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‘It’s better than pee’ French Quarter residents worry that New Orleans will ditch lemon-scented...

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You say Hansen’s, Costanza’s and Sal’s make the best sno-balls in New Orleans, so...

The votes are rolling in for the Times-Picayune's second ever sno-ball bracket and it's down to the final three: Sal's Sno-Ball Stand, Costanza's Sno-Balls & Soft Serve and Hansen's Sno-Bliz. These finalists were determined by you, our summer sweets samplers, and tallied after thousands of votes through successive...
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UPS closing another part of its New Orleans East facility, threatening more job losses

United Parcel Service Inc., the Atlanta-based package delivery company, said Monday that it plans to close part of its New Orleans East distribution hub for a renovation in September, a move that will impact 177 part- and full-time employees. The New Orleans East "streamlining" is part of the major overhaul...
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New Orleans group spends half of state job training money on bingo fundraisers

A New Orleans organization that received state dollars to provide job training and placement and help prevent evictions spent nearly half of it to hold charitable bingo games that cost more money than they brought in, according to the Louisiana Legislative Auditor. Its audit, made public Monday, looked into how the...
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Last New Orleans jail escapee faces life sentences without parole if captured

BATON ROUGE, La. — If he’s ever recaptured, Derrick Groves awaits two life prison sentences with no shot at parole. It’s an incentive to remain free that appears ample for Groves, who on Wednesday completed his second month in hiding as the last, and some fear most dangerous, of the 10 Orleans Parish jail detainees...
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Xavier student on trial over death of Grammy-winning drummer on Mardi Gras

Da Jump Off Lounge, a 7th Ward music club, sits on North Claiborne Avenue at the foot of a long on-ramp that ascends to Interstate 10 heading west. It was there on the street, a few minutes into Fat Tuesday last year, that the fates of two New Orleans men collided.
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Rap duo Run The Jewels surprised fans in New Orleans during this Tales of...

Of the dozens of parties spread throughout New Orleans during the annual Tales of the Cocktail event, the Jack Daniel's party is always notorious for its surprise — and sometimes star-studded — musical acts. This year, Run The Jewels, the rap duo of Killer Mike and El-P, took...
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Independent film projects looking to Louisiana

Hollywood South was a busy time for New Orleans. There’s still hope on the horizon for a “comeback” of sorts with the independent film industry actively inserting itself as a likely partner in the future.
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Man behind the “Devil’s on the Run Tour” dies. Where is the Annabelle doll...

After spending a couple days in New Orleans, the infamously haunted Annabelle doll traveled to San Antonio, Texas and Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. The doll was brought and displayed at Ghost City Tours in New Orleans for a limited, two-day event. The doll also spent two days in both San Antonio and Gettysburg. Although,...
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New Orleans enforces ‘no sleeping in the French Quarter’ policy aimed at homeless residents

New Orleans officials began dispersing homeless residents sleeping or camping in the French Quarter and parts of the Marigny on Monday in the latest phase of their years-long effort to reduce the city's unsheltered population. Those efforts received a shot in the arm recently after Gov. Jeff Landry's administration...

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