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Commentary
Louisiana is one of only seven states that do not require basic information on legislators' incomes, assets and potential conflicts of interest.
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NOPD officers stop the ReBirth brass band and other mourners from parading -- and Treme residents say they've lost a traditional outlet for their sorrow.
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Bouquets & Brickbats: local heroes and zeroes
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Virgets
Cats introduce a note of tranquility into any room they occupy for more than four minutes; a dog will remove that note in an even less time. Dogs live on the edge.
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A controversy over a proposed Lusher School expansion provoked a lot of talk -- but not much dialogue -- about public education. Now, supporters and opponents of the plan tell their stories.
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"Our focus should be on the 'brain drain' at the other end of the spectrum: the children who drop out, flunk out, get pushed out or simply get the message they cannot achieve and stop trying."
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"In Lusher's classrooms and playgrounds, you can not distinguish the children whose parents are unemployed from those whose parents are doctors or professors."
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"Can anyone explain to me how a school with the state's highest achievers can exist in the very same district that has the state's lowest-scoring schools?"
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"The myths about Lusher High -- myths sadly stirred up by the city's daily newspaper -- exploded at April's heated school board meeting."
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The Black Keys and Fat Possum Records explore the new garage blues.
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Mother's Day gifts she'll love
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Clancy DuBos
Gov. Kathleen Blanco recognized that public subsidies to the Saints were always intended to be temporary -- something Saints owner Tom Benson seems to have forgotten.
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Penny Post by Andrei Codrescu
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Blake Pontchartrain™: New Orleans Trivia
The naming of Rampart Street; Canal Street, widest main street in America; The Doors, last public performance with Jim Morrison
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Book Reviews
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Music Recommended
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Stage Previews and Reviews
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Stage Previews and Reviews
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Film Reviews
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Art Review
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Art Review
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New Orleans Restaurant Reviews
BIG APPLE DELI might not be able to create the total illusion of a New York-style deli, but sometimes it's the next best thing to being there.
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Health News
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Health News
The approval and removal of a COX-2 inhibitor raises the question: In whose interest is the FDA acting?
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Ultimate Shopper
Original works by emerging artists are affordable and inspiring.
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