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Pelicans add CJ McCollum and Herb Jones to growing injury list

Nov. 02, 2024 00:06 AM EDT

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — When Willie Green learned Friday that starting guard CJ McCollum and top defender Herb Jones would be joining point guard Dejounte Murray on the injury list for multiple weeks, the New Orleans Pelicans coach tried to look on the bright side. “We’re grateful...

Panthers look to slow down QB Derek Carr, who's expected to start after missing 3 games with injury

Oct. 31, 2024 15:11 PM EDT

New Orleans (2-6) at Carolina (1-7) Sunday, 1 p.m. EST, CBS. BetMGM Odds: Saints by 7 1/2. Against the spread: Saints 3-5, Panthers 1-7. Series record: Saints lead 31-28. Last meeting: Saints beat the Panthers 47-10 on Sept....

Entergy: Q3 Earnings Snapshot

Oct. 31, 2024 07:16 AM EDT

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Entergy Corp. (ETR) on Thursday reported third-quarter net income of $644.9 million. On a per-share basis, the New Orleans-based company said it had profit of $2.99. The results surpassed Wall Street expectations. The average...

Demolition of homes built on a New Orleans toxic waste site begins

Oct. 30, 2024 18:02 PM EDT

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Demolition of abandoned homes constructed on a toxic waste site began Wednesday in New Orleans, where Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Michael Regan joined local officials touting plans to replace the homes with a solar energy farm. Homes in the area...

Elon Musk wins court victory in a dispute over a 2018 post during a labor dispute

Oct. 29, 2024 21:58 PM EDT

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A federal agency was wrong to order that Tesla CEO Elon Musk delete a 2018 social media post that union leaders saw as a threat to employee stock options, a sharply divided federal appeals court has ruled. The case involved a post made on what was then known as...

DuPont plant in Louisiana fined $480,000 for releasing a cancer-causing chemical

Oct. 29, 2024 14:31 PM EDT

RESERVE, La. (AP) — A chemical manufacturing plant west of New Orleans has agreed to pay a $480,000 federal fine and install equipment to stop the release of a cancer-causing chemical from a storage tank and pipe. The consent agreement and final order outlining the settlement...

Saints' precipitous slide is taking them back to the bad ole days

Oct. 28, 2024 17:37 PM EDT

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A New Orleans Saints team that looked so promising during the NFL season's first two weeks is now looking historically bad. With a 26-8 loss to the Los Angeles Chargers on Sunday, the Saints are in the midst of just their second six-game skid this century — the...

Clippers hold off Warriors as Stephen Curry goes down injured

Oct. 27, 2024 23:30 PM EDT

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Stephen Curry left midway through the fourth quarter with a left ankle injury as Ivica Zubac and the Los Angeles Clippers spoiled the Golden State Warriors’ home opener with a 112-104 win Sunday night. Zubac had 23 points and 18 rebounds. ...

Haener replaces Rattler at QB again, but the struggling New Orleans Saints continue to spiral

Oct. 27, 2024 21:43 PM EDT

INGLEWOOD, Calif. (AP) — With receiver Chris Olave, right guard Cesar Ruiz and do-everything playmaker Taysom Hill all returning from injury absences Sunday, the New Orleans Saints thought they might have enough offensive talent to avoid this team's longest losing streak in 19 years. ...

Judge blocks further sweeps of homeless camp in New Orleans ahead of Taylor Swift concerts

Oct. 26, 2024 16:27 PM EDT

A judge in Louisiana has temporarily blocked further efforts by state officials to clear homeless encampments in New Orleans — stalling a push that came ahead of three Taylor Swift concerts in the city this weekend. The effort to relocate about 75 people living in tents beneath an...