http://www.mail.com/people/57164-mitch-landrieu.html Mail.com - the best personalized free web-based Email en en http://sec-s.uicdn.com/mail.com/2.28/img/mailcom_logo_rss.png http://www.mail.com/people/57164-mitch-landrieu.html http://www.mail.com/news/us/2092668-arrests-orleans-parade-shootings-cheered.html NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Days after bursts of gunfire brought a chaotic and bloody end to a Mother's Day neighborhood parade in New Orleans, news of now seven arrests gave an organizer of the traditional event reason to celebrate again. "I'm just ecstatic," Edward Buckner, president of the Original Big 7 Social Aid and Pleasure Club, said Thursday. Two brothers... Fri, 17 May 2013 21:43:37 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/2092668-arrests-orleans-parade-shootings-cheered.html 2013-05-17T21:43:37Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/2089316-brothers-arrested-mothers-day-parade-shooting.html NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Two brothers with a history of drug arrests and suspected ties to a neighborhood gang each face 20 counts of attempted second-degree murder in a shooting spree that brought a sudden bloody end to a Mother's Day parade in a New Orleans neighborhood. The arrests by city police and U.S. marshals came less than four days after gunfire scatt... Fri, 17 May 2013 01:32:32 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/2089316-brothers-arrested-mothers-day-parade-shooting.html 2013-05-17T01:32:32Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/2083818-police-man-19-sought-no-parade-shootings.html NEW ORLEANS (AP) — New Orleans police and federal authorities were searching early Tuesday for a young man who is suspected of opening fire at a Mother's Day parade in New Orleans, wounding 19. Police Superintendent Ronal Serpas identified the suspect late Monday as Akein Scott, 19, of New Orleans. Referring to blurry surveillance camera images of the mas... Tue, 14 May 2013 12:39:24 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/2083818-police-man-19-sought-no-parade-shootings.html 2013-05-14T12:39:24Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2082572-police-suspect-orleans-mass-shooting.html NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Police late Monday identified a 19-year-old man as a suspect in the shooting of about 20 people during a Mother's Day parade in New Orleans, saying several people had identified him as the gunman captured by surveillance camera videos. Superintendent Ronal Serpas said officers were looking for Akein Scott of New Orleans. He said it was ... Tue, 14 May 2013 05:46:27 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2082572-police-suspect-orleans-mass-shooting.html 2013-05-14T05:46:27Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/2081288-police-vow-to-solve-shootings-19-orleans.html NEW ORLEANS (AP) — New Orleans police hope a $10,000 reward and blurry surveillance camera images will lead to arrests in a Mother's Day shooting that wounded 19 people and showed again how far the city has to go to shake a persistent culture of violence that belies the city's festive image. Video released early Monday shows the crowd suddenly scattering ... Mon, 13 May 2013 18:35:25 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/2081288-police-vow-to-solve-shootings-19-orleans.html 2013-05-13T18:35:25Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/2080594-19-orleans-shooting-victims-included-2-kids.html NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Gunmen opened fire on people marching in a neighborhood Mother's Day parade in New Orleans on Sunday, wounding at least 19. The shooting — described by the FBI as a flare-up of street violence — shattered the festive mood surrounding the parade that drew hundreds of people to the 7th Ward neighborhood of modest row houses not far from t... Mon, 13 May 2013 01:55:13 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/2080594-19-orleans-shooting-victims-included-2-kids.html 2013-05-13T01:55:13Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2018560-orleans-political-brawl-police-jail.html NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A political brawl has broken out between the mayor and a sheriff who runs the city jail, which has come under scrutiny for a video showing inmates using drugs, drinking beer and handling a gun. Mayor Mitch Landrieu asked a judge last Tuesday to take the extraordinary step of placing the jail under federal oversight, effectively wresting... Sun, 14 Apr 2013 18:50:04 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2018560-orleans-political-brawl-police-jail.html 2013-04-14T18:50:04Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1928408-power-failure-blamed-orleans-water-issues.html NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Taps in New Orleans briefly went dry Sunday after a boiler's heating flame went out of control in the immense steam generator that powers pumps for the city's water treatment plant. Marcia St. Martin, executive director of the city's Sewerage and Water Board, said the outage lasted less than 20 minutes Sunday morning. Twitter came alive... Mon, 04 Mar 2013 01:03:06 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1928408-power-failure-blamed-orleans-water-issues.html 2013-03-04T01:03:06Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/1885728-raindrops-gloomy-skies-mardi-gras.html NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Despite threatening skies, the Mardi Gras party carried on as thousands of costumed revelers cheered glitzy floats with make-believe monarchs in an all-out bash before Lent. In the French Quarter, as usual, Fat Tuesday played out with all its flesh and raunchiness. Crowds were a little smaller than recent years, perhaps influenced by th... Tue, 12 Feb 2013 19:32:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/1885728-raindrops-gloomy-skies-mardi-gras.html 2013-02-12T19:32:00Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1886036-orleans-revelers-threat-soggy-fat-tuesday.html NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Scattered showers didn't deter revelers Monday as thousands flocked to New Orleans' historic French Quarter and surrounding areas along the Mississippi River for festivities leading up to Mardi Gras. Despite the weather, Monday's parades proceeded as planned. Those included the Krewe of Orpheus, led by entertainer Harry Connick Jr., and... Tue, 12 Feb 2013 11:35:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1886036-orleans-revelers-threat-soggy-fat-tuesday.html 2013-02-12T11:35:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1877534-super-bowl-blackout-was-caused-electrical-relay.html NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The company that supplied electricity to the Super Bowl says the blackout that halted the big game was caused by a device it installed specially to prevent a power failure. But the utility stopped short of taking all the blame and said Friday that it was looking into whether the electrical relay at fault had a design flaw or a manufactu... Fri, 08 Feb 2013 22:47:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1877534-super-bowl-blackout-was-caused-electrical-relay.html 2013-02-08T22:47:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1871760-mayor-defends-orleans-super-bowl-outage.html NEW ORLEANS (AP) — New Orleans' mayor defended his city days after a power outage plunged the Super Bowl into 34 minutes of darkness, while authorities still baffled by the cause announced they were bringing in a consultant to help investigate. The outage that embarrassed New Orleans as it sought to showcase its rebound from the devastation of Hurricane K... Wed, 06 Feb 2013 08:47:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1871760-mayor-defends-orleans-super-bowl-outage.html 2013-02-06T08:47:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1866646-orleans-braces-fallout-blackout.html NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A Super Bowl week that had gone so smoothly for the Big Easy suddenly turned bizarre when everyone was watching. The lights went out on the biggest game of the year. Just imagine the uproar if Baltimore had lost. The outage, blamed on an unspecified "abnormality" in the Superdome's power system, was an embarrassment for New Orleans, whi... Mon, 04 Feb 2013 07:55:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1866646-orleans-braces-fallout-blackout.html 2013-02-04T07:55:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1865518-super-bowl-watch-super-indeed-baltimores-joy.html NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Around the Super Bowl and its host city with journalists from The Associated Press bringing the flavor and details of everything surrounding the game: WHAT A GAME! SUPER BOWL SUPER INDEED This year's Super Bowl sure lived up to its name. With a power outage, a record kickoff ret... Mon, 04 Feb 2013 07:07:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1865518-super-bowl-watch-super-indeed-baltimores-joy.html 2013-02-04T07:07:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1866168-power-outage-stops-super-bowl-34-minutes.html NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The Super Bowl turned into Blackout Sunday. The biggest game of the year was halted for 34 minutes because of a power outage, plunging parts of the Superdome into darkness and leaving TV viewers with no football and no explanation why. The Baltimore Ravens were leading the San Francisco 49ers 28-6 when most of the lights in the 73,000-s... Mon, 04 Feb 2013 05:18:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1866168-power-outage-stops-super-bowl-34-minutes.html 2013-02-04T05:18:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1853402-katrinas-scars-harder-to-super-bowl-looms.html NEW ORLEANS (AP) — New Orleans has celebrated plenty of milestones on its slow road to recovery from Hurricane Katrina, but arguably none is bigger than hosting its first Super Bowl since the 2005 storm left the city in shambles. To see the remnants of Katrina's destruction, fans coming to town for Sunday's game will have to stray from the French Quarter ... Tue, 29 Jan 2013 12:11:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1853402-katrinas-scars-harder-to-super-bowl-looms.html 2013-01-29T12:11:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1852252-mayor-orleans-deserves-super-bowl-spotlight.html NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A 20-story-high mural of the Lombardi Trophy, affixed to the glass exterior of a bustling hotel that was once a shattered symbol of Hurricane Katrina's devastation, rises like a beacon above the expansive white roof of the Superdome. The Super Bowl is back in the Big Easy, finally, after 11 years, giving New Orleans a spotlight of globa... Tue, 29 Jan 2013 02:10:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1852252-mayor-orleans-deserves-super-bowl-spotlight.html 2013-01-29T02:10:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1847832-orleans-unwelcome-mat-goodell.html NEW ORLEANS (AP) — New Orleans Saints fans are celebrating the return of coach Sean Payton from his suspension following last year's "bountygate" scandal. But NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell, who will present the NFL championship trophy when the Super Bowl is played in New Orleans on Feb. 3, is getting a less-than-warm welcome in some quarters. Some hold a... Sat, 26 Jan 2013 14:06:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1847832-orleans-unwelcome-mat-goodell.html 2013-01-26T14:06:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1830358-ex-new-orleans-mayor-nagin-charged-with-bribery.html NEW ORLEANS (AP) — More than a decade ago, Ray Nagin was elected mayor of New Orleans on a vow to root out corruption in a city plagued by decades of it. On Friday, the former mayor was indicted on charges he lined his pockets with bribe money, payoffs and gratuities while the chronically poor city struggled to recover from Hurricane Katrina's punishing blow. ... Fri, 18 Jan 2013 22:14:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1830358-ex-new-orleans-mayor-nagin-charged-with-bribery.html 2013-01-18T22:14:00Z