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11:26 AM Sat, Aug 01, 2009 | Permalink
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The Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development announced that the Lower Algiers/Chalmette ferry crossing will be closed at 6 p.m. Friday until further notice because of repairs that need to be made on the ferry landing.
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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...
6:44 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.
