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GOP delegates keep busy despite Isaac delay
No convention speeches Monday? No problem. Republican delegates from Arkansas to Wisconsin didn't let a storm-shortened schedule spoil the party.
Romney hopes Gulf Coast spared major destruction
Mitt Romney suggested Monday that he's not considering canceling the Republican National Convention even as New Orleans faces another powerful storm ...
Despite Isaac's soaking, Keys residents laid back
Tropical Storm Isaac barely stirred Florida Keys residents from their fabled nonchalance Sunday, while the Gulf Coast braced for the possibility that ...
Isaac prompts hurricane warnings from La. to Fla.
Hurricane warnings have been issued for an area stretching from Louisiana to the Florida Panhandle as Isaac churns toward the Gulf Coast. The warnings ...
Saints register preseason win over Texans, 34-27
Matt Schaub and Drew Brees look ready as ever for the games that will count. The defenses they picked apart might feel differently about the work they ...
'True Blood' cookbook full of crimson delicacies
"True Blood" fans can soon concoct their own blood-red beet bisque, crimson sweet tea and other Cajun delicacies inspired by the hit HBO vampire drama ...
Saints: Kromer will be interim coach first 6 games
The New Orleans Saints designated offensive line coach Aaron Kromer as the interim head coach for the first six regular-season games, when assistant ...
Coast Guard partially reopens Mississippi River
Authorities reopened the Mississippi River to some boat traffic Wednesday, hours after freeing a barge that ran aground in dangerously low waters ...
Paul adds delegates in Louisiana compromise
Rep. Ron Paul picked up more delegates to the Republican National Convention Tuesday after his supporters reached a compromise over disputed delegates ...
Hornets give coach Monty Williams 4-year extension
Monty Williams took his first NBA head coaching job with the Hornets at a time when the franchise was defined by uncertainty. Star players were ...
Suspects in deputy killings linked to extremists
At least some of the seven people arrested in a fatal shootout with Louisiana deputies have been linked to violent anarchists on the FBI's domestic ...
2 shot, killed in La. car; 2 children unharmed
Authorities in greater New Orleans say two young children have been recovered unharmed from a car where a male driver and female passenger were found ...
Report: Former LSU star Mathieu in rehab
Former LSU star Tyrann Mathieu has entered a drug rehabilitation program in Houston since being dismissed from the Tigers, according to a television ...
2 sheriff's deputies dead, 2 hurt in La. shootout
Two sheriff's deputies in Louisiana were shot to death and two others were injured in an early-morning shootout west of New Orleans, authorities said ...
LSU: About 20 schools have inquired about Mathieu
About 20 college football programs have asked LSU for permission to speak with All-America cornerback and punt returner Tyrann Mathieu. Herb Vincent, ...
State Police: No evidence of Saints wiretapping
Louisiana State Police investigators have found no evidence that the Saints or general manager Mickey Loomis rigged Superdome wiring so opposing ...