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New Orleans ’
Authorities say a massive 40-car pileup on the I-10 highway in New Orleans left two people dead, sent 25 to hospitals and shut down the interstate in both directions for more than 10 hours.
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G.I. Joe: Retaliation crew member Mike Huber passed away on Tuesday when the machinery he was operating tipped over.
Mike was reported to be tearing down a set when his high-powered lift fell over and crushed him.
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German Auto manufacturer Mercedez-Benz has signed a deal to rename the New Orleans Superdome. The stadium will now be renamed Mercedest-Benz Superdome.
During the next 16-months Mercedes will be associated with the New Orleans Saints as well as ...
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It's been a little over six years since Hurricane Katrina swept through New Orleans causing storm surges that eventually led to approximately 80% of the city flooded and the deaths of nearly 1,500 people.
Although the lasting affects ...
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When I close my eyes and picture Nicole Kidman I see bright red hair, a signature look for the A-list actress, but now that hair has been replaced with a new bleached blonde hairdo for her new ...
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Climate change might be a contentious issue with strong opinions on either side of the argument but some things are pretty well known with the fact that some areas of the United States will see a change ...
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28-year-old rapper Magnolia Shorty (real name Renetta Lowe) was found dead, shot 26 times, in a New Orleans housing project yesterday.
Although official confirmation was yet to come late yesterday, a local DJ om Q93.3 announced Magnolia Shorty's ...
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If you can believe it, five years have passed since the city of New Orleans was left to drown in the wake of Hurricane Katrina.
Traveling through areas of New Orleans, one might think five days had passed ...
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Much admired TV writer David Mills, who has been working on the upcoming HBO show Treme, died of a brain anuerysm in New Orleans yesterday.
Less than two weeks ahead of Treme's premiere, HBO released a statement addressing ...
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Mardi Gras, Fat Tuesday, Pancake Tuesday, National Pancake Day, Packzi Day or Fastnacht Day?
Depending on your cultural flavor, all are names for the day before Ash Wednesday, when Catholics make motions in the direction of fasting or ...
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When you shake your ass, now, watch yourself- rapper Mystikal is out of jail after serving six years.
New Orleans based Mystikal, born Michael Lawrence Tyler, was jailed in 2004 after being convicted on charges of sexual battery. ...
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A New Orleans family got a very unpleasant surprise visiting a relative's grave on her birthday recently.
The woman, Sherene Marsh Jones, died in September after a sudden aneurysm. Jones was buried on October 2nd, and her family ...
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Controversial New Orleans mayor Ray Nagin is the latest to fall victim to the worldwide Swine Flu H1N1 panic.
Ray "chocolate city" Nagin, his wife and a security guard traveling with the pair remain quarantined in Shanghai after ...
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Six people, including an infant have been shot on the Mardi Gras parade route in New Orleans.
The shootings occurred just after the last formal parade float had passed at 1:40pm local time (Tuesday), but still while support ...
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UPDATE **** See also Gustav Videos, Gustav Scammers and Gustav Resource Center for the latest.
As Hurricane Gustav approaches Louisiana and over a million people are evacuated, a few crazy people, and some static webcams are providing a ...
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