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New Orleans stories: 113 news summaries

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 Capitol Goes Gaga for Pitt 

Brad discusses New Orleans, lawmakers swoon

Mar 6, 09 8:01 AM CST
(Newser) - Brad Pitt was in Washington yesterday for a serious reason, but the effect he had on lawmakers was not entirely professional, with many employees ditching their offices to nonchalantly hang out in the halls hoping to catch a glimpse of the superstar, AP reports. It wasn’t all fun and... More »

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Nancy Pelosi • Hurricane Katrina • Brad Pitt • New Orleans • Washington DC • Harry Reid • Capitol Hill • housing • celebrity • Dick Durbin • Ninth Ward

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 Britney Cracks Whip in Circus 

Big Top performance in Big Easy launches singer's first tour in 5 years

Mar 4, 09 3:31 AM CST
(Newser) - "Don't call it a comeback quite yet," warns Chuck Arnold in People as Britney Spears bumped and grinded her way back into fans' hearts last night during the New Orleans launch of her first concert tour in five years. And though neither her voice, moves, or physique... More »

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Britney Spears • New Orleans • concert • singer • circus • comeback • concert tour

 Jindal Fudged 
 Katrina Story 

Says he helped battle 'bureaucrats' but wasn't actually there

Feb 27, 09 8:28 PM CST
(Newser) - Bobby Jindal's reps are scrambling to explain the heroic Katrina tale he slipped into his big speech on Tuesday night. The Louisiana governor said he was in New Orleans "during Katrina" and backed a sheriff's push to send out rescue boats despite "bureaucrats" who fretted over... More »

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Hurricane Katrina • New Orleans • Louisiana • Bobby Jindal • Bill Maher Grid

(Newser) - New Orleans is sending off the last National Guard troops some 3 1/2 years after they arrived to help patrol the hurricane-ravaged city, the New Orleans Times-Picayune reports. Police say their 1,500 officers are enough to control bad neighborhoods, but not everyone is convinced. "We don't have enough... More »

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New Orleans • National Guard • Louisiana • Katrina aftermath

(Newser) - Seven people, one of them a toddler, were shot in New Orleans today as they watched a Mardi Gras parade, police say. Two men are listed in serious condition, reports the Times-Picayune, and all of the victims appeared to be innocent bystanders. Police chased down and arrested two suspects, ages... More »

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New Orleans • Mardi Gras • shooting • parade

 Economy Can't Spoil Mardi Gras

Revelers enter final day of festivities

Feb 24, 09 2:34 PM CST
(AP) - Partiers in New Orleans are taking one last chance to eat, drink, and be merry today before Lent. Tourism officials don't believe the economic downturn has dampened the mood at this year's Mardi Gras celebrations and say big crowds over the weekend and nearly full hotels bode well for the... More »

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New Orleans • Lousiana • party • Mardi Gras • Lent • parade • financial crisis

Florida GOPer Resigns After Tasteless Katrina Joke

Resigns after email mocking trapped "blacks"

Feb 6, 09 9:30 AM CST
(Newser) - Carol Carter, a Florida Republican committeewoman, isn’t racist. It’s just that she likes Katrina jokes. So much that she emailed this one around last week: “How can 2,000,000 blacks get into Washington, DC in 1 day in sub zero temps when 200,000 couldn't get... More »

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Florida • Hurricane Katrina • Republican • New Orleans • racism • inauguration

SEC Charges 'Mini-Madoff' With Fraud

Fugitive fund manager remains on the run as cops follow trail to La.

Jan 22, 09 9:55 AM CST
(Newser) - A Florida hedge fund manager who's been on the run for more than a week will find federal fraud charges waiting for him if and when he resurfaces, Reuters reports. Arthur Nadel transferred more than $1 million of clients' money into secret accounts before disappearing, the SEC alleges in a... More »

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New Orleans • hedge fund • fugitive • Ponzi scheme • securities fraud • defrauding investors • Art Nadel

Cops: Dad Killed Baby Son
to Dodge Child Support   

Child's body found stuffed in a bag

Jan 5, 09 1:51 AM CST
(Newser) - A young father has been charged with murdering his toddler son to avoid paying child support., reports the New Orleans Times-Picayune. The dad, 22, confessed to killing his son, stuffing the child's body in a bag and dumping it in a playground. He originally claimed the child was abducted.... More »

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New Orleans • murder • Amber Alert • child support • Central City • New Orleans Police Department • Orleans parish • filicide

Latino Population Surges in Post-Katrina New Orleans

Rebuilding effort attracts immigrant workers to NOLA

Dec 24, 08 1:05 PM CST
(Newser) - The promise of jobs in New Orleans' ongoing reconstruction has drawn thousands of Spanish-speaking immigrant laborers to the city in one of the quickest demographic shifts America has seen, the AP reports. The Hispanic population has increased from 15,000 to 50,000 since the storm, accounting for 15.2%... More »

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Hurricane Katrina • New Orleans • police • population • Latinos • immigrant • Hispanic • armed robbery

 Snow Frosts New Orleans 


Dec 11, 08 2:17 PM CST
(Newser) - For the first time since Christmas 2004, snow fell today in New Orleans, shuttering schools and causing accidents on the region’s roads, the Times-Picayune reports. The snowfall has mostly tapered off or turned to freezing rain, leaving some damage behind. About 7,000 homes lost power statewide, and... More »

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weather • New Orleans • power outage • snow • snowstorm • traffic accident • flight delays • precipitation • school closing

Indicted La. Rep Jefferson Loses to GOP Newbie

Victor becomes first Vietnamese-American in Congress

Dec 7, 08 1:37 PM CST
(Newser) - An election delay caused by Hurricane Gustav likely helped tip the vote away from scandal-plagued Louisiana Rep. William Jefferson, whose nine-term Congressional career came to an unexpected end yesterday, the Times-Picayune reports. Republican newbie Anh "Joseph" Cao unseated the 2nd district’s incumbent African-American Democrat in an election marked... More »

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Congress • New Orleans • William Jefferson • Louisiana • bribery • corruption • indictment • Election 2008 • election • William Jefferson sentenced

 Big Easy Enlists Artists 

Big Easy will host America's largest exhibition of contemporary art

Oct 29, 08 10:56 AM CDT
(Newser) - A new biennial meant to restore New Orleans' cultural life—and expand it—opens this weekend in the city, the New York Times reports. With 81 artists participating in Prospect.1 and 50,000 out-of-town visitors expected, the exhibition could be a pick-me-up for a city still trying to come... More »

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Hurricane Katrina • New Orleans • art • Katrina aftermath • Ninth Ward • exhibition

 Don't Get 
 Complacent, 
 Big Easy: 
 Officials 

Much to be done if New Orleans is to survive next big storm

Sep 7, 08 4:06 PM CDT
(Newser) - New Orleans residents may be celebrating Hurricane Gustav's near-miss this week, but that's no reason to get complacent, the New York Times reports. Officials admit that protective infrastructure still isn’t up to par, and there were several close calls when Gustav made landfall. “I want everybody to understand—... More »

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New Orleans • Katrina aftermath • hurricanes • Hurricane Gustav

Officials Worry About Staying Power in Gustav Tales

Those who partied in New Orleans could influence evacuees to remain next time

Sep 4, 08 3:21 PM CDT
(Newser) - As the thousands who rode out Hurricane Gustav in New Orleans boast about the hardy, and sometimes boozy, camaraderie to neighbors who paid in frustration for following evacuation orders, authorities are hoping those tales won’t keep residents from heeding warnings next time around, the Christian Science Monitor reports. “... More »

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Hurricane Katrina • New Orleans • culture • human behavior • Hurricane Gustav

New Orleans Residents
Head Home

But blackouts and shortages await returning evacuees

Sep 3, 08 6:25 PM CDT
(Newser) - All Hurricane Gustav evacuees are being allowed back into New Orleans after Mayor Ray Nagin abandoned a more drawn-out reentry plan, the Washington Post reports. Those returning had trouble locating supplies, and officials warned power outages would add to difficulties. "We'd like to say welcome back, but it's not... More »

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Hurricane Katrina • New Orleans • Louisiana • evacuation • power outage • hurricane recovery • George W. Bush • Hurricane Gustav

OPINION

 Gustav Histrionics 
 Were Irresponsible 

Gustav prep was 'responsibility avoidance': Furedi

Sep 3, 08 2:48 PM CDT
(Newser) - The way media and the state reacted to Gustav wasn't responsible behavior, but rather "responsibility avoidance ... motivated by a desire to avoid blame," Frank Furedi writes in Spiked. He says official overreaction diminishes a sense of community and individual resilience, rendering people passive to the whims of politicians... More »

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New Orleans • Louisiana • Ray Nagin • disaster • Hurricane Gustav

New Orleans Residents Cleared to Return Tonight

Other Louisiana parishes allowing residents back today

Sep 3, 08 3:36 AM CDT
(Newser) - People are returning to their southern Louisiana homes in the wake of a weaker-than-expected Hurricane Gustav, but New Orleans residents will need to wait until one minute before midnight, reports the Times-Picayune, running on an emergency generator. Mayor Ray Nagin warned the city is still "vulnerable" due to lack... More »

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New Orleans • Louisiana • evacuation • Ray Nagin • hurricane • Hurricane Gustav

Gustav Remains Dangerous, Jindal Warns

New Orleans residents shouldn't return yet, mayor cautions

Sep 2, 08 12:29 PM CDT
(Newser) - Hurricane Gustav is a tropical depression once more but it is still a “very serious storm,” Gov. Bobby Jindal said today. “We're not quite at halftime,” he cautioned, noting the massive power outages, tornadoes, and heavy rains plaguing the state. “There is a lot, lot... More »

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New Orleans • Ray Nagin • Lousiana • Bobby Jindal • Hurricane Gustav

 New Orleans 
 Levees Held — 
 but Still Flawed 

 Industrial Canal, 9th Ward still vulnerable

Sep 2, 08 2:50 AM CDT
(Newser) - New Orleans' levee system withstood the power punch delivered yesterday by Hurricane Gustav, but also revealed its continuing vulnerabilities, reports AP. The Industrial Canal flood wall was swamped, flooding again an area devastated by Katrina. The Industrial Canal is considered the system's Achilles' heel. The Army Corps of Engineers is... More »

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Hurricane Katrina • New Orleans • Gulf of Mexico • levees • Hurricane Gustav • Industrial Canal • Ninth Ward • National Audubon Society

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