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Ego, Jealousy, Catnip: Tuna and the Rock Cats Struggle With Success
By Dave Thier - AOL NewsNEW 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 cats. Hundreds of giddy, incredulous viewers cram themselves into a dark, windowless room papered in glittery blue -- a remarkable attempt at a basement for a city with no basements. The roadies set up tiny instruments for what seemed like hours. Two words rise out of the excited ...
New Orleans Clinic Battles to Keep City's Arts Healthy
By Katie Drummond - AOL News(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 losing his possessions in Hurricane Katrina only a year later, Pattan swears he's lucky to be getting out of bed. Paul Pattan Paul Pattan was able to return to performing afte a motorcycle wreck thanks to care from NOMC. "Some days I'm convinced I could be 80 years old," he ...
Scandal-Ridden New Orleans Police at Crossroads
By Allan Lengel - AOL News(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 Hurricane Katrina. The Big Easy has a new mayor, Mitch Landrieu. The Justice Department -- at his request -- has stepped in to examine signs of systemic police misconduct. And a new police chief, Ronal Serpas, has been installed. The department is at a crossroads. And the ...
6 More Cops Indicted in Post-Katrina Shootings
By Allan Lengel - AOL News(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 effort to expose police officers who either were involved in the Sept. 4, 2005, Danziger Bridge shootings or took part in covering them up. To date, five New Orleans officers have pleaded guilty to covering up the incident. "Today's indictment should serve as compelling ...
Christie Buckner, They Oughta Name a Drink After You
By Donna Trussell - Politics DailyCancer survivors are reluctant to search for old friends with whom they've lost touch. We fear what we may find. Eventually, though, curiosity gets the best of us. Sometimes we get good news. More often than not, we get a death notice. ...
The Silent Killer Takes Out a Woman Who Would Not Shut Up
By Donna Trussell - Politics DailyChristie Buckner was an ordinary woman, so the world took little notice of her death last October. ...
Drew Brees, Mitch Landrieu, and the Pre-Lenten Gift NOLA Gave Itself
By Carl M. Cannon - Politics DailyAs long as there is music in the French Quarter, they will talk about the onside kick that started the New Orleans Super Bowl comeback, Drew Brees' pinpoint passing, and the electric moment when Louisiana native Tracy Porter picked off an errant Peyton Manning pass and took the ball 74 yards for a touchdown that clinched the Saints' Super Bowl victory and ended 42 years worth of frustration for the Saints faithful. It was a Super Sunday, all right, and the town was jammed with happy fans who rejoined from the Domilise's Po-Boys in Uptown -- the Manning family's favorite restaurant -- to the ...
New Orleans Saints Parade 'Wilder Than Mardi Gras'
By not in system - AOL NewsNEW 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 championship. ...
Saints Upset Colts to Win First Super Bowl
By not in system - AOL NewsMIAMI -- If ever there was a Super Bowl champion that was more than just a Super Bowl champion, it's the New Orleans Saints. ...
Census Matchup: New Orleans vs. Indianapolis
By Steve Pendlebury - AOL News(Feb. 3) -- Football analysts will spend this week crunching numbers to predict whether the Saints or the Colts will win Super Bowl XLIV. The U.S. Census Bureau has some stats of its own about New Orleans and Indianapolis. Although they don't offer any insights about the outcome of Sunday's championship game, they do show the rival cities are closely matched in some areas -- demographically speaking. (Figures are from 2008, the latest available.) Source: U.S. Census Bureau 2008 American Community Survey Source: U.S. Census Bureau 2008 American Community Survey Source: U.S. Census ...
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