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Giants Edge Patriots In Thriller 21-17
Triumphing in a thriller, quarterback Eli Manning led the New York Giants on Sunday to their second Super Bowl victory over the New England Patriots in four years. ...
Tourism Leaders Learn Lessons In Indy
Local tourism leaders have returned from Indianapolis after studying what went right and wrong with the Super Bowl.
Death Penalty Not In Play For Cop's Murder Trial
Prosecutors say the man accused of killing a rookie Jackson police officer in 2010 won't face execution because an evaluation finds that he may be mentally disabled.
Guilty Verdict Reached Again in Minister-Killing Retrial
A Caddo Parish Jury found has again convicted Robert Coleman for first-degree murder in the 2002 robbery and death of retired Blanchard minister Julian Brandon.
Justice Antonin Scalia Speaks About Courts
U.S. Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia says he worries the federal courts have become increasingly flooded with "nickel and dime criminal cases" that are better off resolved in state courts.
I-10 Twin Span Construction Begins
Construction began Sunday on the Interstate 10 Twin Span Bridge.
Head-Trauma Lawsuits Against NFL Cloud Super Bowl
A nasty collision during a kickoff in 1997 left Kevin Turner seeing stars. ...
Marshals, NOPD Arrest Suspects In Brutal Rape
Members of the NOPD Special Operations Division and the U.S. Marshals Task Force on Friday located and arrested three suspects wanted in connection with the brutal rape of a woman one week ago.
Rodgers Tops Brees In MVP Vote
Green Bay quarterback Aaron Rodgers won the 2011 Associated Press NFL Most Valuable Player award in a landslide, with Saints quarterback Drew Brees a distant second.
Former Saint Roaf Elected To NFL Hall Of Fame
Willie Roaf, one of the NFL's most dominant offensive linemen for more than a decade, has been elected to the Hall of Fame -- the second New Orleans Saint who will be enshrined in Canton, Ohio.
Brees Named NFL Offensive Player Of Year By Associated Press
Drew Brees' record-setting season has earned the Saints quarterback the 2011 Associated Press NFL Offensive Player of the Year award.
Police: iPhone Thief Caught In French Quarter
Police say they arrested a man accused of stealing a woman?s iPhone and wallet from her purse at a club in the French Quarter early Saturday morning.
Man Found Guilty In Hammond Murder Case
A 26-year-old man was found guilty Friday night after an emotional murder trial five years after Hammond businessman Byron Williams was killed inside his home.
About 200 Cruise Ship Passengers Contract Norovirus
About 20 passengers aboard a cruise ship were quarantined in the Port of New Orleans on Saturday after 200 passengers were diagnosed with norovirus.
Hollygrove Bar Shut Down After Police Raid
A Hollygrove bar has been shut down temporarily after a multi-agency police raid resulted in 15 arrests and the confiscation of narcotics.
