Video: Transit of Venus at Stennis INFINITY Science Center
Venus passes in front of the sun Tuesday, June 5, 2012. Stennis Space Center held a viewing party at the new INFINITY Science Center near the Interstate 10 welcome center in Mississippi. The public...
View ArticleProtesters crowd the Jefferson Parish School Board meeting
Protesters against the Jefferson Parish School Board's decision to scrap all of the previous teachers union contract and start a new jeered some board members as they left the meeting Wednesday,...
View ArticleIs the federal probe closing in on former Mayor Ray Nagin? On Politics
Recent developments indicate a federal investigation is narrowing its focus on former New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin. Times-Picayune columnist Stephanie Grace and City Editor Gordon Russell talk about...
View ArticleTimes-Picayune editor Jim Amoss on announced changes
Times-Picayune editor Jim Amoss talks about the recently announced changes coming to the newspaper and its online partner, nola.com.
View ArticleShould Tulane build a new stadium on campus? On Politics
Tulane University's plans for a new football stadium on campus have drawn opposition from some neighbors and scrutiny from the New Orleans City Council. Times-Picayune reporter Michelle Krupa and...
View ArticleWest Closure Complex Tested
The West Closure Complex, the world's largest drainage pumping station, in Belle Chasse, Louisiana on the Intracoastal Waterway was tested Tuesday, June 19,2012 as part of the U.S. Army Corps of...
View ArticleNew Orleans firefighters extinguish 9th Ward blaze, video
As Times-Picayune reporter Leslie Williams wrote: “New Orleans firefighters were able to quell a blaze in the 1500 block of Alvar St. in the 9th Ward Tuesday evening before it spread to an occupied...
View ArticleNew Orleans firefighters extinguish 9th Ward blaze, video
As Times-Picayune reporter Leslie Williams wrote: “New Orleans firefighters were able to quell a blaze in the 1500 block of Alvar St. in the 9th Ward Tuesday evening before it spread to an occupied...
View ArticleSt. Bernard prepares for Tropical Storm Debbie
People move trailer and boats to higher ground as water laps at the docks at Shell Beach.
View ArticlePlaquemines Parish Prepares for Tropical Storm Debby
Plaquemines Parish workers add dirt and sandbags to the levee near the Myrtle Grove subdivision along La. Hwy 23 in Myrtle Grove, La., Sunday, June 24, 2012.
View ArticleDog Island Rescue: 9 people, 2 dogs
In this video provided by the U.S. Coast Guard, nine people and 2 dogs are rescued by a Coast Guard MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter off aptly-named Dog Island south of Tallahassee, Florida on Sunday.
View ArticleLacombe Crab Festival Crab Races
Lacombe Crab Festival Crab Races are a must-see attraction at the popular regional festival in St. Tammany Parish. The festival held June 23-24, 2012, at John Davis Park in Lacombe features food,...
View ArticleTaser video allegedly shows teenagers being tased by JPSO
This Taser video allegedly shows teenagers who are handcuffed together being tased by Jefferson Parish sheriff's deputies as one of them begs for mercy.
View ArticleRay Nagin investigation moving to a new level? On Politics
A federal investigation of former New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin enters a new phase with a guilty plea by a former city vendor and business partner. Times-Picayune City Editor Gordon Russell and...
View ArticleUncle Lionel Batiste Second Line Video
Norman Batiste, 83, the brother of "Uncle" Lionel Batiste the leader of Treme Brass Band, who died July 8, 2012; parades in a second line honoring his brother with various brass bands from throughout...
View ArticleSlidell mother of two stabbed to death by fiance's mother
Richard Hartman, 34, talks about the Sunday, July 15, 2012, stabbing death of his fiance, Tanya Knower, 27, at their home near Slidell. Hartman's mother, Joan Faye Hartman, 54, fatally stabbed Tanya...
View ArticleNew Orleans Councilman Jon Johnson pleads guilty to corruption charges
U.S. Attorney Jim Letten holds a press conference on the steps of Federal Court Wednesday Friday July 18, 2012 announcing that New Orleans City Councilman Jon Johnson had plead guilty to misusing...
View ArticleNew Orleans City Councilman Jon Johnson pleads guilty to corruption charges
New Orleans City Councilman Jon Johnson's attorney Julian Murray talks with reporters as he and Johnson leave Federal Court after pleading guilty to corruption Wednesday July 18, 2012.
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