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NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A Louisiana appeals court has thrown out the 90-year prison sentence for a drunken driver who struck nine bicycle riders near a Mardi Gras parade route in March 2019, killing two of them.

A look at a new, eclectic generation of Black country, roots and Americana artists who are blurring genre lines and forcing change within the music industry.

NASA and Boeing working on optimizing SLS stage production at MAF May 24, 2021 NASA’s Space Launch System (SLS) program and Stages prime contractor Boeing are collaborating on optimizing the production areas at the Michoud Assembly Facility (MAF) in New Orleans. The final assembly of the second Core Stage is underway as work expands to cover the production of multiple Core Stages and Exploration Upper Stages (EUS) for the SLS Block 1B vehicle. SLS and Boeing started a long-term factory optimi...

The conviction of a former Minneapolis police officer in the death of George Floyd has given Baton Rouge attorney Ron Haley cautious optimism.  Derek Chauvin was convicted Tuesday on two counts of murder and one count of manslaughter. Chauvin, who is white, was seen on video pinning Floyd, a 46-year-old Black man, to the ground with his knee last Memorial Day for over nine minutes after police responded to a report that Floyd used a counterfeit $20 bill. The trial drew worldwide attention, in...

NASA, Boeing looking to begin SLS Exploration Upper Stage manufacturing in 2021 March 4, 2021 Manufacturing and assembly development work for the Space Launch System (SLS) Exploration Upper Stage (EUS) is starting to ramp up at the Michoud Assembly Facility (MAF) in New Orleans. NASA’s SLS Program and EUS prime contractor Boeing are preparing to begin construction of the test and flight articles that will be needed to certify and fly the new upper stage’s first launch. A structural test art...

Bayou Blue native, Nicholls culinary grad owns successful Cajun restaurant in Saskatchewan Colin Campo He opens a Cajun restaurant, of course. Karl Cantrelle Jr. and his wife Charity Cantrelle bring Cajun culture and cuisine to the Great White North with their restaurant, Southern Roots, in Dalmeny, Saskatchewan. Karl, who hails from Bayou Blue, said the restaurant is modelled after the culture of his hometown. The walls are lined with trawling nets, the radio blares swamp pop and meals are...

The official Krewe of Houses has released a comprehensive map that shows the locations of dozens of decorated house floats across the United States.

Portland Trail Blazers look to get defensive this season: ‘We’ve just got to be committed to it’ Updated Dec 10, 2020; Posted Dec 10, 2020 Jusuf Nurkic blocks the shot of Nikola Jokic as the Portland Trail Blazers face the Denver Nuggets at Moda Center on Thursday, March 9, 2017. | Photo by Sean Meagher/Staff Facebook Share Damian Lillard is used to doing pretty much whatever he wants on the court during Portland Trail Blazers practices. Very few NBA players in the league, let alone on ...