New Orleans

Suspect Apprehended In New Orleans Second-Line Shooting

Mark Memmott — Thu, 16 May 2013 12:08:00 +0000

"CAPTURED!"

That's how the New Orleans Police Department spread the word on Facebook early Thursday that its officers had "arrested 19-year-old Akein Scott in connection with the shooting of 19 people on Mother's Day."

Update at 4:05 p.m. ET. Second Suspect Arrested:

New Orleans police and U.S. Marshals have arrested Shawn Scott, 24, the brother of Akein Scott.

Can Star Power Make New Orleans' Food Deserts Bloom?

Wed, 15 May 2013 19:30:00 +0000

Plenty of celebrities leverage their star power to raise awareness of complicated food issues. Some of the biggest names include Michelle Obama, Jamie Oliver, Prince Charles and Paul McCartney.

Down in New Orleans, actor Wendell Pierce, who stars in David Simon's Treme and, previously, The Wire, has been taking on food insecurity in low-income communities with brand new convenience stores.

Video Shows Suspect In New Orleans Shootings, Police Say

Bill Chappell — Mon, 13 May 2013 13:28:00 +0000

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BYwDHfAJhic

At Jazz Fest, Photographers Have A Culture All Their Own

Eve Troeh — Sat, 04 May 2013 09:03:00 +0000

The 2013 New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival wraps up Monday. This weekend and last, 12 stages have mixed such marquee names as Fleetwood Mac, Phoenix and Los Lobos with dozens of local bluesmen, soul belters and Cajun fiddle players.

Witnesses To Take The Stand In BP Trial

Steve Inskeep — Tue, 26 Feb 2013 10:21:00 +0000

Transcript

STEVE INSKEEP, HOST:

It's MORNING EDITION, from NPR News. I'm Steve Inskeep.

LINDA WERTHEIMER, HOST:

And I'm Linda Wertheimer.

Today, a federal judge in New Orleans hears from witnesses to the Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. A civil trial of BP opened yesterday in a case to determine blame and financial liability for the environmental disaster that was the worst disaster in U.S. history.

INSKEEP: NPR's Debbie Elliott covered that disaster as a reporter, and is now covering the trial. She was in the courtroom yesterday.