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It got cheaper to wheel around New Orleans last week.

If you thought that New Orleans gang members operated without rules, then you were right.

Politicians, taxpayers and even journalists tend to get a little starry-eyed when it comes to the Hollywood South myth.

The storm is "extremely dangerous," hurricane forecasters warned.

The shooting occurred in the 2200 block of Delachaise Street, police said.

Kim Minor, a teacher and baseball coach, has been arrested on a misdemeanor charge, The New Orleans Advocate reports.

Kenneth Augustine was booked Tuesday (Oct. 9) with two counts of second-degree murder, police said.

Bird restoration projects in northern states, fish study in Louisiana and Mississippi, aimed at correcting damage caused by spill

Keyandra Petit, 30, is wanted for questioning, but she is not wanted on any charges in the Sept. 16 stabbing of 52-year-old Betty Perry.

The decision was news to many congressional Republicans involved in foreign policy matters, and some key U.S. allies.