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Twenty-four of the sixty homicides that have occurred in New Orleans this year have taken place in the city’s fifth district. Despite the high rate of homicides in the fifth district, this area of the city (which includes...

In mid-March, the Department of Public Safety and Corrections teamed with Crime Stoppers and the Louisiana Lottery Corporation to produce 20,000 decks of cards to be distributed to the public and inmates with the faces and...

On August 6, 2009, Orleans Parish District Attorney Leon Cannizzaro Jr. proposed to the New Orleans City Council to pass an ordinance that would allow for simple possession of marijuana cases to be tried in municipal court...

By Brendan McCarthy, The Times-Picayune February 17, 2010, 7:00PM With a Super Bowl victory immediately followed by the final week of Carnival, New Orleans has resembled a moveable feast of late. Amid all the revelry and...

By Times-Picayune Staff February 16, 2010, 1:00AM Uptown Mardi Gras parades: Zulu, 8:15 a.m., Central City to Downtown * mardi_gras_zulu.JPGELLIS LUCIA / THE TIMES-PICAYUNEA Zulu float rider prepares to launch a plush toy on

By R. Stephanie Bruno February 14, 2010, 6:20AM Valentine’s Day usually ushers in a flurry of chocolate, flower and jewelry sales. But this year the holiday comes in the midst of a citywide love affair with the New...

By Mark Lorando, The Times-Picayune February 13, 2010, 11:38PM st saints parade 0182Scott Threlkeld / The Times-PicayuneThe Saints Super Bowl parade last week was just a warm-up for Saints quarterback Drew Brees, who will...

By Times-Picayune Staff February 14, 2010, 1:00AM Uptown Mardi Gras parades: Ted Jackson / The Times-PicayuneSuper Bowl XLIV MVP Drew Brees will reign as Bacchus. Babylon, 10:15 a.m. Iconic local designer Henri Schindler...

By Ramon Antonio Vargas, The Times-Picayune February 13, 2010, 1:44PM Endymion ParadeAdriana Gomez of Pensacola screams as she catches a huge bag of beads with friend Rachel Chapman (R) as they watch the 2,430 riders of the...

By The Times-Picayune February 13, 2010, 9:45AM By Brendan McCarthy and Laura Maggi, staff writers and A.C. Thompson, ProPublica Henry Glover’s burned remains were found weeks after Hurricane Katrina inside an...

By Keith Spera, The Times-Picayune February 13, 2010, 9:05AM drew brees parade square pass boyd.jpgG. Andrew Boyd / The Times-PicayuneDrew Brees tosses a Bacchus football during the Saints’ victory parade in New Orleans

By Times-Picayune Staff February 13, 2010, 1:00AM Uptown Mardi Gras parades: The Times-PicayuneHands reach out for beads during the Krewe of Iris parade. Iris, 11 a.m.

By Times-Picayune Staff February 08, 2010, 6:43PM An inmate who escaped from the Orleans Parish jail just hours before the Super Bowl on Sunday was recaptured Monday afternoon, a spokesman for Criminal Sheriff Marlin Gusman...

By Bruce Nolan, The Times-Picayune February 09, 2010, 7:13AM John Pope and Bruce Nolan wrote this story. saints-fans-reggie-bush.JPGTed Jackson / The Times-PicayuneNew Orleans Saint Reggie Bush jumps into the stands at Sun...

By Mary Sparacello, The Times-Picayune February 08, 2010, 3:56PM The Super Bowl champions New Orleans Saints flew home Monday afternoon to find a throng of shrieking fans at Louis Armstrong International Airport....

By Michelle Hunter, The Times-Picayune February 05, 2010, 1:00AM An independent study of Jefferson Parish’s stop-light cameras, which were switched off last week amid disclosures of payments to the contractor’s...

By Jeff Duncan, The Times-Picayune February 05, 2010, 1:00AM FORT LAUDERDALE, FLA. – If there is such a thing as a Who Dat prototype, James Carville would be it. The Ragin’ Cajun is witty, passionate, colorful and

By Nakia Hogan, The Times-Picayune February 04, 2010, 6:00AM MIAMI – Calm and calculating, Sean Payton moves through the ballroom of a downtown hotel. Occasionally, between strides, he nods at well-wishers and slaps...