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Letter: We will lose without the ferries
I'm jumping on the ferry on the way to Algiers. Why? Well, I ride a bike and, without using a cab or bus , I can't get across the Great Mississippi River. Comment?
Facing a budget deficit of $8 million, Delgado Community College will lay off 115 people next month and cut 15 programs, its chancellor announced Wednesday, while Nunez Community also will see some personnel reductions. Comment?
New Orleans area police reports for April 19, 2013
A Memphis man has been booked with second-degree murder after authorities accused him of killing a 33-year-old man in March and dumping his body near the New Orleans and St. Comment?
Recurring noxious odor complaints from parts of Jefferson Parish and New Orleans had some parish officials pushing the Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality to take a harder line with possible violators. Comment?
St. Bernard Sheriff cracks down on suspected dealers
The St. Bernard Parish Sheriff's Office arrested nearly three dozen suspected drug dealers in an early morning operation Wednesday that Sheriff James Pohlmann said is a push back against a growing narcotics trade in the parish. Comment?
Shaffers receive Citizen Service Before Self Honors
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Photo provided by the CONGRESSIONAL MEDAL OF HONOR SOCIETY SND FOUNDATION -- Braithwaite natives Jesse Shaffer III, left, and Jesse Shaffer IV, second from right, show offer their congressional Citizen Service Before Self Honors medals and framed certificates along with fellow recipients, the Rev. Comment?
Would-be Mr. Darcys add spice to festival
It is a truth universally acknowledged that bringing a bunch of Jane Austen devotees together will inevitably lead to a lot of talk about Mr. Comment?
Cuts loom for Gretna, Algiers Point river ferries
People and vehicles that use two of the three Mississippi River ferries here will soon find services reduced or cut all together unless the New Orleans Regional Planning Commission can find new money to pay for the water-based transportation. Comment?
Jefferson Parish revelers line routes despite gray skies
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Gray skies and drizzling rain may have dampened crowds, but they didn't dampen spirits on Jefferson Parish's east bank and West Bank as die-hard Mardi Gras revelers lined several major thoroughfares looking for fellowship and good throws. Comment?
Jefferson Parish revelers line routes despite gray skies
Gray skies and drizzling rain may have dampened crowds, but they didn't dampen spirits on Jefferson Parish's east bank and West Bank as die-hard Mardi Gras revelers lined several major thoroughfares looking for fellowship and good throws. Comment?
State officials are still trying to determine which one of three St. Bernard Parish refineries was responsible for reports of chemical odors in Terrytown on Thursday night, after officials confirmed that sulfur dioxide had been released. Comment?
New Orleans Area for Jan. 11, 2013
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The New Orleans Area calendar is a listing of events taking place in the Crescent City and surrounding areas from Jan. Comment?
A thick white blanket of fog enveloped much of the metro New Orleans area Wednesday, forcing the shutdown of ferry service and briefly closing the Lake Pontchartrain Causeway midmorning to allow crews to place traffic cones on the southbound span. Comment?
Suspects arrested in fatal stabbing
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A Chalmette man was found fatally stabbed inside his apartment Sunday, and the St. Comment?
Serpas: Officers to be - out in force'
New Orleans Police Superintendent Ronal Serpas said his department will be flooding the French Quarter, Central Business District, Treme and Marigny with officers this week to control crime as revelers stream into New Orleans for a variety of big events. Comment?
N.O. school briefs Gallery for Dec. 27, 2012
Photo provided by Cabrini High School -- Members of the Campus Ministry student team at Cabrini High School pose with some of the gifts collected for the Christmas Adopt-a-Family program. Comment?
Co. denies it's source of Friday cloud over river
A Chalmette industrial plant said it was not the source of a cloud of sulphur dioxide gas that hovered over the Mississippi River on Friday evening. Comment?
A 41-year-old man accused in the 2009 rape of a college student in Baton Rouge pleaded innocent Monday and will remain in East Baton Rouge Parish Prison until the case is resolved, a prosecutor said. Comment?
A former Chalmette resident serving a 35-year prison term in Mississippi for raping a college student there on July 6, 2009, was indicted Wednesday in the July 5, 2009, rape of a college student in Baton Rouge. Comment?
Report: La. refinery accidents down
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Refineries in Louisiana had fewer accidents in 2011 than the previous year, but those accidents resulted in more pollution being released, according to a Louisiana Bucket Brigade report. Comment?