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  • WDSU Second Harvest raise $55k for tornado relief

    Over two nights, WDSU and the Second Harvest Food Bank of Greater New Orleans and Acadiana raised nearly $55,000 in donations to benefit victims of the tornadoes in Oklahoma. The effort was called "Help For Oklahoma," and was initiated by WDSU President and General Manager Joel Vilmenay and President and CEO Natalie Jayroe of the Second Harvest Food ...

  • Under scrutiny Bridge collapse spotlights problem that is widespread in La.

    The collapse of a Washington state bridge on Thursday is putting the spotlight on what some call a national problem, and studies show bridge safety is a serious concern in ...

  • Funeral held for 8-year-old tornado victim

    Some 300 mourners crowded inside Eagle Heights Baptist Church here Friday to pay their respects to an elementary school student killed when a tornado churned through nearby Moore, ...

  • Indiana garden honors Thomas Jefferson

    JEFFERSONVILLE, Ind. (AP) -- Elementary school students in southern Indiana have worked with a volunteer beautification group to create a garden honoring Jeffersonville's namesake and the nation's third ...

  • 2013 New Orleans Home + Design Show

    The New Orleans Home+Design Show When / Where May 24-26 at the Morial Convention Center Hall I Dates/Times ? 4 pm - 9 pm Friday, May 24 ? 10 am - 8 pm Saturday, May 25 ? 10 am - 6 pm Sunday, May 26 Ticket Price: $15 adults (Military with ID – $5) Visitors can get a $5 off admission coupon by ...


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Movie Review

Playtime [DVD]

Playtime [DVD]

In an article titled The Death of Hulot originally published in Sight & Sound in 1983, film critic Jonathan Rosenbaum gave Jacques Tatis Playtime its most apt description: the masterpiece that wrecked his career. A decade in the making and, at the time, the most expensive film ever ... ...

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  • Couple arrested in Covington armed robbery

    The robbery happened on Monday in the 400 block of Kirkland Street. Investigators say the victim says she was attacked with an electronic stun gun and her purse was ...

  • Arias jury foreman Decision gut-wrenching

    A day after a jury deadlocked on whether Jodi Arias should be sentenced to death for the murder of her ex-boyfriend, the jury foreman described the decision process as tense and ...

  • Lafourche man missing after leaving Raceland business

    Lafourche Parish investigators are searching for a 53-year-old man who left his place of business on Thursday morning for stops at a store and the bank and hasn't been seen ...

  • Advocacy group claims La. laws weak on gun violence

    A recent national study says Louisiana has the highest rate of gun violence in the nation and the weakest gun safety laws. But state lawmakers are moving to expand the already permissive ...

  • Louisiana’s Sen. Landrieu Seeks to Delay Flood Insurance Increases

    Sen. Mary Landrieu filed legislation this week to delay flood insurance increases for many residents and businesses in southern Louisiana that officials fear could begin skyrocketing at the end of the year. The National Flood Insurance Program reauthorization was approved last year. Landrieu, D-La., had an amendment that was defeated that would have stalled premium increases of 20 percent or ...

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