NewOrleans.Com Your Guide for New Orleans hotels, New Orleans Travel,New Orleans restaurants, New Orleans Attractions, A Great Source For New Orleans Locals. In Dept guide to whats going on In New Orleans http://www.neworleans.com/ Fri, 20 Nov 2009 22:04:14 +0000 FeedCreator 1.7.3 http://www.neworleans.com/images/M_images/joomla_rss.png http://www.neworleans.com/ NewOrleans.Com Your Guide for New Orleans hotels, New Orleans Travel,New Orleans restaurants, New Orleans Attractions, A Great Source For New Orleans Locals. In Dept guide to whats going on In New Orleans http://www.neworleans.com/community/cityvoices/266807-french-market-christmas-kicks-off-with-lights-music-and-a-second-line.html NEW ORLEANS | A perfect night, a star-filled sky and a chilly breeze put everyone in the right spirit as the French Market Corporation rang in the Christmas season at Washington Artillery Park across from Jackson Square. “The historic French Market was the perfect place to kick off holiday... Cathy Maddox Sat, 21 Nov 2009 03:40:55 +0000 http://www.neworleans.com/component/content/article/265852-.html The weather outside has been just glorious lately, no? The deep blue of the sky and - finally! - fall crisp in the air make me want to get outside and stay there until the sun goes down, longer if I have a blanket handy. You think so, too? Well, you're in luck; I have an excuse for you to do exactly... Meghan Jones Sat, 21 Nov 2009 00:27:26 +0000 http://www.neworleans.com/community/cityvoices/266380-city-of-new-orleans-eyes-december-for-40-million-bond-sale.html NEW ORLEANS | The city plans to hold its first bond sale in two years next month, though the outcome of three high-stakes meetings with rating agencies could push it back again. Mayor Ray Nagin wants to use the proceeds from the $40 million sale to help keep New Orleans' street projects on... Associated Press Fri, 20 Nov 2009 22:09:30 +0000 http://www.neworleans.com/community/cityvoices/266205-saints-quarterback-brees-shares-tube-time-with-obama-in-new-psa.html NFL players Drew Brees, DeMarcus Ware and Troy Polamalu filmed a public service announcement with President Barack Obama that will air during the league's Thanksgiving games. The 90-second spot shows Obama and the NFL stars playing touch football with local children on the White House lawn. The PSA... Associated Press Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:33:57 +0000 http://www.neworleans.com/community/cityvoices/264927-negligence-ruling-in-katrina-floods-may-cost-feds.html NEW ORLEANS | The federal government could be vulnerable to billions of dollars in claims after a judge ruled that the Army Corps of Engineers' failure to properly maintain a navigation channel led to massive flooding in Hurricane Katrina. U.S. District Judge Stanwood Duval on Wednesday awarded... Associated Press Thu, 19 Nov 2009 19:31:48 +0000 http://www.neworleans.com/community/cityvoices/264466-convicted-ex-congressman-willim-jefferson-to-remain-free-on-appeal.html ALEXANDRIA, Va. | Former Louisiana congressman William Jefferson, who was sentenced to 13 years in prison on bribery charges, will be allowed to remain free on bond while he appeals his conviction. Wednesday's ruling from a federal judge makes it likely that Jefferson, a Democrat who... Associated Press Thu, 19 Nov 2009 04:30:47 +0000 http://www.neworleans.com/community/cityvoices/264253-brian-allee-walsh-joins-neworleanscomsports-team.html NEW ORLEANS | NewOrleans.Com announced today that award-winning journalist Brian Allee-Walsh is joining its editorial sports staff. Allee-Walsh joins NewOrleans.com/Sports after spending over 32 years with the Times-Picayune, including the last 23 covering the New Orleans Saints and the National... NewOrleans.Com Staff Thu, 19 Nov 2009 02:03:09 +0000 http://www.neworleans.com/community/cityvoices/263878-louisianas-casinos-see-69-percent-year-over-year-revenue-dip-.html NEW ORLEANS | Louisiana's state-licensed casinos, continuing to wade through the economic downturn like their counterparts in other states, recorded a 6.9 percent drop in gambling revenue last month from the previous October, state police reported Tuesday. The 13 riverboat casinos, Harrah's... Associated Press Wed, 18 Nov 2009 21:05:07 +0000 http://www.neworleans.com/community/cityvoices/263644-a-new-home-for-city-prosecutors-marks-a-step-forward-for-the-citys-recovery.html NEW ORLEANS | Orleans Parish District Attorney Leon Cannizzaro and his staff reoccupied the building at 619 S. White St. three weeks ago but couldn't slow down for an opening ceremony and dedication until today. At least that's how assistant district attorney and ceremony emcee Kevin Guillory sees... Dwayne Fatherree Wed, 18 Nov 2009 13:30:10 +0000 http://www.neworleans.com/the-paranormal-perspective/262886-the-end-of-the-world-pays-offin-epic-proportions.html Paranormal still reigns at the box office. As the metaphysical world gears up for December 2012 amidst a growing whirlwind of end-of-the-world theories, the new global disaster film from Roland Emmerich (Independence Day, The Day After Tomorrow) hits a worldwide jackpot! 2012 brings to life on the... Daena Smoller Tue, 17 Nov 2009 23:07:21 +0000 http://www.neworleans.com/community/cityvoices/262499-hollywod-south-seeing-a-busy-fall-filming-season-in-louisiana.html NEW ORLEANS | With hurricane season ending, film and TV production in south Louisiana is picking up, and New Orleans is on track to break last year's filming record. There were at least eight film and TV projects in the New Orleans area this fall — and more than a dozen statewide —... Associated Press Tue, 17 Nov 2009 12:35:10 +0000 http://www.neworleans.com/component/content/article/261945-.html Last Thursday night inside the Cabildo's eerie Arsenal, New Orleans' own voodou priestess, Sallie Ann Glassman, presented a Ya Ya History lecture on the twisted, complicated, give-and-take relationship between voodou and the New World. After walking across the echoing flagstone on the first floor,... Meghan Jones Tue, 17 Nov 2009 02:15:13 +0000 http://www.neworleans.com/arts/history/historic-new-orleans-with-nancy-brister/261924-the-fairgrounds-neighborhood.html Today, the Fairgrounds neighborhood extends, roughly, from Bayou St. John to Broad Street, and from Esplanade Avenue to Florida Avenue. During the first century after Europeans began settling along the bayou, various owners held large pieces of land in this area. Eventually, these were subdivided... Nancy Brister Tue, 17 Nov 2009 00:53:44 +0000 http://www.neworleans.com/community/cityvoices/261048-former-black-sheep-henry-mayor-qhankq-bourgeois-dies-at-88.html COVINGTON | One of the last surviving aviators from World War II's famed Black Sheep Squadron has died in Covington, La. Henry Mayor "Hank" Bourgeois was 88. Associated Press Sun, 15 Nov 2009 11:35:00 +0000 http://www.neworleans.com/community/cityvoices/260323-ex-congressman-gets-13-years-in-freezer-cash-case.html ALEXANDRIA, Va. | A former Louisiana congressman who famously stashed cash in his freezer was sentenced Friday to 13 years in prison for taking hundreds of thousands in bribes in exchange for using his influence to broker business deals in Africa. The sentence handed down in suburban Washington... Associated Press Sat, 14 Nov 2009 05:04:02 +0000 http://www.neworleans.com/community/cityvoices/260245-former-judge-porteus-sues-impeachment-panel-over-immune-testimony.html WASHINGTON | A Louisiana federal judge sued a House impeachment task force Friday, contending the panel is making the case for his ouster by using testimony he gave under a promise of immunity. U.S. District Judge G. Thomas Porteous Jr. is under investigation for alleged misconduct, including... Associated Press Sat, 14 Nov 2009 03:39:38 +0000 http://www.neworleans.com/community/cityvoices/260240-fda-backs-off-oyster-ban-after-strong-criticism.html WASHINGTON | Facing fierce resistance, the Obama administration on Friday backed off a plan to ban sales of raw oysters from the Gulf of Mexico during warm-weather months. The Food and Drug Administration said it would put the proposal on hold while it studies ways to make the popular shellfish... Associated Press Sat, 14 Nov 2009 03:28:31 +0000 http://www.neworleans.com/community/cause-for-paws/258288-my-kitten-dumpsta-cat.html "If we ever get a cat, I'd like him to look like a male version of her," my husband, Jon, said about Silverbell, a 2-year-old gray and white cat who I pet sat in July. Though he said it casually, his statement gave me great hope that sometime, maybe in the next year or two, we'd adopt a pet... Jennifer Coleman Fri, 13 Nov 2009 23:11:36 +0000 http://www.neworleans.com/community/louisiana-green-scene/259879-largest-and-greenest-single-family-community-in-the-world.html U.S. Green Building Council lauds post Katrina rebuilding All great success stories usually contain some elements of tragedy which ultimately play out to become the central rallying point around which the struggle to over come leads to greatness. The triumph of the Phoenix arising from the ashes is... Larry Savoie Fri, 13 Nov 2009 21:51:59 +0000 http://www.neworleans.com/the-paranormal-perspective/259237-paranormal-draws-at-the-box-office.html Last weekend, the paranormal genre dominated the screens at movie theaters across the country including the holiday season's most well-known and beloved ghosts, a recently deceased legendary entertainer (okay, paranormal may be a stretch here), psychic abilities, alien abductions and frightening... Daena Smoller Fri, 13 Nov 2009 04:08:33 +0000 http://www.neworleans.com/component/content/article/259174-.html Even though the big health care debate has moved past its former fever pitch, the issue of thousands upon thousands of uninsured Americans is still omnipresent. These people are in dire need of medications, check-ups and prenatal care, but have no way to afford the overwhelming costs of health... Meghan Jones Fri, 13 Nov 2009 02:59:57 +0000 http://www.neworleans.com/community/cityvoices/258687-traffic-cameras-seem-to-be-a-growth-industry-for-new-orleans.html NEW ORLEANS | Not a total stranger to the digital age, the city of New Orleans has had functioning traffic cameras for quite some time now, generating butt loads of cash in 2008. Most recently 14 new traffic cameras have been installed in New Orleans’ school zones, so those going 6 mph over the... Marilyn Kristel Marshall Thu, 12 Nov 2009 19:34:59 +0000 http://www.neworleans.com/component/content/article/258166-.html The year: 1946. The place: Edinburgh, Scotland. The crime: Some snobby artists decided to exclude eight other performing groups from the annual arts festival. The result: Said excluded artists bind together and journey to the fringes of Edinburgh, where they performed their art for free and... Meghan Jones Thu, 12 Nov 2009 02:37:00 +0000 http://www.neworleans.com/component/content/article/258148-.html Mud grips legs, twisting the drunk and the clumsy down to an earthy stain. It poured rain two days ago and the ground around many of Voodoo Fest's art installations still oozes with wet dirt. Artist Emiliano Maggi bends his svelte frame just beyond the muddy ground surrounding a large Oak tree. With... Sean David Hobbs Thu, 12 Nov 2009 02:29:57 +0000 http://www.neworleans.com/component/content/article/257886-veterans-day-event-at-the-world-war-ii-museum-.html The Greater New Orleans Veterans Council and the Military Order of the Purple Heart will hold a celebration and parade in downtown New Orleans today in honor of Veterans Day. The National WWII Museum, 945 Magazine St., also will host a Veterans Day event beginning at 10:30 a.m. with a performance by... NewOrleans.Com Staff Wed, 11 Nov 2009 22:11:51 +0000