Habitat for Humanity West St. Tammany holds wall-raising ceremony for Desmond...
Habitat for Humanity West St. Tammany's Building on Faith project holds a wall-raising ceremony Tuesday, November 1, 2011, at the Desmond home on Louisiana 1077 near Madisonville. Darlene and Martin...
View ArticleThe Archbishop of New Orleans blesses graves at Our Lady of Perpetual Help...
Archbishop of New Orleans Gregory Aymond celebrated a Mass and blessed the graves at Our Lady of Perpetual Help Catholic Church for All Saints Day Tuesday, Nov. 1, 2011.
View ArticleCypress trees planted in Caernarvon Marsh
Volunteers plant bald cypress trees in marsh at Caernarvon Diversion.
View ArticleNew Orleans crime and the courts: what's going on?
On this week's edition of 'On Politics,' Times-Picayune city editor Gordon Russell talks with crime reporters Laura Maggi and John Simerman about the murder spree and weirdness in the New Orleans...
View Article'Chat with the Chief' rebroadcast: violent crime
In this month's version of 'Chat with the Chief,' Times-Picayune city editor Gordon Russell and NOPD chief Ronal Serpas take viewers' questions on crime in New Orleans. Hear what the chief had to say.
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Is Barack Obama toast?: On Politics
A year before the 2012 presidential elections, the Democratic incumbent, President Barack Obama, faces a daunting political landscape. His job approval numbers remain in the low 40s, and economic and...
View ArticleSlidell man arrested on suspicion of murdering his parents
John Willis, 25, of Slidell, La., was arrested for using a hammer to murder his parents late Monday night inside the couple's 142 Northwood Dr. home in Slidell according to St. Tammany Parish Sheriff...
View ArticleCan Republicans get their act together for 2012 campaign? On Politics
Less than two months before the primary season begins, 60 percent of Republican voters say they still haven't decided on a candidate to challenge President Barack Obama in the 2012 election. While...
View ArticleHistoric McDonogh No. 11 begins move to make room for medical center
Workers move of the McDonogh No. 11 School from its present site to make way for the development of the state-of-the-art University Medical Center, Thursday, November 17, 2011. The building will be...
View ArticleSuspended contractor seeks answers from state
A major home-lifting contractor ran a private sting operation in Meraux a few weeks ago, allegedly caught seven of its competitors on video violating federal grant rules and got them suspended from...
View ArticleMayor announces new crime-fighting program
Mayor Mitch Landrieu, along with many representatives of local, state and federal organizations, holds a press conference announcing new crime fighting program based on a model used in Milwaukee where...
View ArticleXavier University gets a new cross
A large wooden cross is lifted onto the top of the new 11,000 square-foot St. Katharine Drexel Chapel at Xavier University.
View ArticleChahta Indians of Tchefuncta Nation present economic plans during White House...
Director Gail Adams of the Department of Interior's Office of Intergovernmental and External Affairs recently convened a White House Constituency Roundtable at the historic American Indian village of...
View ArticleBayou Classic Fans
Fans talk about the 38th annual State Farm Bayou Classic in New Orleans Saturday, November 26, 2011.
View ArticleDouble Homicide Makes 2011 More Deadly Than 2010
Police found two men shot to death inside a pickup truck in the St. Claude neighborhood Sunday, November 27, 2011 in New Orleans, La. Leo Mitchell, 26, and Raymond Scarborough, 17, were each shot...
View ArticleJiff Hingle pleads guilty in Federal Court
Former Plaquemines Parish sheriff pleads guilty
View ArticleMary Landrieu, Obamacare and Louisiana voters: 'On Politics'
In this week's episode of 'On Politics,' Times-Picayune managing editor Peter Kovacs talks with Washington bureau reporter Bruce Alpert and columnist Stephanie Grace about how Mary Landrieu's support...
View ArticlePearl Harbor newsreel
This newsreel is part of the National World War II Museum exhibit "Infamy: December 1941," opening Dec. 7 to commemorate the 70th anniversary of Pearl Harbor. The exhibit will be at the museum through...
View ArticleAlgiers bonfire burns Katrina-inspired art installation
The New Orleans Fire Department helped artist Jana Napoli burn her massive art installation, 'Floodwall,' as the Algiers annual bonfire. The Algiers Holiday Festival on Dec. 3 featured the burning of...
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