NEW ORLEANS (AP) – The news conference took place at a school that looked like a maze of wood decking and ramps connecting a series of portable buildings in eastern New Orleans, where boarded structures and weedy lots still say "Katrina was here." Despite the bleak setting, the news was largely good. John White, new [...]
Amid hard financial times at New Orleans City Hall, who is spared and who isn’t during layoffs could soon change. It’s a shift in policy being pitched by Mayor Mitch Landrieu and it could impact about 4,900 classified city workers. "What we’re trying to with the budget crisis that’s come through is make sure [...]
CHACKBAY, La. (AP) — State police say a 43-year-old Thibodaux man died in a motorcycle-car crash in Lafourche Parish. The accident happened just before 9 a.m. Monday on La. Highway 20 near Chackbay. Troopers say Louis Ledet Jr. was killed when his motorcycle was rear-ended by a car driven by 30-year-old Toni Aucoin. Upon impact, [...]
Terrytown – The Jefferson Parish Sheriff’s Department is investigating the shooting death of a longtime United Cab driver in Terrytown. It happened just after 9 a.m. in the 200 block of Adonis Way. The victim has been identified as 52-year-old William Kerner IV. Police believe the shooting started inside Kerner’s cab. They say he jumped [...]
New Orleans – Mark St. Pierre’s defense team rested their case in his federal bribery trial Wednesday morning. Closing arguments are underway in the case. St. Pierre was the last witness for the defense and was on the stand for about two hours. After closing arguments, U.S. District Court Judge Eldon Fallon will read the [...]
BUTTE LAROSE, La. (AP) – Louisiana residents in the path ofdiverted floodwaters from the bloated Mississippi River kept up anagonizing vigil as hundreds of homes outside levees are threatenedby the slow-moving surge that has swamped houses as high as therooftops in Mississippi. Floodwaters intentionally redirected by the Army Corps ofEngineers into Louisiana’s Atchafalaya Basin still [...]
New Orleans – As FOX 8 first reported earlier this month, the city of New Orleans has increased the number of 911 call takers. The Landrieu Administration hired an additional 11employees to handle emergency calls. FOX 8 reports detailed how some callers were left waiting almost 10 minutes. Now, with 44 call takers on staff [...]
A year ago at this time, Cam Newton was wondering just how successful he would be as a first year starter at Auburn. With 51 touchdowns, a National Championship, and a top overall NFL draft selection later, Newton can scarcely believe his good fortune. "Every day I wake up and I’m continuously pinching myself," said [...]
The West Bank Flood Authority is constantly monitoring the levee system in New Orleans. From sandbagging to allowing one area to purposely fill with water, the flood authority says barges on the river is giving them the biggest headache. Barges are coming dangerously close to the levees at a time when the rising river is [...]
I’ve never been a big believer in software claiming to speed-up Windows or make an older PC perform like new, particularly when an outlay of $50 or more is involved. Add an annual renewal fee and my skepticism goes off the charts. Some products can make a difference, however, and often the best of the best are [...]