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For more headlines on Breaking, National, Business, Finance, Sports and World News, visit our home page New Orleans News.net http://www.neworleansnews.net/index.php/cat/aa408b759025f381/ en-us Sat, 25 May 2013 02:31:46 -0400 Sat, 25 May 2013 02:31:46 -0400 30 A New Orleans Police Department commander at the center of a controversial detail operation has been reinstated in full at the department, officials announced late ... http://www.neworleansnews.net/index.php/sid/214752577/scat/aa408b759025f381 Fri, 24 May 2013 23:36:06 -0400 http://www.neworleansnews.net/index.php/sid/214752577/scat/aa408b759025f381 The Red Cross has received more than $15 million in donations and pledges so far for the town of Moore, which was struck by a tornado Monday that killed 24, injured more than 300 and destroyed thousands of ... http://www.neworleansnews.net/index.php/sid/214751897/scat/aa408b759025f381 Fri, 24 May 2013 22:29:14 -0400 http://www.neworleansnews.net/index.php/sid/214751897/scat/aa408b759025f381 The St. Tammany Parish coroner has gone to court in an attempt to quash a subpoena from the Office of the Louisiana Legislative Auditor and faces a looming deadline to comply with a second subpoena -- this one from the Office of the Louisiana Attorney General -- WDSU has ... http://www.neworleansnews.net/index.php/sid/214750301/scat/aa408b759025f381 Fri, 24 May 2013 20:13:20 -0400 http://www.neworleansnews.net/index.php/sid/214750301/scat/aa408b759025f381 The New Orleans Police Department said it is looking for Glen Emerson, who is also 18, in connection with the shooting that took the life of Joseph ... http://www.neworleansnews.net/index.php/sid/214749236/scat/aa408b759025f381 Fri, 24 May 2013 19:05:40 -0400 http://www.neworleansnews.net/index.php/sid/214749236/scat/aa408b759025f381 Like millions of other Americans, Dan and Sally Sligh packed up their vehicle and headed out for a Memorial Day weekend trip. As they crossed the Interstate 5 bridge over the Skagit River outside Seattle, Washington, the bridge gave way and their pickup truck plunged into the frigid ... http://www.neworleansnews.net/index.php/sid/214749084/scat/aa408b759025f381 Fri, 24 May 2013 18:58:15 -0400 http://www.neworleansnews.net/index.php/sid/214749084/scat/aa408b759025f381 The new proposal includes a performance stage and a statue of the late restaurant magnate as part of a bricked plaza at the public park. The statue still features Copeland holding a box of the iconic fast food chicken that helped build his empire, but the entire project offers much more than the original statue-centric ... http://www.neworleansnews.net/index.php/sid/214748243/scat/aa408b759025f381 Fri, 24 May 2013 17:57:10 -0400 http://www.neworleansnews.net/index.php/sid/214748243/scat/aa408b759025f381 The Jefferson Parish Sheriff's office confirmed to WDSU that two people were found dead in a home in the 300 block of Celeste Avenue shortly after noon. The victims are a father and his teenage ... http://www.neworleansnews.net/index.php/sid/214748242/scat/aa408b759025f381 Fri, 24 May 2013 17:57:07 -0400 http://www.neworleansnews.net/index.php/sid/214748242/scat/aa408b759025f381 New Orleans is a quirky place. The land of open container laws and drive through daiquiri shops. The home of festival after festival, like this weekends Greek Fest. The party just goes on and on and on. But sometimes the quirkiness isn’t a good thing. Like in the French Quarter where some neighbors are protesting the possibility of a new establishment in a long-abandoned building. A New ... http://www.neworleansnews.net/index.php/sid/214748244/scat/aa408b759025f381 Fri, 24 May 2013 17:40:44 -0400 http://www.neworleansnews.net/index.php/sid/214748244/scat/aa408b759025f381 (Reuters) - Louisiana's schools chief vowed on Friday to push ahead with a plan to let students take classes from private firms and nonprofits at taxpayers' expense, despite a legal setback and objections from some ... http://www.neworleansnews.net/index.php/sid/214747956/scat/aa408b759025f381 Fri, 24 May 2013 17:27:56 -0400 http://www.neworleansnews.net/index.php/sid/214747956/scat/aa408b759025f381 Over two nights, WDSU and the Second Harvest Food Bank of Greater New Orleans and Acadiana raised nearly $55,000 in donations to benefit victims of the tornadoes in Oklahoma. The effort was called "Help For Oklahoma," and was initiated by WDSU President and General Manager Joel Vilmenay and President and CEO Natalie Jayroe of the Second Harvest Food ... http://www.neworleansnews.net/index.php/sid/214747109/scat/aa408b759025f381 Fri, 24 May 2013 16:47:59 -0400 http://www.neworleansnews.net/index.php/sid/214747109/scat/aa408b759025f381 The collapse of a Washington state bridge on Thursday is putting the spotlight on what some call a national problem, and studies show bridge safety is a serious concern in ... http://www.neworleansnews.net/index.php/sid/214747108/scat/aa408b759025f381 Fri, 24 May 2013 16:47:58 -0400 http://www.neworleansnews.net/index.php/sid/214747108/scat/aa408b759025f381 Some 300 mourners crowded inside Eagle Heights Baptist Church here Friday to pay their respects to an elementary school student killed when a tornado churned through nearby Moore, ... http://www.neworleansnews.net/index.php/sid/214746953/scat/aa408b759025f381 Fri, 24 May 2013 16:39:38 -0400 http://www.neworleansnews.net/index.php/sid/214746953/scat/aa408b759025f381 JEFFERSONVILLE, Ind. (AP) -- Elementary school students in southern Indiana have worked with a volunteer beautification group to create a garden honoring Jeffersonville's namesake and the nation's third ... http://www.neworleansnews.net/index.php/sid/214747050/scat/aa408b759025f381 Fri, 24 May 2013 16:23:50 -0400 http://www.neworleansnews.net/index.php/sid/214747050/scat/aa408b759025f381 The New Orleans Home+Design Show When / Where May 24-26 at the Morial Convention Center Hall I Dates/Times ? 4 pm - 9 pm Friday, May 24 ? 10 am - 8 pm Saturday, May 25 ? 10 am - 6 pm Sunday, May 26 Ticket Price: $15 adults (Military with ID – $5) Visitors can get a $5 off admission coupon by ... http://www.neworleansnews.net/index.php/sid/214745820/scat/aa408b759025f381 Fri, 24 May 2013 15:20:12 -0400 http://www.neworleansnews.net/index.php/sid/214745820/scat/aa408b759025f381 The robbery happened on Monday in the 400 block of Kirkland Street. Investigators say the victim says she was attacked with an electronic stun gun and her purse was ... http://www.neworleansnews.net/index.php/sid/214744554/scat/aa408b759025f381 Fri, 24 May 2013 14:25:14 -0400 http://www.neworleansnews.net/index.php/sid/214744554/scat/aa408b759025f381 A day after a jury deadlocked on whether Jodi Arias should be sentenced to death for the murder of her ex-boyfriend, the jury foreman described the decision process as tense and ... http://www.neworleansnews.net/index.php/sid/214744393/scat/aa408b759025f381 Fri, 24 May 2013 14:16:48 -0400 http://www.neworleansnews.net/index.php/sid/214744393/scat/aa408b759025f381 Lafourche Parish investigators are searching for a 53-year-old man who left his place of business on Thursday morning for stops at a store and the bank and hasn't been seen ... http://www.neworleansnews.net/index.php/sid/214743122/scat/aa408b759025f381 Fri, 24 May 2013 13:12:55 -0400 http://www.neworleansnews.net/index.php/sid/214743122/scat/aa408b759025f381 A recent national study says Louisiana has the highest rate of gun violence in the nation and the weakest gun safety laws. But state lawmakers are moving to expand the already permissive ... http://www.neworleansnews.net/index.php/sid/214743123/scat/aa408b759025f381 Fri, 24 May 2013 13:12:55 -0400 http://www.neworleansnews.net/index.php/sid/214743123/scat/aa408b759025f381 Sen. Mary Landrieu filed legislation this week to delay flood insurance increases for many residents and businesses in southern Louisiana that officials fear could begin skyrocketing at the end of the year. The National Flood Insurance Program reauthorization was approved last year. Landrieu, D-La., had an amendment that was defeated that would have stalled premium increases of 20 percent or ... http://www.neworleansnews.net/index.php/sid/214742308/scat/aa408b759025f381 Fri, 24 May 2013 12:32:02 -0400 http://www.neworleansnews.net/index.php/sid/214742308/scat/aa408b759025f381 The New Orleans Police Department is investigating a deadly shooting on I-10 after finding a man shot to death inside a vehicle on the side of the ... http://www.neworleansnews.net/index.php/sid/214741271/scat/aa408b759025f381 Fri, 24 May 2013 11:57:56 -0400 http://www.neworleansnews.net/index.php/sid/214741271/scat/aa408b759025f381 They have been identified as brothers 32-year-old Dorian Ferguson and 21-year-old Byron Ferguson. The duo were arrested at a restaurant on Bourbon ... http://www.neworleansnews.net/index.php/sid/214741272/scat/aa408b759025f381 Fri, 24 May 2013 11:57:54 -0400 http://www.neworleansnews.net/index.php/sid/214741272/scat/aa408b759025f381 Police arrested two men Friday on suspicion of endangering an aircraft after a flight from Pakistan to the United Kingdom was diverted to Stansted Airport, outside of ... http://www.neworleansnews.net/index.php/sid/214740982/scat/aa408b759025f381 Fri, 24 May 2013 11:47:59 -0400 http://www.neworleansnews.net/index.php/sid/214740982/scat/aa408b759025f381 The string of tornadoes that ripped across the central United States in the past week did between $2 billion and $5 billion in damage, according to an initial estimate from Eqecat, a catastrophe risk ... http://www.neworleansnews.net/index.php/sid/214740089/scat/aa408b759025f381 Fri, 24 May 2013 11:35:31 -0400 http://www.neworleansnews.net/index.php/sid/214740089/scat/aa408b759025f381 It's the annual state sales tax holiday on sales of hurricane-preparedness items and supplies. You will not have to pay taxes on certain items on the first $1,500 of the sales ... http://www.neworleansnews.net/index.php/sid/214734335/scat/aa408b759025f381 Fri, 24 May 2013 05:19:16 -0400 http://www.neworleansnews.net/index.php/sid/214734335/scat/aa408b759025f381 Authorities with the New Orleans Police Department said they obtained an arrest warrant for Kemond Pierre, 22, after a 25-year-old man was critically injured in the shooting in the 2100 block of Springbrook ... http://www.neworleansnews.net/index.php/sid/214734334/scat/aa408b759025f381 Fri, 24 May 2013 05:19:14 -0400 http://www.neworleansnews.net/index.php/sid/214734334/scat/aa408b759025f381 The epicenter for the extremely powerful quake was located in the Sea of Okhotsk, just to the west of the Kamchatka Peninsula, and about 600 kilometers (nearly 375 miles) underground. The quake was felt for five minutes in the region, Russia's Ria Novosti news agency reported. Many people ran into the streets as the temblor shook. No tsunami warnings were issued in the quake's immediate ... http://www.neworleansnews.net/index.php/sid/214734066/scat/aa408b759025f381 Fri, 24 May 2013 05:09:19 -0400 http://www.neworleansnews.net/index.php/sid/214734066/scat/aa408b759025f381 -- West Feliciana Parish sheriff's deputies arrested a Louisiana State Penitentiary security officer accused of trying to get narcotics through an Angola inmate, a spokesman for Sheriff J. Austin Daniel said Wednesday. Justin Darrel Nettles, 26, 160 Cedars Lane, Crosby, Miss., met a man he thought was a relative of the inmate, but the man actually was an undercover detective offering a ... http://www.neworleansnews.net/index.php/sid/214730895/scat/aa408b759025f381 Fri, 24 May 2013 00:38:13 -0400 http://www.neworleansnews.net/index.php/sid/214730895/scat/aa408b759025f381 The southbound Causeway then opened from about 4:15 p.m. to about 5 p.m before officials said they needed to close the southbound lanes again in order to pull the car out of the ... http://www.neworleansnews.net/index.php/sid/214727704/scat/aa408b759025f381 Thu, 23 May 2013 20:04:32 -0400 http://www.neworleansnews.net/index.php/sid/214727704/scat/aa408b759025f381 An Arizona jury Thursday said it was unable to reach a unanimous agreement and would be unable to decide what penalty Jodi Arias should receive for killing her ... http://www.neworleansnews.net/index.php/sid/214727567/scat/aa408b759025f381 Thu, 23 May 2013 19:56:18 -0400 http://www.neworleansnews.net/index.php/sid/214727567/scat/aa408b759025f381