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By all accounts Bob Hawley has been successful in his career as a health care administrator. Before Hawley joined Slidell Memorial Hospital in 2000, the hospital was under was barely solvent and hamstrung by incompetent...

For nearly half a decade, Reggie Bush has been a Saint. A matchup nightmare for opposing defenses, Reggie gave New Orleans a dynamic explosiveness that helped the offense become one of the league’s elite. But all good...

Early Sunday morning 21-year-old Thomas Eagan’s SUV struck a cab at the corner of Freret and Audubon before barreling through the doors of the United Methodist Campus Center on Tulane’s campus. Those involved in the...

In an attempt to keep their beer fresher, the Abita brewery switched from twist off to pry off bottles in 2009, but some drinkers complained that this was an inconvenience. Well, Abita’s new packaging should satisfy both...

After months of tense negotiations between players and owners, the lockout has finally come to an end. With the first preseason game only three weeks away, the agreement came just in time for both Saint’s fans and local...

On Wednesday Louisiana State University made the announcement that it will be brewing and selling its own beer. The names and types of the beer are still unknown, but university spokesman Ernie Ballard has been forthcoming...

A recent report for WWL by Chris Miller indicates that the total number of highway deaths involving impaired drivers in Louisiana is down as a result of police increasing the number of DWI arrests in the state. According to...

A recent report from NOLA.com has indicated that Orleans Parish DA, Leon Cannizzaro’s, office has been having difficulty winning a large percentage of its cases in the last 3 months. According to the report, cases...

NOPD has issued a statement today indicating that it will be conducting a sobriety checkpoint TOMORROW NIGHT (SATURDAY 7/16) in the Uptown area from approximately 9pm to 5am. No specific indication as to the location of the...

Welcome back to the Bloom Legal Network Video Blog! For our sixth installment Attorney Seth Bloom, of Bloom Legal Network explains how to respond after a car or auto accident with injury. Basic precautions include ensuring...

Britney Spears’ Femme Fatale tour is storming through New Orleans tonight with her newest batch of dance hits. New Orleans is not hosting the tour’s opening night, like it did for Spears’ Circus tour, but the same...

Partiers now have one more option for a safe ride home after a late night in the French Quarter. Despite a prolonged political fight, pedicabs have finally been approved by the City Council. The council first voted to approve

With Essence Fest bringing crowds to New Orleans for the weekend and the 4th of July close behind, Louisiana state troopers will be on the lookout for drunk drivers. State law enforcement will be using overtime grants to set

NOPD issued a press release yesterday indicating that one of their own officers was arrested as a result of an undercover prostitution sting undertaken by the department. The details are as follow: (June 30, 2011)- Officer...

Jury Selection was completed Thursday in the Danziger Bridge Shooting Trial of 5 NOPD officers. The sitting jury is reported to consist of 7 men and 5 women. Of these, 10 are white and 2 are African American. While all of the

The trial of 5 current and former NOPD officers accused of police misconduct in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina begins in federal court today. The Danziger Bridge shooting, as it has become known, resulted in the deaths of

Wesley Barrow Stadium has been derelict ever since being damaged by Hurricane Katrina, but Major League Baseball hopes to change that. They have chosen the Gentilly stadium to host its latest top of the line youth training...

NOPD has issued a statement today indicating that it will be conducting a sobriety checkpoint TOMORROW NIGHT (SATURDAY 6/18) in the Lakeview area from approximately 9pm to 5am. No specific indication as to the location of the