Wiggins scores 30, Warriors win their NBA Cup group with a 112-108 triumph over the Pelicans

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Andrew Wiggins scored 30 points and the Golden State Warriors secured a knockout round spot in the NBA Cup with a 112-108 victory over the reeling New Orleans Pelicans on Friday night. Stephen Curry scored 19 for the Warriors, who improved to 3-0 in West Group C...

White, New Orleans defeat Tulane 93-87 in OT

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — James White scored 31 points, including eight in the overtime, as New Orleans knocked off Tulane 93-87 on Friday night. White had eight rebounds for the Privateers (2-4). Cedquavious Hunter shot 4 for 10 (4 for 8 from 3-point range) and 3 of 4 from the free-throw...

Banks leads Tulane against New Orleans after 22-point showing

New Orleans Privateers (1-4) at Tulane Green Wave (4-1) New Orleans; Friday, 7:30 p.m. EST BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Green Wave -17.5; over/under is 148.5 BOTTOM LINE: Tulane hosts New Orleans after Kaleb Banks scored 22 points in Tulane's 72-57 victory...

New Orleans Police say 3 shot, 1 killed in French Quarter

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — One person was shot to death Thursday afternoon and three others were injured in the French Quarter, New Orleans' historic tourist district, police said. Police responded to the shooting at the intersection of Iberville and Royal streets at around 12:21 p.m. and...

Saints hope to ride the Rizzi factor back to relevance after their bye week

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Darren Rizzi would be an unconventional choice to take over the New Orleans Saints' head coaching job on a permanent basis. That doesn't mean it can't happen. The Saints (4-7) had been on a seven-game skid when Rizzi, the club's special teams...

Banks leads Tulane against New Orleans after 22-point performance

New Orleans Privateers (1-4) at Tulane Green Wave (4-1) New Orleans; Friday, 7:30 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Tulane hosts New Orleans after Kaleb Banks scored 22 points in Tulane's 72-57 victory over the Bethune-Cookman Wildcats. The Green Wave are 4-0 in...

Court ruling stops Louisiana from requiring Ten Commandments in classrooms for now

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Louisiana's plan to make all of the state's public school classrooms post the Ten Commandments next year remains on hold under an order Wednesday by a federal appeals court in New Orleans. The 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals rejected a state request to...

Appeals court declines to lift the hold on a Louisiana law making public schools post the Ten Commandments in classrooms

New Orleans agrees to pay Orleans Parish School Board $20 million to settle long-running suit

The New Orleans City Council and Orleans Parish School Board announced Monday that they have found a partial solution to the NOLA Public Schools district’s estimated $36 million budget gap. The school board will agree to dismiss a 5-year-old lawsuit against the city and, in return, the city will...

Amazon and Elon Musk's SpaceX challenge labor agency's constitutionality in federal court

Attorneys for Amazon and Elon Musk’s SpaceX argued in a federal appeals court Monday that the National Labor Relations Board’s structure is unconstitutional, advancing a legal fight that may last into the Trump administration where Musk is expected to oversee bureaucratic cost-cutting. ...