Education Secretary Arne Duncan apologized for saying Katrina was a good thing for New Orleans public schools. Read the CNN story.
CNN writes about the three people shot during post-Super Bowl celebrations. At least we didn’t burn any cars.
The New York Times reports Mitch Landrieu’s mayoral race win.
Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie are suing a British [...]
When Canadian indie rock sisters Tegan and Sara started talking about where to write their new album in 2008, New Orleans came up.
Right after Hurricane Katrina, Sara Quin came to New Orleans during a break from touring. “Sara had this really amazing experience,” Tegan Quin says. “She said, ‘The people there are amazing, and everyone [...]
Rock ‘n’ Bowl’s post-Katrina move and recovery: Watch the video on CNN.com.
New Orleans might have our first white mayor in three decades. Yahoo News has the AP story.
Former Saint Deuce McAllister is bringing Nissan to court, claiming it contributed to the failure of his dealership. The Chicago Tribune has the AP story.
While the weather has [...]
A New Orleans architect is donating $150,000 to rebuild Carver High School and the surrounding area in the Ninth Ward. CNN has the story.
Reggie Bush lost his bid to settle a case with a sports marketer who gave money and gifts to Bush in college to lure him to the firm.
The New York Times profiles [...]
The first time Carlo Nuccio heard the phrase “Who Dat” was from the mouths of radio show characters Amos and Andy. “‘Who dat say who dat when I say who dat?’” he quotes. “I remember that, and to tell you the truth, when we went to do it, I got the words wrong. You know, [...]
New Orleans-born rapper Lil’ Wayne has had a taxing couple of months.
Dwayne Michael Carter, Jr. was found guilty of weapons possession in October and, awaiting his February sentencing, may get up to a year in prison, reports the New York Times.
In November, a documentary titled The Carter about the rapper debuted at Sundance, and despite the [...]
CBS News covers Galatoire’s sale of its majority interest to mayoral candidate John Georges and his business partner.
The Associated Press covers a member of the Sewerage and Water Board who has been indicted for soliciting kickbacks and accepting payoffs.
The New York Times reports Lt. Governor Mitch Landrieu’s decision to run for mayor of New Orleans.
ABC [...]
Stanton Moore previews Galactic’s new album, Ya-Ka-May, to Reuters.
The Dallas Morning News reported on the opening of the new theater at the National World War II Museum.WXVT in Greenville, Mississippi previews DesCours, the art and architecture festival starting this week.
The AP’s Stacey Plaisance writes about Broadway plays returning to the Mahalia Jackson Theatre for the [...]
Tim Kasher won’t say he’s the brains behind the operation, but his band Cursive does tend to bend to his whims as his personal outlet.
Cursive plays One Eyed Jacks tonight with Capgun Coup opening, and the band’s lyrics are often ripped right from Kasher’s life. 2000’s Domestica is the story of a relationship – his and [...]
“URGENT: PLEASE OPEN TO CLAIM YOUR PRISE!!!” Delete emails like that several times a day without even opening them? It seems almost no one’s inbox is impervious to shameless spam email, asking its recipient to save an African heiress from poverty, invest in a surefire money-making scheme, or claim lottery money already won.
Diana Grove decided [...]
