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Watch live: New Orleans mayor discusses Isaac prep
New Orleans mayor Mitch Landrieu discusses storm prep for tropical storm Isaac, which may end up hitting New Orleans. Watch live, broadcast on MSNBC on Aug. 27. Visit msnbc.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy…
New Orleans in crosshairs of Tropical Storm Isaac
New Orleans braced Monday for another major tropical storm almost seven years after Hurricane Katrina swamped the fabled US home of jazz, leaving a surreal sprawl of destruction and death. The storm churned toward the northern Gulf of Mexico coast with sustained winds of 65 miles (100 kilometers) per hour,…
French, New Orleans musicians revive colonial-era language
With furrowed brows and fervent nods, the French and native American musicians were introducing a new form of jazz to New Orleans centered on a colonial trade language used by their ancestors. There were no furs or beads on the table. Instead, the musicians were exchanging traditions to create a…
Arson attack suspected in New Orleans women’s clinic fire
The executive director of the nonprofit Women With a Vision in New Orleans says that her clinic was “intentionally” burned because of the work that it does to help poor women and sex workers. “Something was put on the walls to set the fire,” Deon Haywood told WWLTV on Monday.…
New Orleans Times-Picayune ends daily print editions
The Times-Picayune, the largest newspaper in New Orleans, said Thursday it would end daily print publication, moving to a schedule of three issues per week, to adapt to “an increasingly digital age.” The move creates a new company called the NOLA Media Group which will “significantly increase its online news-gathering…
Former New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin under investigation: source
NEW ORLEANS (Reuters) – Former New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin, the colorful and controversial spokesman for the city after the devastating Hurricane Katrina in 2005, is under investigation by federal authorities, a source with direct knowledge of the probe said. The source told Reuters on Friday that several people linked…
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