Provides the latest RSS feeds for New Orleans News. 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 Sun, 19 May 2013 12:44:04 -0400 Sun, 19 May 2013 12:44:04 -0400 30 North Korea fired a short-range missile into the Sea of Japan on Sunday, according to South Korea's semiofficial news agency Yonhap, citing a South Korean military ... http://www.neworleansnews.net/index.php/sid/214614400/scat/aa408b759025f381 Sun, 19 May 2013 09:16:27 -0400 http://www.neworleansnews.net/index.php/sid/214614400/scat/aa408b759025f381 FEDERAL WAY — Even Brandon Madsen had to marvel. This wasn't just another goal for the Jefferson High School junior, who has 18 this season. It was almost magical, hitting the back of the net with less than five minutes to play and lifting the unbeaten Raiders to a 1-0 victory over Inglemoor on Saturday in the quarterfinals of the Class 4A state boys soccer tournament at Federal Way ... http://www.neworleansnews.net/index.php/sid/214611352/scat/aa408b759025f381 Sun, 19 May 2013 02:17:48 -0400 http://www.neworleansnews.net/index.php/sid/214611352/scat/aa408b759025f381 (Reuters) - One winning ticket for a record U.S. Powerball lottery jackpot worth $590.5 million was sold in Florida, organizers said late on ... http://www.neworleansnews.net/index.php/sid/214611183/scat/aa408b759025f381 Sun, 19 May 2013 02:09:42 -0400 http://www.neworleansnews.net/index.php/sid/214611183/scat/aa408b759025f381 CNN - The winning numbers for the largest multistate Powerball jackpot are: 22, 10,13,14, 52 and the Powerball number is 11. Saturday's jackpot is a record $600 million. It marks the largest in Powerball history, surpassing a $587.6 million jackpot split by winners in Arizona and Missouri in November. The jackpot has a cash value of $376.9 million. The largest lottery jackpot in U.S. ... http://www.neworleansnews.net/index.php/sid/214609855/scat/aa408b759025f381 Sat, 18 May 2013 23:51:50 -0400 http://www.neworleansnews.net/index.php/sid/214609855/scat/aa408b759025f381 But that's what happened. The driver, a young woman described by authorities as being in her late teens or early 20s, survived. In fact, she was able to get out of the mangled Saturn on her own, with minor injuries -- largely because she was wearing a seat ... http://www.neworleansnews.net/index.php/sid/214608977/scat/aa408b759025f381 Sat, 18 May 2013 22:12:16 -0400 http://www.neworleansnews.net/index.php/sid/214608977/scat/aa408b759025f381 It's all a game of odds. Some people play just for a chance at winning. Others rely on their own system of numbers and rituals to cash in on their luck. One Metairie store saw huge crowds because of it's past brush with luck. "It went from $500 million to $600 million, so that's really making them come in more," said Briana Moran, a store clerk at the West Metaire Shell ... http://www.neworleansnews.net/index.php/sid/214608456/scat/aa408b759025f381 Sat, 18 May 2013 21:18:17 -0400 http://www.neworleansnews.net/index.php/sid/214608456/scat/aa408b759025f381 That's all it took for Mammie Hicks to plunk down money at a Riverside, Mo., convenience store for a chance at Saturday's record $600 million multistate Powerball ... http://www.neworleansnews.net/index.php/sid/214608390/scat/aa408b759025f381 Sat, 18 May 2013 21:11:32 -0400 http://www.neworleansnews.net/index.php/sid/214608390/scat/aa408b759025f381 "Despite never having flooded before, building to specifications that FEMA gave us and even our own levees to further protect us FEMA has now decided we're a flood hazard area," said Robert ... http://www.neworleansnews.net/index.php/sid/214607299/scat/aa408b759025f381 Sat, 18 May 2013 19:28:47 -0400 http://www.neworleansnews.net/index.php/sid/214607299/scat/aa408b759025f381 Lisa Scotti, of Baltimore, reads hhere program before the sixth race at Pimlico Race Course, Saturday, May 18, 2013, in Baltimore. The 138th Preakness Stakes horse race takes place Saturday. (AP Photo/Mike ... http://www.neworleansnews.net/index.php/sid/214607099/scat/aa408b759025f381 Sat, 18 May 2013 19:12:18 -0400 http://www.neworleansnews.net/index.php/sid/214607099/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/214606198/scat/aa408b759025f381 Sat, 18 May 2013 17:39:59 -0400 http://www.neworleansnews.net/index.php/sid/214606198/scat/aa408b759025f381 FILE - In this Aug. 29, 2011 file photo, a member of the Big 9 marching club plays trumpet in a second line commemorating the sixth anniversary of Hurricane Katrina in New Orleans. New Orleans officials and cultural advocates say the Mother’s Day parade shootings that left 20 people injured won’t spell the end of second-line parades, the local tradition that celebrates the city and ... http://www.neworleansnews.net/index.php/sid/214606199/scat/aa408b759025f381 Sat, 18 May 2013 17:14:21 -0400 http://www.neworleansnews.net/index.php/sid/214606199/scat/aa408b759025f381 Bloomberg Rankings sorted through U.S. Census data for metropolitan areas to rank those with the greatest population growth, then scored areas on growth in gross domestic product, adjusted for inflation. They combined the two scores and winnowed the list to regions with more than 1 million residents to find the top 12 American ... http://www.neworleansnews.net/index.php/sid/214605668/scat/aa408b759025f381 Sat, 18 May 2013 16:44:05 -0400 http://www.neworleansnews.net/index.php/sid/214605668/scat/aa408b759025f381 Latest Headlines A car has driven into a crowd at a parade in southwestern Virginia on Saturday, apparently injuring several people, The Associated Press ... http://www.neworleansnews.net/index.php/sid/214605669/scat/aa408b759025f381 Sat, 18 May 2013 16:44:03 -0400 http://www.neworleansnews.net/index.php/sid/214605669/scat/aa408b759025f381 The AP said it happened at about 2:30 p.m. during the Hikers Parade at the Trail Days festival. The event celebrates the Appalachian Trail in Damascus, ... http://www.neworleansnews.net/index.php/sid/214605578/scat/aa408b759025f381 Sat, 18 May 2013 16:37:18 -0400 http://www.neworleansnews.net/index.php/sid/214605578/scat/aa408b759025f381 Brennan's restaurant in New Orleans is famous for inventing the Bananas Foster dessert, but the eatery is also known for a long-running ownership ... http://www.neworleansnews.net/index.php/sid/214605106/scat/aa408b759025f381 Sat, 18 May 2013 15:46:54 -0400 http://www.neworleansnews.net/index.php/sid/214605106/scat/aa408b759025f381 Train service in the busy New York-to-New Haven corridor may be restricted for days as officials investigate Friday's rush-hour collision of two trains in Connecticut -- an incident that sent dozens to hospitals -- officials said ... http://www.neworleansnews.net/index.php/sid/214605026/scat/aa408b759025f381 Sat, 18 May 2013 15:39:42 -0400 http://www.neworleansnews.net/index.php/sid/214605026/scat/aa408b759025f381 I-10 in both directions will experience alternating lane closures from Williams Boulevard to the St. Charles Parish line from 7 p.m. to 5:30 a.m. on the nights of May ... http://www.neworleansnews.net/index.php/sid/214604547/scat/aa408b759025f381 Sat, 18 May 2013 14:48:59 -0400 http://www.neworleansnews.net/index.php/sid/214604547/scat/aa408b759025f381 The state labor department figures released Friday show the initial claims decreased to 2,327 from the previous week's total of 2,466. For the comparable week a year earlier, there were 3,394 initial ... http://www.neworleansnews.net/index.php/sid/214604546/scat/aa408b759025f381 Sat, 18 May 2013 14:48:58 -0400 http://www.neworleansnews.net/index.php/sid/214604546/scat/aa408b759025f381 The 4th Street Bridge at the Harvey Canal is closed to marine navigation due to a mechanical problem, according to the Louisiana Department of Transportation and ... http://www.neworleansnews.net/index.php/sid/214603961/scat/aa408b759025f381 Sat, 18 May 2013 13:50:31 -0400 http://www.neworleansnews.net/index.php/sid/214603961/scat/aa408b759025f381 Train service in the busy New York-to-New Haven corridor may be restricted for days as officials investigate Friday's rush-hour collision of two trains in Connecticut -- an incident that sent dozens to hospitals -- officials said ... http://www.neworleansnews.net/index.php/sid/214603892/scat/aa408b759025f381 Sat, 18 May 2013 13:43:12 -0400 http://www.neworleansnews.net/index.php/sid/214603892/scat/aa408b759025f381 Last year, New Orleans welcomed 9 million visitors to the city, another fantastic success for the tourism industry. While this is impressive, it pales in comparison to the goal of 13 million visitors for the tri-centennial of New Orleans in ... http://www.neworleansnews.net/index.php/sid/214603962/scat/aa408b759025f381 Sat, 18 May 2013 13:35:45 -0400 http://www.neworleansnews.net/index.php/sid/214603962/scat/aa408b759025f381 Jefferson Parish police say they have arrested David Lewis and Stanford Randolph in connection with two May 16 armed robberies and an attempted ... http://www.neworleansnews.net/index.php/sid/214603371/scat/aa408b759025f381 Sat, 18 May 2013 12:48:27 -0400 http://www.neworleansnews.net/index.php/sid/214603371/scat/aa408b759025f381 Train service in the busy New York-to-New Haven corridor may be restricted for days as officials investigate Friday's rush-hour collision of two trains in Connecticut -- an incident that sent dozens to hospitals -- officials said Saturday. Officials ... http://www.neworleansnews.net/index.php/sid/214603372/scat/aa408b759025f381 Sat, 18 May 2013 12:48:25 -0400 http://www.neworleansnews.net/index.php/sid/214603372/scat/aa408b759025f381 STEUBENVILLE, Ohio -- Ohio officials announced details about an effort to move a large caravan of equipment through Jefferson and Harrison counties Sunday. Traffic delays could affect travelers on various roads in those counties. The caravan of trucks and equipment is scheduled to leave the L&J Bowers Barge facility in Steubenville at 6:30 a.m. Sunday. Delays are expected for a majority of ... http://www.neworleansnews.net/index.php/sid/214602107/scat/aa408b759025f381 Sat, 18 May 2013 10:48:26 -0400 http://www.neworleansnews.net/index.php/sid/214602107/scat/aa408b759025f381 Anne Cutler talks to Mike Delesdernier about the two tax proposals that failed in the May 4th election and the impact of that outcome on the school system. For more information on the Jefferson Parish publicschool system, log on ... http://www.neworleansnews.net/index.php/sid/214602108/scat/aa408b759025f381 Sat, 18 May 2013 10:33:22 -0400 http://www.neworleansnews.net/index.php/sid/214602108/scat/aa408b759025f381 Police said a 37-year-old man was found shot several times in the area of Fourth and South Galvez streets just after midnight, and a 20-year-old man was found fatally shot and lying on the lawn of his home in the 5100 block of Congress Street about the same ... http://www.neworleansnews.net/index.php/sid/214601565/scat/aa408b759025f381 Sat, 18 May 2013 09:45:13 -0400 http://www.neworleansnews.net/index.php/sid/214601565/scat/aa408b759025f381 Anne Cutler talks to Allison DeBattista about the work of the Foundation and a bill in the current legislative session that impacts 1.2 million Louisiana residents covered by Medicaid. Epilepsy Foundation of ... http://www.neworleansnews.net/index.php/sid/214601519/scat/aa408b759025f381 Sat, 18 May 2013 09:30:27 -0400 http://www.neworleansnews.net/index.php/sid/214601519/scat/aa408b759025f381 Two children are among 19 people wounded after gunmen opened fire at a Mother's Day parade in New Orleans. Ten men, seven women and a 10-year-old boy and girl were shot. The children were only grazed and are listed in good condition. The shooting happened Sunday just before 2:00 p.m. a little more than a mile from the heart of the French Quarter. Cell phone video shows people treating the ... http://www.neworleansnews.net/index.php/sid/214600836/scat/aa408b759025f381 Sat, 18 May 2013 08:31:07 -0400 http://www.neworleansnews.net/index.php/sid/214600836/scat/aa408b759025f381