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Fall Dining Guide 2015: Finding the right New Orleans meal to fit your mood
New Orleans, /Features/: W hat’s the best restaurant in New Orleans? To answer that question for you, we have to start with more questions. Beyond pure matters of preference, there’s your mood and the sort of day you had. There’s the season, even the weather; there’s the occasio → Read More
Live chat: Joel A. Erickson answers your Saints questions at 9:30 a.m. Thursday
. It's been quite a start for the New Orleans Saints. An 0-2 record. The potential of losing ironman starting quarter Drew Brees for a couple → Read More
Live updates: Saints quarterback Drew Brees' weekly press conference, Wednesday at 1:50 p.m.
. Saints quarterback Drew Brees talks to the media in his weekly press conference from the team's complex on Wednesday and gives an update on his injured → Read More
Suspect named in Treme drive-by shooting
. Authorities have an arrest warrant for a man they believe is connected with the drive-by shooting in Treme Saturday night, New Orleans Police said. → Read More
Man shot in Treme Saturday night, one of two overnight shootings in New Orleans
. A 19-year-old man was shot while walking in Treme Saturday night, New Orleans Police said. The man was walking near Dumaine Street and → Read More
James Gill: A very serious sin still a campaign turn-on
Asked at a gubernatorial campaign forum the other day whether he had ever violated Title 14, U.S. Sen. David Vitter did what he always does when prostitution rears → Read More
Our Views: Expanding Medicaid coverage would provide real benefits to medical providers' bottom lines
There is a powerful moral case to be made for expanding Medicaid insurance coverage for the working poor in Louisiana. Too often overlooked is the business → Read More
Walt Handelsman: Translating ‘The Donald’ into English
Walt Handelsman for September 20, 2015. Follow this link to see more cartoons from Walt. → Read More
Dominos Pizza delivery man robbed while on the job Friday night, one of five armed robberies in New Orleans overnight
. Cashier at Algiers storefront robbed at gunpoint A cashier in Algiers was robbed at gunpoint Friday night, New Orleans Police said. Police said → Read More
Man murdered in Gentilly overnight, police searching for suspect in Algiers murder
A 22-year-old man was shot to death Friday night, New Orleans Police said. Police said the shooting occurred around before midnight Friday. Officers arrived to the house on the 1700 → Read More
Photos: New Orleans area prep football
Images from New Orleans area prep football Friday on Sept. 18, 2015. → Read More
Our Views: Coherent HousingNOLA plan for next decade could be strong strategy
New Orleans, /Opinion/: O ne of the old truisms is that housing is expensive and poor people are poor, and that’s still true, but perhaps in post-Katrina New Orleans even more so. That is why it is welcome to see a broad-based community and government coalition working on the af → Read More
3 celebrations to take in this early fall weekend in New Orleans
Three things to do this weekend around New Orleans: Martini Madness Sip a classic at MARTINI MADNESS with Friends of City Park, benefiting the new Marconi → Read More
Live chat: Joel A. Erickson answers your Saints questions in a live chat at 9:30 a.m.
The New Orleans Saints (0-1) got off to a rocky start this past Sunday after a road loss Week 1 at the Arizona Cardinals. On Sunday, the Saints get a chance → Read More
Rummel, Brother Martin top The New Orleans Advocate’s Super 10 prep football rankings
New Orleans, /Sports/Preps/: 1. Rummel (2-0; last week: 1) HOW THEY FARED: Beat Covington 48-0 THE BUZZ: 1st shutout since ’14 opener vs. East St. John, travel to Wayne Co. (Miss). Friday. 2. Brother Martin (2-0; last week: 2) HOW THEY FARED: Beat St. Stanislaus 68-21 THE BUZZ: C → Read More
Police apprehend man for shooting
New Orleans police have apprehended a man following a shooting that happened early Sunday morning in New Orleans East. Allen McCoy, 30, was apprehended in connection with → Read More
Man shot to death in Mid-City
A man was shot to death in Mid-City early Sunday morning, according to New Orleans police. At about 3:50 a.m., police responded to a call of a → Read More
NBC Sports: NFL Players Association investigating league's interview with Saints running back Khiry Robinson
. The NFL Players Association is investigating the league's Personal Conduct Policy interview with New Orleans Saints running back Khiry Robinson. NBC Sports reports, the → Read More
WWL-TV: Last Louisiana member of Tuskegee Airmen, Calvin Moret, dies
. The last surviving Louisiana member of World War II's Tuskegee Airmen, Calvin Moret, 90, died Saturday, according to Moret's family. WWL-TV reports Moret, → Read More
EOnline: 8 things to know about ‘Late Show’ bandleader, Louisiana native Jon Batiste, who’s ‘stealing the show’
Someone’s a little infatuated with Kenner native and bandleader for “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert” Jon Batiste. Batiste, who made his debut as bandleader → Read More