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Jazz Poetry for Hire on the Streets of New Orleans

A couple of nights every week, Eric Carter sits at the top of New Orleans' Frenchman Street with a typewriter. The legendary music street is famous for jazz, but he's practicing another kind of improvisational expression. "Poetry," his sign reads. "Your topic, your price." Give Carter a word, and he'll tap out a poem for...

Shouters Sound Off (and Honor Tennessee Williams) at New Orleans Stell-Off

NEW ORLEANS -- In New Orleans, screaming in public can win you fabulous prizes. Tennessee Williams may be among the most accomplished and regarded American playwrights, but he seems destined to be remembered, first and foremost, by one scene in "A Streetcar Named Desire" -- actually just one line. More to it, just one...

Can Anything Be Done to Help Cities Like Detroit?

Even for those who watched the long, slow decline of Detroit, the new census count stunned: The one-time powerhouse of the industrial Midwest lost 25 percent of its population in the past 10 years, falling below 715,000 residents. Detroit Mayor Dave Bing moved swiftly to announce the city would challenge the accuracy of...

Feds Fault New Orleans Police for Unconstitutional Conduct

NEW ORLEANS -- The Justice Department has found evidence that New Orleans police officers have often used deadly force without justification, have a pattern of making unconstitutional arrests and have engaged in racial profiling. The scathing report released Thursday says the department has long failed to adequately...

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New Orleans Saints Quarterback Drew Brees Is Hiring

New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees has announced that he's starting a business and is on the hunt for a CEO to run it.

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Promised Endeavors

New Orleans , a collection of non-fiction, short stories and poetry about life in New Orleans by 17 high school students.

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Could New York Be Wronger About New Orleans?

As most anybody knows who cares about newspapers, the absentee owners of the New Orleans Times-Picayune have announced plans to quit daily print publication of the paper, turning to a Wednesday-Friday-Sunday schedule, giving rise to my new name for the publication: The Sometimes-Picayune.

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New Orleans Paper Facing Shocking Cuts

The New Orleans Times-Picayune, the paper that became internationally famous for its courageous reporting during Hurricane Katrina, is facing steep cuts and could end its 175-year history of daily publication, according to the New York Times.

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Finding Local Experiences Around The World

As we head into summer vacation season, it's time to think about how to get the best experience -- and the greatest value -- from your travel dollars.

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05/31/12 HANO to present draft plans for N.O.'s Iberville Source: NBC - WDSU 6 - New Orleans LA A better picture of redevelopment plans for New Orleans' last barracks-style public housing complex will be presented to the public Thursday.
05/31/12 New Orleans Saints: Things Saints Must Do in 2012 to... Source: Bleacher Report Roger Goodell has acted swiftly and doled out punishments to every major figure in this scandal.
05/31/12 New Orleans grieves a fallen child: An editorial Source: NOLA.com - New Orleans LA Children shouldn't have to fear for their lives at a birthday party, but the gunshots that rang out on Simon Bolivar Avenue Tuesday afternoon turned an innocent ritual of childhood into a scene of bloodshed and death.
05/31/12 New Orleans Hotel Collection Announces Partnership... Source: Infospace Inc NEW ORLEANS--( BUSINESS WIRE )--In a move that recognizes the flourishing popularity of a recent addition to the New Orleans festival schedule, the organizers of the "San Fermin in Nueva Orleans" festival - better known as the "Running of the Bulls" - have announced a partnership with the New Orleans Hotel Collection.
05/31/12 New Orleans jumps for joy, Charlotte sulks after NBA... Source: The Janesville Gazette - Janesville WI NEW YORK New owner, and now a new star player coming to New Orleans.