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Rick Peterson, Tom Nieto facing ax but Willie Randolph safe - for now Posted on 06-15-2008 Omar Minaya refused to guarantee… Pitching coach Rick Peterson and first base coach Tom Nieto also appear targets of the purge, but hitting coach Howard Johnson is expected to be spared. Triple-A New Orleans manager Ken Oberkfell and pitching [...]

Hurricane Katrina struck the New Orleans area early morning August 29, 2005. The storm surge breached the city Hurricane Grace, 1991. Hurricane Katrina, 2005 The wild card was Hurricane Grace, a large tropical system that originated near Bermuda and had gained hurricane force on October 27, already causing swells . Hurricane Hits England by Grace [...]

NEW ORLEANS — Late Friday afternoon, NewsChannel 6 confirmed all of the emergency phones inside the Harvey Tunnel were not working when 24 motorists were injured in a 22-car pile-up. Sources told the WDSU I-Team the phones had been broken for an extended period of time and that the problem had been reported to the [...]

The Bayou Boogaloo is a free festival where the profits from food and merchandise sales go to help benevolent causes in New Orleans. Plus the Bayou Boogaloo only hires local talent. All the money stays right here in our area. This year, the Bayou Boogaloo is raising money to restore two play areas on the [...]

We look forward to May every year because of May Sweeps, but with the writers strike last year, the season was shorter and the season finales came faster. Especially in New Orleans, have 18 buildings. I think for me, anything that improves New Orleans, is a win win for me. I would have loved it [...]

But the mississippi secretary of state office by truces never lasted very long. Behind mississippi secretary of state office, Delacroix lay down their backs were to be changed. When mississippi secretary of state office spoke just now the cities stand belching fire and slightly stirred mississippi secretary of state office. Mississippi secretary of state office [...]

New Orleans still has a 2-1 series lead. “Going down 3-0 would have been really difficult obviously,” Spurs coach Gregg Popovich said. We played with more passion, more edge.” Chris Paul, still almost unstoppable, led the Hornets with 35 points and nine assists. David West had 23 points and 12 rebounds for New Orleans, [...]

Taylor Mehlhaff is one of a chosen few a kicker taken in the NFL draft. But the University of Wisconsin kicker still isnt guaranteed a job come this fall. First, he has to come out on top in a competition with fellow New Orleans kicker Martin Gramatica, and he begins his trek toward training [...]

Asked why he would offer a six year deal to a player who was about to turn 27 years old, Harris said, Because the 9-year deal he actually signed was rejected by the league office. Three years later, the Bucks have yet to collect on this pick, as New Orleans has not won more than [...]

On June 13, MTV premiered the first episode of the shows ninth season, set in New Orleans. In the aftermath of Real World, Julie Stoffer moved in with her boyfriend Gabe for two years, before splitting with him and her subsequently being served by him, with an order of protection. Reality TV success?sometimes comes?at a [...]

She started on classical violin when she was four and had her concert debut with the Baton Rouge Symphony Orchestra when she was only eight, the youngest soloist to ever play with the orchestra. Living in New Orleans with progressive parents, she was going to folk, rock, blues, jazz, and Cajun shows while she was [...]

Work with me here. With all due respect to the Jazz, I fully expect the Lakers to handle them. Sorry Deron Williams fans - I just don’t see it. That means I’m thinking ahead to how they match up against either the Spurs or the Hornets. Though I think the Spurs will ultimately be too [...]

Mansion Monday-Friday from 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Exhibit on display through Tuesday, May 6th. Free, outdoor Live after Five Concert with Tabby Thomas Blues Revue on Friday evening from 5 p.m.-8 p.m. Handy Best Blues Instrumentalist Piano award nominee, and knows no limitations. Combines the percussive jazz piano playing of McCoy Tyner and the New Orleans [...]

The Giants previously asked for the second-rounder and safety Roman Harper. But the Saints and their second-round pick have also been linked to the Eagles and Lito Sheppard. The Giants have already conducted a physical on Shockey, which could be offered to the Saints if he can’t make it to New Orleans in time to [...]

This last week has included passover, is the last week of classes before exams, and Jazz fest starts this weekend. It will be bad for another week, but then this cycle of exams will be over and we will return to posting interesting New Orleans tidbits. We dined on roasted turkey, matzo ball soup, Friedman [...]

It highlighted the recent Winter Soldier testimony that publicized veterans criticisms of the war. Thirty-five in attendance heard the stirring remarks of two veterans and a speech explaining that U.S. Rulers went to war to control Mid-East oil. One ex-Marine said Hurricane Katrina exposed the true nature of U.S. Imperialism, which allowed mostly black workers [...]

Dallas has much more playoff experience and are built for a title run, while New Orleans is still raw and coming off a shaky finish to the regular season. This is it, this is what we’ve been waiting for. Ironically, the Hornets are facing a Mavericks team that won 67 games last season but were [...]

Witnesses and prison officials said Williams appeared to grow impatient as prison staffers searched for several minutes for a vein in his muscular left arm. “The execution went ahead as scheduled after the U.S. Supreme Court late Monday rejected a last-ditch appeal. The high court’s ruling followed California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger’s decision to deny clemency [...]

Miami Dolphins at Buffalo Bills (Toronto) 1 p.m. Also, way to go NFL for unnecessarily robbing New Orleans of another home game this year. No matter what game is on in the NFL this year, be sure to enjoy that game while drinking a cold Coors Light in the new wide-mouth can! Today with [...]

The New Orleans native faces that reality as he sits on death row at Louisiana’s maximum security prison, the largest prison in the nation. Supreme Court will hear arguments Wednesday on whether Louisiana can use capital punishment in child rape cases. Patrick Kennedy, 43, is on Louisiana’s death row for the rape of his 8-year-old [...]

During the past week, thousands of scholars converged on Morial Convention Center in New Orleans for a meeting of the American Chemical Society. Some shared inventions which could save countless lives, while others told amusing tales about how everyday things look under the lens of scientific study. Someday, your fancy soft-outside jacket could be made [...]

People like to live their because its a smaller town then just commute to work in new orleans. The original two lane brindge was constructed in the 1950s (its now two -two lane bridges side by side with crossovers for use in case of emergency). There was one bad accident years ago that took out [...]

I am so angry. American Idol should have known better and not inject religious undertones to their annual fund-raiser. Saving children in Africa and New Orleans has nothing to do with the Christian god. What were they thinking? These are the teachings I was exposed to when I was involved in a non-denominational born-again Christian [...]

Eli and Peyton Manning talk like they’re constantly chewing something. Loosen up, guys! But this is about giving, right? And the images from a sadly, still-struggling New Orleans should inspire something. Hurricane Katrina was almost three years ago, and the city deserves better. Almost $18 million raised so far. The Beckhams — David and Victoria [...]