Game 4: Parker vs. Paul is the matchup to watch
Besides winning titles, there's another reason Tony Parker loves playing in the NBA. The San Antonio point guard thrives on a good 1-on-1 matchup, such as the one he's got going with New Orleans' Chris Paul in the Western Conference semifinals.
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House committee sends message to Jindal
Gov. Bobby Jindal's $30 billion budget proposal for next year was pared down Sunday by $120 million, after the House's budget committee stripped millions of dollars in health care and education spending sought by the governor.
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Another nickel in gas price hikes
Gasoline prices in New Orleans took a jump over the weekend. AAA says the average cost of regular climbed to more than $3.61 per gallon Sunday.
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Analysis: What did test scores prove about vouchers?
Standardized test scores released last week provided arguments for both sides in the debate over whether up to $10 million in state taxpayer money should be used to pay private school tuition for as many as 1,500 New Orleans children this fall.
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Ellis and Porter have Payton smiling
It's only May 10,and the 2008 Saints won't take to the field for another three months. But, Saints head coach Sean Payton's response to what he has seen out of his top two draft picks have to excite die-hard Saints fans.
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Lasting Impressions
As Coach Sean Payton holds his third Rookie Mini-Camp he hopes to find a few good men to add to his current roster. The Saints six draftees, sixteen rookie free agents and over thirty tryout players have completed four practices.
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Jindal to students: 'no place like home'
Gov. Bobby Jindal urged graduates at two universities to dream big and travel the world - but come back to Louisiana. "Dream big. Go where your dreams take you," Jindal told students at Louisiana College on Saturday. But, he told them, like Dorothy in "The Wizard of Oz," they'll find "there's no place like home."
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Spillway closes - effects watched
The opening of a major spillway near New Orleans poured much less river water into Lake Pontchartrain than it did in 1997, when a major algae bloom caused several fish kills. That's welcomed news for lake advocates, who worry the combination of the nutrient-rich river water and hot weather will cause fish-killing algae blooms.
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Gas tax money running out for two highway projects in New Orleans area
Income from a special 4-cent state gasoline tax is not keeping up with soaring construction costs, meaning two New Orleans area transportation projects are in jeopardy.
William Ankner, secretary of the Department of Transportation and Development, told a joint meeting of the House-Senate Committee on Transportation, Highways and Public Works yesterday that money is unavailable to build a 5-mile-long Florida Avenue Bridge, now projected to cost $474 million and to build a stretch of Interstate 12 to Bus
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Gas prices continue upward move
Triple A Louisiana says gas prices in the metro New Orleans area are up again today, this time by two cents a gallon over yesterday's price.
The monitoring organization says today's price for regular unleaded self serve gas is nearly $3 ...Read More
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"Family first" says Bernazzani as he retires from FBI
Former New Orleans FBI Special Agent in Charge Jim Bernazzani says he retired from the bureau yesterday to spend more time with his kids.
Bernazzani says with a 13-year-old boy and a seven-year-old girl in Houston, he was not interested in moving to Washington D ...Read More
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Judge delays Marinello trial four months
Jefferson Parish Judge Conn Regan granted a continuance motion in the murder trial of former New Orleans broadcaster Vince Marinello. The new trial date is set for September 15. It was to have started Monday in Lafayette.
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Sudden Impact!
The Saints 2008 Season gets underway this weekend out on Airline Drive as fifty-seven new faces will audition for Sean Payton and his staff during Rookie Mini-Camp. Six draftees, sixteen undrafted free agents and thirty-five non-roster tryout invitees will all be in the fold for five practices.
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Marinello prosecutors not against trial delay
Jefferson parish prosecutors say they have no objection to delaying former broadcaster Vince Marinello's murder trial.
In papers filed Thursday, prosecutors explain why they were late in providing evidence to the defense team. That evidence, which includes an 18-month-old DNA report prosecutors received only two weeks ago, led Marinello's attorneys to ask the judge to put off the trial.
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Jazz Fest produces record numbers for airport
The New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival produced four of the top 10 busiest days at the city's major airport since Hurricane Katrina.
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House committee advances bill raising insurance minimums
A state House committee has passed a bill that would raise the mininum insurance coverage Louisiana motorists must carry on their vehicles.
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Tulane fraternity charter suspended amid hazing allegations
An attorney says more than 10 fraternity pledges at Tulane University were burned with hot water and pepper spray during a ``hell night'' initiation.
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Defense seeks delay for Marinello trial
Attorneys for former broadcaster Vince Marinello have asked a Jefferson Parish judge to push back Monday's start date for their client's second degree murder trial.
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Ten charged in alleged hazing at Tulane frat
New Orleans Police say ten members of a fraternity at Tulane University have been charged with second degree battery in an alleged hazing incident.
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Teen drowns at Covington park
Covington Police say a 15 year old boy drown Tuesday afternoon while swimming in the Bogue Falaya River.
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Senate passes ban on texting while driving
The Louisiana State Senate voted Tuesday to approve a bill that bans motorists from text messaging while driving.
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House committee advances repeal of helmet law
The Louisiana House Transportation committee Tuesday approved legislation that would repeal the state's mandatory motorcyle helmet law.
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Embattled Perrilloux could land at FCS school
Jacksonville State coach Jack Crowe has received permission to talk to former LSU quarterback Ryan Perrilloux.
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Man recently acquitted in high profile murder now wanted in shooting
New Orleans Police have named the teenager recently acquitted of fatally shooting a Hot 8 Brass Band member in 2006 as a suspect in a Sunday morning shooting on Canal Street.
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NOPD: Crime rate down in first quarter
The New Orleans Police Department released its crime statistics for the first quarter of 2008, which show a 19 percent decline in the per capita crime rate compared to the first three months of 2007.
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Police release suicide note left by "D.C. Madam"
The so-called ``D.C. Madam'' says in suicide notes that she couldn't bear to go to prison, and apologized to her mother and sister.
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