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New study maps rate of New Orleans sinking
New Orleans and surrounding areas continue to sink at highly variable rates due to a combination of natural geologic and human-induced processes, finds a new NASA/university study using NASA airborne radar.
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5 Former New Orleans Police Officers Plead Guilty Over Danziger Bridge Killings
The former officers pleaded guilty for gunning down unarmed people crossing the bridge to get help after Hurricane Katrina and for covering the incident up. Their previous sentences had carried a collective weight of more than 200 years in prison. The plea deal reportedly reduces that to less than 45 years in total.
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The irredeemable Chris Rose
Chris Rose's Pulitzer crystal sits in his small French Quarter apartment, its glass badly chipped from various accidents. The disfigured accolade for his work on a reporting team at the Times-Picayune is a reminder of both prowess and loss... By Michael Patrick Welch. (Mar. ’15)
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Lee Circle no more: New Orleans to remove 4 Confederate statues
The decision did not come lightly after months of public debates, penned op-eds and rhetorical firefights on social media enveloped Mayor Mitch Landrieu's request in June that the statues be displayed in a museum, mothballed or discarded as vestiges of New Orleans' racist past.
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How to make a French 75 cocktail in 60 seconds
Arnaud's named its bar after the drink. In this video, Chris Hannah, the restaurant's celebrated bartender, shows how to make a French 75.
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New Orleans man 'ran into' her knife, his wife tells police
The 32-year-old woman who is accused of fatally stabbing her husband told investigators that he "ran into" her knife during an argument the previous evening, New Orleans police said.
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17 people shot in Bunny Friend Park Sunday night: NOPD
Seventeen people were injured Sunday night (Nov. 22) after gunfire erupted during a block party at Bunny Friend Park in the Upper 9th Ward, New Orleans Police Department officials said.
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Our Own Private Disaster
Terrible Schools Are Great for Business. By Erik Loomis.
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Allen Toussaint, the legendary songwriter and pianist, has died
Allen Toussaint, New Orleans composer, producer and performer died Monday while on tour in Europe. He was 77.
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The Haunted Strip Clubs of New Orleans
On Bourbon Street, the old allure of sex and the pull of the supernatural seamlessly blend together to create a unique business opportunity—particularly in the back rooms where no one can hear you. On the first floor of most French Quarter strip clubs, the energy isn’t that much different from other dens of sexy dancing scattered across America. There’s the thump-thump of a club remix, criminally overpriced drinks, and—of course—half-naked women with...
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Surging Seas: Map shows New Orleans submerged by 2100
According to Climate Central researchers, New Orleans and much of southeast Louisiana could be consumed by water after 2100.
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Stealin' - Taj Mahal
The FUNKIEST old time-blues-New Orleans-stompin'-banjo pickin' you may ever hear.
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Critically endangered sea turtle rescued, rehabilitated and released by Audubon
A critically endangered Kemp’s ridley sea turtle that was rescued from the Gulf of Mexico has been rehabilitated and was released Sept. 30, thanks to the Audubon Nature Institute and the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries.
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Carnival Cruise Line, New Orleans Saints announce multi-year partnership
Agreement includes in-stadium promotions, community partnerships, onboard game day-festivities, social media activities and advertising opportunities
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Top Banana: When Fruit Was King
New Orleans has a festival for pretty much anything you can eat or drink: po'boys, Creole tomatoes, gumbo, seafood, cocktails, barbecue, a squash with dimply green skin called a mirliton. Yet there’s one glaring omission: a banana festival.
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The Life of a New Orleans Streetcar Driver
They are historic and worth a ride. You can’t miss them as they line our streets and take you to most every corner of New Orleans.
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Anonymous donor to pay for removal of Confederate statues
An anonymous donor has agreed to foot the bill for the removal of four Confederate-related statues, the city announced in a letter this week to the New Orleans City Council. It will cost an estimated $126,000 to take down the statues...
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LPO trumpets New Orleans 'Resurrection' at Orpheum Theater: 2015-2016 season
Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra launches season at Orpheum Theater, Sept. 17
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NOLATech Week announces 2015 lineup: Free coding classes, TechCrunch pitch, panels
A three-day coding course free and open to the public. Product launches. A pitch competition hosted by startup media hub TechCrunch. These are among the marquee events scheduled as NOLATech Week released its official lineup this week, giving a preview of what to expect as the tech-focused "un-conference" moves into venues across the city Oct. 5-10.
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LOUISIANA: With a master plan and the money, can a state unite to restore its protective wetlands?
For the first time in history, Louisiana may have a significant pot of money for coastal restoration. The state has established a unified agency that could balance clashing priorities among environmentalists, residents, fishermen and energy companies. And with the not-so-distant memory of the deadly Hurricane Katrina and the threat of more damaging storms looming large, the promise of healthier protective wetlands could be within reach.
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