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In this photo combo of images, New Orleans Sheriff Marlin Gusman, left, speaks to reporters at a news conference outside the construction site of new jail facilities in New Orleans, on Thursday, April 4, 2013; while at right, New Orleans Mayor Mitch Landrieu speaks during a news conference at City Hall in New Orleans, on Tuesday, Feb. 5, 2013.

In New Orleans, political brawl over police, jail

Kevin McGill, Associated Press
NEW ORLEANS (AP) - A political brawl has broken out between the mayor and a sheriff who runs the city jail, which has come under scrutiny for a video showing inmates using drugs, drinking beer and handling a gun...
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Terrilynn Monnette

Family of missing New Orleans teacher cling to hope

Joy-Ann Reid
theGRIO REPORT - Family members of a missing 26-year-old schoolteacher say they are baffled by her disappearance, but determined to believe she is still alive...
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Joseph Massenburg, 18, of Matteson, Ill., was found shot to death in a New Orleans neighborhood Monday night. (Courtesy: NBC Chicago)

AmeriCorps member from Chicago area slain in New Orleans

NBC Chicago
NBC Chicago - AmeriCorps on Thursday pulled two of its National Civilian Community Corps teams out of New Orleans following the slaying of one of its volunteers.
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Wendell Pierce (Photo courtesy of NBC News)

Wendell Pierce creates supermarket chain to help New Orleans

Ronn Mott, NBC News
NEW ORLEANS -- As a boy, Wendell Pierce dreamed of leaving his hometown one day for the world stage. Today, the veteran actor with global credits has returned on a mission: rebuilding neighborhoods, brick by brick, aisle after aisle.
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Rapper Rick Ross performs at BET's Rip The Runway 2013:Show at Hammerstein Ballroom on February 27, 2013 in New York City. (Photo by Theo Wargo/Getty Images for BET's Rip The Runway)

Rick Ross on date rape lyrics: ‘The term rape wasn’t used’

Carrie Healey
theGRIO REPORT - Rick Ross addressed on the lyrics today during a radio interview with Q 93.3 in New Orleans...
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LeBron James #6 of the Miami Heat reacts after being fouled during the second half against the Cleveland Cavaliers at Quicken Loans Arena on March 20, 2013 in Cleveland, Ohio. The Heat defeated the Cavaliers 98-95. (Photo by Jason Miller/Getty Images)

Heat run streak to 24 with huge comeback vs. Cavs

Associated Press
CLEVELAND (AP) — The Miami Heat defeated the Cleveland Cavaliers, and the second-longest winning streak in NBA history has now increased to 24 games.
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Terrilyn Monette, 26 (Courtesy NBC LA)

Friends, family search for missing New Orleans teacher

Tena Ezzeddine and Jason Kandel, NBC Southern California
NBC LOS ANGELES - Family and friends held a prayer vigil on Sunday for a former "Teacher of the Year" who grew up in the area and has been reported missing in New Orleans.
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New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin speaks during an interview in his office at City Hall in New Orleans. The former New Orleans mayo was indicted Friday, Jan. 18, 2013 on 21 corruption charges including wire fraud, bribery and money laundering. The charges come from a City Hall corruption investigation that already has resulted in guilty pleas by two former city officials and two businessmen. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Ex-New Orleans mayor pleads not guilty to bribery

Michael Kunzelman, Associated Press
NEW ORLEANS (AP) - Former New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin pleaded not guilty Wednesday to charges he accepted more than $200,000 in bribes plus free trips and other gratuities in exchange for helping contractors secure millions of dollars in work for the city...
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10. The veiling of statues – Particularly in South America and the Caribbean, but also in New Orleans, the veiling of statues, including those of the Virgin Mary, is a long-held tradition, particularly among black Catholics. (Photo by Noel Celis/AFP/Getty Images)

A brief, racial history of Mardis Gras

Dr. Raphael Cassimere Jr.
theGRIO REPORT - New Orleans’ Carnival celebration has always been an important part of the city’ culture; however, always with a racial and class divide...
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Mardis Gras

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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