Provides the latest RSS feeds for New Orleans News. For more headlines on Breaking, National, Business, Finance, Sports and World News, visit our home page New Orleans Sun.com http://www.neworleanssun.com/index.php/cat/aa408b759025f381/ en-us Sat, 18 May 2013 21:59:51 -0400 Sat, 18 May 2013 21:59:51 -0400 30 It's all a game of odds. Some people play just for a chance at winning. Others rely on their own system of numbers and rituals to cash in on their luck. One Metairie store saw huge crowds because of it's past brush with luck. "It went from $500 million to $600 million, so that's really making them come in more," said Briana Moran, a store clerk at the West Metaire Shell ... http://www.neworleanssun.com/index.php/sid/214608456/scat/aa408b759025f381 Sat, 18 May 2013 21:18:17 -0400 http://www.neworleanssun.com/index.php/sid/214608456/scat/aa408b759025f381 That's all it took for Mammie Hicks to plunk down money at a Riverside, Mo., convenience store for a chance at Saturday's record $600 million multistate Powerball ... http://www.neworleanssun.com/index.php/sid/214608390/scat/aa408b759025f381 Sat, 18 May 2013 21:11:32 -0400 http://www.neworleanssun.com/index.php/sid/214608390/scat/aa408b759025f381 "Despite never having flooded before, building to specifications that FEMA gave us and even our own levees to further protect us FEMA has now decided we're a flood hazard area," said Robert ... http://www.neworleanssun.com/index.php/sid/214607299/scat/aa408b759025f381 Sat, 18 May 2013 19:28:47 -0400 http://www.neworleanssun.com/index.php/sid/214607299/scat/aa408b759025f381 Lisa Scotti, of Baltimore, reads hhere program before the sixth race at Pimlico Race Course, Saturday, May 18, 2013, in Baltimore. The 138th Preakness Stakes horse race takes place Saturday. (AP Photo/Mike ... http://www.neworleanssun.com/index.php/sid/214607099/scat/aa408b759025f381 Sat, 18 May 2013 19:12:18 -0400 http://www.neworleanssun.com/index.php/sid/214607099/scat/aa408b759025f381 The St. Tammany Parish coroner has gone to court in an attempt to quash a subpoena from the Office of the Louisiana Legislative Auditor and faces a looming deadline to comply with a second subpoena -- this one from the Office of the Louisiana Attorney General -- WDSU has ... http://www.neworleanssun.com/index.php/sid/214606198/scat/aa408b759025f381 Sat, 18 May 2013 17:39:59 -0400 http://www.neworleanssun.com/index.php/sid/214606198/scat/aa408b759025f381 FILE - In this Aug. 29, 2011 file photo, a member of the Big 9 marching club plays trumpet in a second line commemorating the sixth anniversary of Hurricane Katrina in New Orleans. New Orleans officials and cultural advocates say the Mother’s Day parade shootings that left 20 people injured won’t spell the end of second-line parades, the local tradition that celebrates the city and ... http://www.neworleanssun.com/index.php/sid/214606199/scat/aa408b759025f381 Sat, 18 May 2013 17:14:21 -0400 http://www.neworleanssun.com/index.php/sid/214606199/scat/aa408b759025f381 Bloomberg Rankings sorted through U.S. Census data for metropolitan areas to rank those with the greatest population growth, then scored areas on growth in gross domestic product, adjusted for inflation. They combined the two scores and winnowed the list to regions with more than 1 million residents to find the top 12 American ... http://www.neworleanssun.com/index.php/sid/214605668/scat/aa408b759025f381 Sat, 18 May 2013 16:44:05 -0400 http://www.neworleanssun.com/index.php/sid/214605668/scat/aa408b759025f381 Latest Headlines A car has driven into a crowd at a parade in southwestern Virginia on Saturday, apparently injuring several people, The Associated Press ... http://www.neworleanssun.com/index.php/sid/214605669/scat/aa408b759025f381 Sat, 18 May 2013 16:44:03 -0400 http://www.neworleanssun.com/index.php/sid/214605669/scat/aa408b759025f381 The AP said it happened at about 2:30 p.m. during the Hikers Parade at the Trail Days festival. The event celebrates the Appalachian Trail in Damascus, ... http://www.neworleanssun.com/index.php/sid/214605578/scat/aa408b759025f381 Sat, 18 May 2013 16:37:18 -0400 http://www.neworleanssun.com/index.php/sid/214605578/scat/aa408b759025f381 Brennan's restaurant in New Orleans is famous for inventing the Bananas Foster dessert, but the eatery is also known for a long-running ownership ... http://www.neworleanssun.com/index.php/sid/214605106/scat/aa408b759025f381 Sat, 18 May 2013 15:46:54 -0400 http://www.neworleanssun.com/index.php/sid/214605106/scat/aa408b759025f381 Train service in the busy New York-to-New Haven corridor may be restricted for days as officials investigate Friday's rush-hour collision of two trains in Connecticut -- an incident that sent dozens to hospitals -- officials said ... http://www.neworleanssun.com/index.php/sid/214605026/scat/aa408b759025f381 Sat, 18 May 2013 15:39:42 -0400 http://www.neworleanssun.com/index.php/sid/214605026/scat/aa408b759025f381 I-10 in both directions will experience alternating lane closures from Williams Boulevard to the St. Charles Parish line from 7 p.m. to 5:30 a.m. on the nights of May ... http://www.neworleanssun.com/index.php/sid/214604547/scat/aa408b759025f381 Sat, 18 May 2013 14:48:59 -0400 http://www.neworleanssun.com/index.php/sid/214604547/scat/aa408b759025f381 The state labor department figures released Friday show the initial claims decreased to 2,327 from the previous week's total of 2,466. For the comparable week a year earlier, there were 3,394 initial ... http://www.neworleanssun.com/index.php/sid/214604546/scat/aa408b759025f381 Sat, 18 May 2013 14:48:58 -0400 http://www.neworleanssun.com/index.php/sid/214604546/scat/aa408b759025f381 The 4th Street Bridge at the Harvey Canal is closed to marine navigation due to a mechanical problem, according to the Louisiana Department of Transportation and ... http://www.neworleanssun.com/index.php/sid/214603961/scat/aa408b759025f381 Sat, 18 May 2013 13:50:31 -0400 http://www.neworleanssun.com/index.php/sid/214603961/scat/aa408b759025f381 Train service in the busy New York-to-New Haven corridor may be restricted for days as officials investigate Friday's rush-hour collision of two trains in Connecticut -- an incident that sent dozens to hospitals -- officials said ... http://www.neworleanssun.com/index.php/sid/214603892/scat/aa408b759025f381 Sat, 18 May 2013 13:43:12 -0400 http://www.neworleanssun.com/index.php/sid/214603892/scat/aa408b759025f381 Last year, New Orleans welcomed 9 million visitors to the city, another fantastic success for the tourism industry. While this is impressive, it pales in comparison to the goal of 13 million visitors for the tri-centennial of New Orleans in ... http://www.neworleanssun.com/index.php/sid/214603962/scat/aa408b759025f381 Sat, 18 May 2013 13:35:45 -0400 http://www.neworleanssun.com/index.php/sid/214603962/scat/aa408b759025f381 Jefferson Parish police say they have arrested David Lewis and Stanford Randolph in connection with two May 16 armed robberies and an attempted ... http://www.neworleanssun.com/index.php/sid/214603371/scat/aa408b759025f381 Sat, 18 May 2013 12:48:27 -0400 http://www.neworleanssun.com/index.php/sid/214603371/scat/aa408b759025f381 Train service in the busy New York-to-New Haven corridor may be restricted for days as officials investigate Friday's rush-hour collision of two trains in Connecticut -- an incident that sent dozens to hospitals -- officials said Saturday. Officials ... http://www.neworleanssun.com/index.php/sid/214603372/scat/aa408b759025f381 Sat, 18 May 2013 12:48:25 -0400 http://www.neworleanssun.com/index.php/sid/214603372/scat/aa408b759025f381 STEUBENVILLE, Ohio -- Ohio officials announced details about an effort to move a large caravan of equipment through Jefferson and Harrison counties Sunday. Traffic delays could affect travelers on various roads in those counties. The caravan of trucks and equipment is scheduled to leave the L&J Bowers Barge facility in Steubenville at 6:30 a.m. Sunday. Delays are expected for a majority of ... http://www.neworleanssun.com/index.php/sid/214602107/scat/aa408b759025f381 Sat, 18 May 2013 10:48:26 -0400 http://www.neworleanssun.com/index.php/sid/214602107/scat/aa408b759025f381 Anne Cutler talks to Mike Delesdernier about the two tax proposals that failed in the May 4th election and the impact of that outcome on the school system. For more information on the Jefferson Parish publicschool system, log on ... http://www.neworleanssun.com/index.php/sid/214602108/scat/aa408b759025f381 Sat, 18 May 2013 10:33:22 -0400 http://www.neworleanssun.com/index.php/sid/214602108/scat/aa408b759025f381 Police said a 37-year-old man was found shot several times in the area of Fourth and South Galvez streets just after midnight, and a 20-year-old man was found fatally shot and lying on the lawn of his home in the 5100 block of Congress Street about the same ... http://www.neworleanssun.com/index.php/sid/214601565/scat/aa408b759025f381 Sat, 18 May 2013 09:45:13 -0400 http://www.neworleanssun.com/index.php/sid/214601565/scat/aa408b759025f381 Anne Cutler talks to Allison DeBattista about the work of the Foundation and a bill in the current legislative session that impacts 1.2 million Louisiana residents covered by Medicaid. Epilepsy Foundation of ... http://www.neworleanssun.com/index.php/sid/214601519/scat/aa408b759025f381 Sat, 18 May 2013 09:30:27 -0400 http://www.neworleanssun.com/index.php/sid/214601519/scat/aa408b759025f381 Two children are among 19 people wounded after gunmen opened fire at a Mother's Day parade in New Orleans. Ten men, seven women and a 10-year-old boy and girl were shot. The children were only grazed and are listed in good condition. The shooting happened Sunday just before 2:00 p.m. a little more than a mile from the heart of the French Quarter. Cell phone video shows people treating the ... http://www.neworleanssun.com/index.php/sid/214600836/scat/aa408b759025f381 Sat, 18 May 2013 08:31:07 -0400 http://www.neworleanssun.com/index.php/sid/214600836/scat/aa408b759025f381 (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki). Cathy Raymond, of Oklahoma City, displays the Powerball Lottery tickets she purchased in Oklahoma City, Friday, May 17, ... http://www.neworleanssun.com/index.php/sid/214599680/scat/aa408b759025f381 Sat, 18 May 2013 05:21:40 -0400 http://www.neworleanssun.com/index.php/sid/214599680/scat/aa408b759025f381 North Korea launched three short-range guided missiles into the sea off the Korean Peninsula's east coast Saturday, South Korea's semi-official news agency Yonhap cited the South Korean Defense Ministry as ... http://www.neworleanssun.com/index.php/sid/214599150/scat/aa408b759025f381 Sat, 18 May 2013 04:26:19 -0400 http://www.neworleanssun.com/index.php/sid/214599150/scat/aa408b759025f381 TODAY's Al Roker gets us up to the minute with the latest weather updates, including a mulch fire in Prince George's County, Md., and damage to homes near New Orleans after two tornadoes touched down there ... http://www.neworleanssun.com/index.php/sid/214597879/scat/aa408b759025f381 Sat, 18 May 2013 02:18:55 -0400 http://www.neworleanssun.com/index.php/sid/214597879/scat/aa408b759025f381 A Breaux Bridge reserve police officer is in the Lafayette Parish Jail after he allegedly kicked in the door at his ex-girlfriend’s apartment. Forty-year-old Roland Shello, Jr., is charged with home invasion. The incident took place Wednesday night around 10:15 in the 300 block of Amesbury Drive. Police say Shello knocked on the door and was told to leave. That’s when they say he ... http://www.neworleanssun.com/index.php/sid/214597158/scat/aa408b759025f381 Sat, 18 May 2013 01:00:26 -0400 http://www.neworleanssun.com/index.php/sid/214597158/scat/aa408b759025f381 A woman has been sentenced to 57 months in prison for bilking Gulf Coast residents by posing as a federal safety official after the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil ... http://www.neworleanssun.com/index.php/sid/214595803/scat/aa408b759025f381 Fri, 17 May 2013 23:08:47 -0400 http://www.neworleanssun.com/index.php/sid/214595803/scat/aa408b759025f381 "For so many years that building has actually been something," said Dionne Lawson, a mother of two children. "When I was a kid, it was the Coogi Center, where we went and we ... http://www.neworleanssun.com/index.php/sid/214595802/scat/aa408b759025f381 Fri, 17 May 2013 23:08:47 -0400 http://www.neworleanssun.com/index.php/sid/214595802/scat/aa408b759025f381 Two Metro-North passenger trains heading in opposite directions collided during rush hour Friday evening in southwestern Connecticut, damaging both trains and leaving dozens injured -- some of them seriously -- authorities ... http://www.neworleanssun.com/index.php/sid/214595057/scat/aa408b759025f381 Fri, 17 May 2013 22:00:03 -0400 http://www.neworleanssun.com/index.php/sid/214595057/scat/aa408b759025f381 At least 20 people were injured Friday when two trains heading in opposite directions collided during rush hour in Connecticut, according to CBS News, Fox News and ... http://www.neworleanssun.com/index.php/sid/214594313/scat/aa408b759025f381 Fri, 17 May 2013 20:44:05 -0400 http://www.neworleanssun.com/index.php/sid/214594313/scat/aa408b759025f381 "I'm not stopping. I will continue to come back every month if I have to until my baby is found," Enclade said. "I'm asking and I'm begging with the public to pleas help me find my ... http://www.neworleanssun.com/index.php/sid/214593433/scat/aa408b759025f381 Fri, 17 May 2013 19:42:42 -0400 http://www.neworleanssun.com/index.php/sid/214593433/scat/aa408b759025f381 Southern Airways Express is a startup, regional airline that plans to serve cities along the Gulf Coast. The 10-seat Caravan 208 aircraft will serve Destin, Gulf Shores, Memphis, Oxford and Panama ... http://www.neworleanssun.com/index.php/sid/214593434/scat/aa408b759025f381 Fri, 17 May 2013 19:42:41 -0400 http://www.neworleanssun.com/index.php/sid/214593434/scat/aa408b759025f381 "I think this is just chilling to a lot of people that expect more evenly handed treatment from our government," said Jeff Crouer. Crouere is host of the morning program, "Ringside Politics," which airs weekdays from 7-11 a.m. on WGSO 990 AM. He says the scandal has lead to a heated debate on his show since the report was released this week. "I think the investigation ... http://www.neworleanssun.com/index.php/sid/214593435/scat/aa408b759025f381 Fri, 17 May 2013 19:42:37 -0400 http://www.neworleanssun.com/index.php/sid/214593435/scat/aa408b759025f381 Want to know the secret to more love and happiness in your life? How about being in the presence of the Dalai Lama? It’s his first trip to New Orleans. People flocked to the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center Friday morning to catch a glimpse of his holiness. Twist reporter Deepak Saini has the story. Serene and peaceful, the Himalayas that tower the Tibetan landscape are just as stunning ... http://www.neworleanssun.com/index.php/sid/214593436/scat/aa408b759025f381 Fri, 17 May 2013 19:25:56 -0400 http://www.neworleanssun.com/index.php/sid/214593436/scat/aa408b759025f381 And now for the first time in almost two decades, the National Rifle Association is attempting to coordinate the recall of a top state legislator over his role in the passage of new gun restrictions in his state, CNN has ... http://www.neworleanssun.com/index.php/sid/214592071/scat/aa408b759025f381 Fri, 17 May 2013 18:24:40 -0400 http://www.neworleanssun.com/index.php/sid/214592071/scat/aa408b759025f381 privatization BATON ROUGE - The first three LSU hospital privatization deals appear to use up 94 percent of the funding Gov. Bobby Jindal's administration set aside for eight such arrangements. That was the assessment Friday of the Legislative Fiscal Office, a nonpartisan office that provided an update to the Senate Finance Committee about concerns with the 2013-14 budget. Jindal is ... http://www.neworleanssun.com/index.php/sid/214590967/scat/aa408b759025f381 Fri, 17 May 2013 17:23:37 -0400 http://www.neworleanssun.com/index.php/sid/214590967/scat/aa408b759025f381 NEW ORLEANS -; A federal judge in an order Friday agreed to postpone the trial of a former BP engineer charged with deleting text messages about the company's response to its 2010 oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. The judge also had some stern words for attorneys on both ... http://www.neworleanssun.com/index.php/sid/214590477/scat/aa408b759025f381 Fri, 17 May 2013 17:20:01 -0400 http://www.neworleanssun.com/index.php/sid/214590477/scat/aa408b759025f381 The Dow Jones industrial average, S&P 500 and Nasdaq all ended higher Friday, with the Dow and S&P 500 finishing at record levels. For the week, the S&P 500 added 2%, the Dow rose 1.5% and the Nasdaq advanced ... http://www.neworleanssun.com/index.php/sid/214590926/scat/aa408b759025f381 Fri, 17 May 2013 17:15:16 -0400 http://www.neworleanssun.com/index.php/sid/214590926/scat/aa408b759025f381 The other shooter, police said, was 19-year-old Akein Scott, who was arrested late Wednesday night in eastern New Orleans. Shawn Scott was taken into custody ... http://www.neworleanssun.com/index.php/sid/214589843/scat/aa408b759025f381 Fri, 17 May 2013 16:11:50 -0400 http://www.neworleanssun.com/index.php/sid/214589843/scat/aa408b759025f381