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A photo of musician Fats Domino lies in the street next to his home in the heavily damaged Lower Ninth Ward December 24, 2005 in New Orleans, Louisiana. Nearly four months after Hurricane Katrina devastated the area, the worst-hit parts of New Orleans and surrounding areas are still uninhabitable. (Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images)

Fats Domino's Katrina-damaged grand piano restored

Stacey Plaisance, Associated Press
NEW ORLEANS (AP) - A white Steinway grand piano salvaged from musician Fats Domino's home after Hurricane Katrina has been restored and will be the centerpiece of an exhibit in New Orleans' French Quarter...
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Will Mardis Gras aid New Orleans' working class?

James Perry
OPINION - After more than three centuries of celebrating Mardi Gras, New Orleans has learned to make it a key component of our economy...
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This May 25, 2012 file photo shows actor Cuba Gooding Jr arriving for the screening of "Cosmopolis" at the 65th international film festival, in Cannes, southern France. (AP Photo/Joel Ryan, file)

Charges dropped against Cuba Gooding Jr.

Associated Press
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Misdemeanor battery charges related to a bar dust-up in New Orleans' French Quarter have been officially dropped against Academy Award-winning actor Cuba Gooding Jr...
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New Orleans festivals booming as Jazz Fest starts

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NEW ORLEANS (AP) - When Hurricane Katrina scattered New Orleans residents and its musicians across the country, many wondered if the best days of New Orleans music had drowned with the city...
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Blacks in New Orleans cry foul over French Quarter curfew

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Louisiana city -- which suffers from the nation's highest per capita murder rate -- is struggling to resolve as it navigates its post-Hurricane Katrina future...
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Tales of Katrina told through new museum exhibit

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NEW ORLEANS (AP) - The $7.5 million exhibit at New Orleans' French Quarter museum recounts tales of the 2005 hurricane, its chaotic aftermath and recovery...
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New Orleans locals who weathered the storm spill harsh truths (VIDEO)

Todd Johnson
theGRIO VIDEO - As the fifth anniversary of Katrina approaches, New Orleans residents have much to reflect on...
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7 shot near New Orleans' French Quarter

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NEW ORLEANS - A dispute lingering from Carnival season between two men escalated into gunfire just outside the French Quarter this past weekend, resulting in seven gunshot victims and casting a negative light on the tourist-driven district...
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