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Ego, Jealousy, Catnip: Tuna and the Rock Cats Struggle With Success

NEW ORLEANS -- At a certain point, waiting in line to see Tuna and the Rock Cats at the Spellcaster Maritime Ball in the New Orleans Bywater district, it becomes clear that this isn't just another cute hipster band name. It hardly seems possible. It's true. This is a cat band. This is an honest-to-god band made of...

New Orleans Clinic Battles to Keep City's Arts Healthy

(July 19) -- He's performed in New Orleans since college -- everything from AC/DC covers to '70s disco jams. But Paul Pattan, 45, can't believe he's still picking up his guitar and getting behind the mic. Reflecting on the 2004 motorcycle accident that left him with a fused spine and amputated foot, and the trauma of...

Scandal-Ridden New Orleans Police at Crossroads

(July 16) -- In New Orleans, a town known for its jambalaya, jazz and hospitality, it hasn't been difficult over the years to find folks willing to serve up some harsh words about their often-maligned and scandal-plagued police department. That may change -- even with the latest federal indictments for the shootings after...

6 More Cops Indicted in Post-Katrina Shootings

(July 13) -- The Justice Department today plucked more skeletons from the closet of the New Orleans Police Department, indicting six additional officers in the fatal shooting of two unarmed citizens and the wounding of four others in the wake of Hurricane Katrina. The indictment is part of the Justice Department's ongoing...

New Orleans Saints Parade 'Wilder Than Mardi Gras'

NEW ORLEANS (Feb. 9) – Only a Super Bowl victory parade could upstage Mardi Gras in New Orleans. Carnival floats carrying Saints players, coaches and team owner Tom Benson rolled past tens of thousands of jubilant fans in downtown New Orleans on Tuesday, two days after the 43-year-old franchise won its first NFL...

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02/10/12 Outlying for Feb. 10, 2012 Source: ABC - WBRZ 2theadvocate.com - Baton Rouge LA To submit event and entertainment items for the Bon Temps calendar, email details to fun@theadvocate.com or fax to (225) 388-0351.
02/09/12 NFL Free Agency 2012: Potential New Orleans Saint... Source: Bleacher Report This is the third in a running series of articles on Saints free and draft targets.
02/09/12 NO Hosts 3rd Childhood Obesity Prevention Forum Source: NBC - WDSU 6 - New Orleans LA The city held its third Childhood Obesity Prevention Forum at the Pavilion of the Two Sisters at City Park on Thursday as part of Mayor Mitch Landrieu's commitment to first lady Michelle Obama's "Let's Move!" initiative.
02/09/12 New Orleans drug court fires manager after judge is... Source: NOLA.com - New Orleans LA A veteran Orleans Parish drug court case manager has been fired for lying to a judge about drug test results for one convict, and authorities are looking into similar allegations by two others that Charles Collins took cash for clean report cards, a court official acknowledged.
02/09/12 Yazoo River pump project case heard by federal judges... Source: NOLA.com - New Orleans LA A Mississippi levee board asked a federal appeals court Thursday to revive a $220 million Yazoo River flood control project that was vetoed by the Environmental Protection Agency in 2008 over concerns that it would harm wetlands and wildlife.