Post-Katrina report recommends stronger levees, raising more homes to make New Orleans saferNEW ORLEANS — New Orleans should increase the strength of new levees being built to protect against catastrophic hurricanes, elevate more houses and abandon neighborhoods that rest below sea level, an independent research panel said Friday. FAA data shows JFK in New York and Sacramento airports have most bird strikes with damageWASHINGTON — Airplane collisions with birds have more than doubled at 13 major U.S. airports since 2000, and New York’s Kennedy airport and Sacramento International report the most incidents with serious damage, according to Federal Aviation Administration data released for the first time Friday. Wynton Marsalis, Irma Thomas, Henry Butler to play opening day of New Orleans’ Jazz Fest 2009NEW ORLEANS — It’s opening day of the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival and trumpeter-composer Wynton Marsalis is set to take the stage. South Korea’s Charlie Wi takes one shot lead into second round of the Zurich ClassicAVONDALE, La. — Playing early in the first round of the Zurich Classic paid off for Charlie Wi. Now he has to hope he can beat the harder, drier course that golfers face in the afternoon. South Korea’s Charlie Wi has first-round lead in Zurich ClassicAVONDALE, La. — South Korea’s Charlie Wi took advantage of soft early morning conditions to shoot a bogey-free 6-under 66 and take a one-stroke lead Thursday after the first round of the Zurich Classic. New Orleans film producer gets 5 years in prison, fine in La. tax credit bribery schemeNEW ORLEANS — A movie producer has been sentenced to five years in prison after pleading guilty to conspiring to bribe a former Louisiana film commissioner for tax breaks. Honorary degree for Donna Brazile prompts New Orleans archbishop to boycott Xavier graduationNEW ORLEANS — The leader of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New Orleans will boycott commencement ceremonies at Xavier University because the institution is honoring Democratic Party strategist Donna Brazile, who supports abortion rights. Still Cajun after all these years: New Orleans Jazz Fest honors local roots as it turns 40NEW ORLEANS — Only about 350 people attended the first New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival in 1970, and that number included gospel singer Mahalia Jackson and the other 100 or so local musicians who performed. Wednesday’s NBA Playoff BoxesTurkoglu 4-8 5-6 14, Lewis 6-15 3-4 17, Howard 5-13 2-8 12, Alston 3-11 1-2 7, Redick 5-8 1-1 15, Pietrus 3-7 11-14 17, Gortat 1-1 0-0 2, Johnson 2-3 0-0 5, Battie 2-3 1-2 5, Richardson 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 31-70 24-37 94. Hornets-Nuggets, BoxStojakovic 5-9 3-3 17, West 9-20 3-3 21, Chandler 3-7 1-4 7, Paul 5-11 4-4 14, Butler 4-6 0-0 12, Posey 3-8 5-6 12, Marks 1-2 0-0 2, Brown 2-3 0-0 4, Wright 1-2 0-0 2, Daniels 1-5 0-0 2, Armstrong 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 34-74 16-20 93. Chauncey Billups has another big night, scores 31 in Denver’s 108-93 rout of New OrleansDENVER — Chauncey Billups hasn’t had this much fun on the basketball court in Denver since he was winning two high school state titles back in the mid-1990s. Billups led the Nuggets to another blowout of the New Orleans Hornets on Wednesday night, scoring 31 points in Denver’s 108-93 win. Chauncey Billups has another big night, scores 31 in Denver’s 108-93 rout of New OrleansDENVER — Chauncey Billups hasn’t had this much fun on the basketball court in Denver since he was winning two high school state titles back in the mid-1990s. Obituaries in the newsBen Ali WASHINGTON (AP) — Ben Ali, the founder of Ben’s Chili Bowl diner, a landmark in Washington’s black business and entertainment district and a frequent stop for politicians and celebrities, has died. He was 82. La. House speaker: State shouldn’t rush on Saints deal even if it means losing Super BowlBATON ROUGE, La. — Louisiana’s House speaker says he doesn’t want the state to rush a deal to keep the Saints in New Orleans, even if it means Louisiana could miss hosting the 2013 Super Bowl. ‘Blues Brother’ actor on mission to help New Orleans’ neighborhood rebuild after KatrinaNEW ORLEANS — Add Dan Aykroyd’s name to the list of celebrities helping New Orleans rebuild neighborhoods devastated by Hurricane Katrina. Cities tackle backyard pools that become green-shrouded mosquito havens in foreclosureNEW ORLEANS — Mosquito control workers can measure the recession by the number of green, cloudy swimming pools they see — algae-covered havens for mosquitoes dotting neighborhoods hit by the foreclosure crisis. Hornets searching for answers to Nuggets’ aggressive defense in Game 2DENVER — Dahntay Jones’ in-your-face defensive style appears to be getting on the nerves of the New Orleans Hornets. New Orleans police: 23-year-old booked with kidnapping, robbing, killing 19-year-old coupleNEW ORLEANS — Police say a man turned himself in Tuesday and was booked on charges of kidnapping two teens from an apartment and fatally shooting them in an abandoned house in New Orleans. Former president, Shark among hundreds to write Perry in support of Masters lossKenny Perry never took pity on himself for losing a two-shot lead with two holes to play in the Masters. Everyone else did that for him. PGA Tour picks up another key sponsorship renewalNEW ORLEANS — The PGA Tour picked up another key sponsor extension Tuesday when Zurich Financial said it would continue its title sponsorship of the New Orleans tournament through 2014. Postseason NBA SchedulePhiladelphia 100, Orlando 98 Orlando 96, Philadelphia 87 Bird: Pacers coach O’Brien safe despite back-to-back losing seasonsINDIANAPOLIS — The Indiana Pacers don’t believe quick fixes and knee-jerk reactions are the way back to the playoffs, so they are giving Jim O’Brien the rare chance to keep guiding an NBA team after back-to-back losing seasons. Standard & Poor’s boosts New Orleans’ bond rating to investment grade, move key to bond saleNEW ORLEANS — Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services has boosted its bond rating for the city of New Orleans to investment grade, significant for the city as it continues recovering from Hurricane Katrina. Mankad-Oudsema lose LA challenger finalBATON ROUGE - India’s Harsh Mankad and America’s Scott Oudsema went down fighting to top seeds Bobby Reynolds and Rajeev Ram in the doubles final of the $50,000 ATP challenger tennis. Mankad-Scott in final, Somdev-Huey out of ATP ChallengerBATON ROUGE - India’s Harsh Mankad and his American partner Scott Oudsema advanced to the doubles final but Somdev Devvarman and Treat Conrad Huey of Philippines faltered in the semi-final in the $50,000 ATP challenger tennis. Somdev in doubles semis of ATP tourneyBATON ROUGE - India’s Somdev Devvarman and Phillipines’ Treat Conrad Huey have shocked third seeds Todd Widom and Michael Yani to storm into the semi-final of the $50,000 ATP challenger tennis. |
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