jonathan Vilma worked out for much of practice, participating in individual and team drills. He said surgery for his sports hernia came at a good time.
- FS Roman Harper made...
