NewOrleans.Info welcomes you   Hurricane Katrina: How Can You Help? Charitable Organisations   New Orleans News   Former Marine general based in New Orleans named to lead U.S. Southern Command Lt. Gen. John Kelly, who commanded Marine Forces Reserve in New Orleans until he was transferred last year to the Pentagon, was nominated today to lead the U.S. Southern Command . ]]> Gerald Dugue accused of helping cover up shootings after Katrina A federal judge has declared a mistrial in the case against a retired police sergeant charged with helping to cover up deadly shootings on a New Orleans bridge after Hurricane Katrina. ]]> Man shot dead in eastern New Orleans A 29-year-old man was shot dead Friday night in eastern New Orleans, police said. ]]> New Orleans celebrates anniversary of steamboat In this photo provided by the Louisiana State Museum, the oil on canvas painting, circa 1890, titled "Natchez VII on the Mississippi River by Moonlight," by artist August Norieri, is seen on exhibit at the Cabildo in New Orleans. ]]> New Orleans Celebrates Anniversary Of Steamboat's Voyage The first steamboat trip down the Ohio and Mississippi rivers took more than four months to reach New Orleans, with the vessel's journey marked by chases from hostile Indians, the birth of a baby and an earthquake that made the Mississippi River flow backward. ]]> Diablo Cody in New Orleans to shoot her untitled directoral debut That woman you've seen around the New Orleans area who looks like " Juno " and " Young Adult " screenwriter Diablo Cody? It's Diablo Cody. ]]> Lawyers denounce prosecution from post-BCS video Lawyers for an Alabama man accused of committing sexual battery on an unconscious LSU fan after the BCS championship football game say it's mind-boggling that police and prosecutors would give substantial energy and attention to the matter. ]]> New Orleans International Beer Festival debuts in March New Orleans gets a new beer festival on March 24. For the past two years, Red Mountain Entertainment of Birmingham, Ala., has produced the Top of the Hops beer festival on the north shore. ]]> New Orleans pastor admits to stealing almost $1 million from federal government A controversial New Orleans pastor who led an unsuccessful attempt to recall former U.S. Rep. ]]> Police: Armed Man On Bicycle Robs Woman In The Marigny A man riding a bicycle in the Marigny neighborhood robbed a woman at gunpoint Wednesday night, New Orleans police said. ]]> New Orleans film productions to close CBD streets Friday and Saturday Film and TV production activity will mean street closures Friday and Saturday in New Orleans, according to a notice issued late Thursday by the Mayor's Office of Cultural Economy. ]]> 'Django Unchained,' 'The Host,' 'Ender's Game' all getting ready for their local shoots Mark Wahlberg and Russell Crowe's "Broken City" gets ready to wrap, Jesse Eisenberg and Morgan Freeman get started on "Now You See Me," and Saoirse Ronan gets ready to shoot "The Host." In other words: Just another day in Hollywood South. ]]> Brad Pitt - Brad Pitt Hosting Star-studded Gala For New Orleans Brad Pitt has rounded up celebrity pals including Sean Penn, Kevin Spacey and Rihanna to support his upcoming fundraiser for New Orleans, Louisiana. ]]> 2 Found Shot To Death In 7th Ward New Orleans police are investigating a double slaying in the 7th Ward, near the fairgrounds. ]]> SUNO nears pre-Katrina enrollment Southern University at New Orleans officials say the spring enrollment will bring the university close to its pre-Katrina student population. ]]> Young mom strives to make a good life for her two sons after their dad's murder Da'Nell Warren, 4, gives Krysti Williams a hug before he runs down the stairs from their second-floor apartment and heads outside to play. ]]> Swampy fires festering on New Orleans' edge may take months to lay low Janice Glover remembers feeling like a prisoner in her West Cavelier Drive home in August, wheezing for breath indoors and fighting bouts of nausea as the smoke from "marsh" fires nearly three miles away enveloped her eastern New Orleans neighborhood. ]]> Mayor Mitch Landrieu asks judges to raise bonds for offenders arrested on illegal gun charges New Orleans Mayor Mitch Landrieu sent letters Wednesday to criminal court and municipal judges asking them to consider implementing a policy of higher bonds for defendants arrested on weapons charges as a move to stem gun violence on the streets. ]]> Industry not satisfied with Obama oil proposals A day after President Obama's State of the Union speech, Louisiana petroleum industry representatives called for him to adopt more-aggressive oil proposals. ]]> New Orleans police release description, sketch of Algiers Point murder suspect New Orleans police on Wednesday afternoon released a description and composite sketch of the man accused of killing a Good Samaritan who hours earlier tried to intervene in an attempted car jacking in Algiers Point. ]]>        New Orleans Jazz   INTERVIEW/PROFILE: Jazz Musician of the Day: Ronnie Scott TRENDS: Two of the Citya€(TM)S Musical Mainstays Are Soon to Go Silent SOCIAL GATHERING: Stone Age Social Networks May Have Resembled Ours CONTEST/GIVEAWAY: Enter the "Jason Stein - The Story This Time" CD Giveaway at All About Jazz! 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