Tag: New Orleans
Rare whooping cranes raised for wild as COVID rules relax
NEW ORLEANS — A year after pandemic precautions all but halted work to raise the world’s most endangered cranes for release into the wild,...
AP source: Pelicans, Green negotiating, but no deal yet
NEW ORLEANS — The New Orleans Pelicans are negotiating with Suns assistant Willie Green about taking over as head coach, but no deal is...
Populist Edwin Edwards, a ‘Cajun King,’ loved his Louisiana
NEW ORLEANS, La. — They were tough acts to follow on the stage of 20th century Louisiana politics: the arm-flailing Depression-era orator Huey Long,...
Louisiana school board settles BB gun suspension lawsuits
NEW ORLEANS — A Louisiana school board agreed to pay $165,000 to settle lawsuits by parents of two children suspended last year for holding...
Eye-popping 6,000 fake lashes seized at New Orleans airport
NEW ORLEANS — Three thousand pairs of fake eyelashes have been seized by U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents after officials determined they were...
Actor Will Smith pays for July 4 fireworks in New Orleans
NEW ORLEANS — Fireworks are returning to New Orleans on Independence Day thanks to actor Will Smith.
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Louisiana’s ex-Lt. Gov. Jimmy Fitzmorris dies at 99
NEW ORLEANS — Jimmy Fitzmorris, the affable two-time lieutenant governor who narrowly lost his long-sought-after bids for New Orleans mayor and Louisiana governor, has...
AP source: Saints’ Ramczyk agrees to 5-year, $96M extension
NEW ORLEANS — Saints right tackle Ryan Ramczyk has agreed to a five-year extension worth up to $96 million, a person with knowledge of...
Groups file federal complaint over conditions at ICE lockup
NEW ORLEANS — Unsafe drinking water, moldy food, a lack of medical care or access to legal counsel and the use of punitive solitary...
29-year-old man convicted again of murdering 6-week-old son
COVINGTON, La. — A 29-year-old New Orleans man has been convicted a second time of murdering one of his infant twin sons in the...