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Happy 50th 'SNL!' Here's a look back at the show's very first cast
NEW YORK (AP) — Live from New York! It's 50 seasons later for “SNL.” The landmark NBC sketch comedy show “Saturday Night Live” premiered Oct. 11, 1975, with drop-dead dark humor and pratfalls, George Carlin as host and not one but two musical guests: Billy Preston and Janis...
Eagles visit Saints as New Orleans aims for its first 3-0 start since 2013
Philadelphia (1-1) at New Orleans (2-0) Sunday, 1 p.m. EDT, Fox. BetMGM NFL odds: Saints by 2 1/2. Series record: Eagles lead 18-13. Against the spread: Eagles 1-1, Saints 2-0. Last meeting: Saints beat Eagles 20-10 on Jan....
New Orleans Regional Transit Authority board stalled from doing business for second time this year
For the second time this year, the New Orleans Regional Transit Authority board of commissioners does not have the legally required number of members to conduct business. The issue follows the passage of two new laws that changed how the agency is governed. Act 402 created a path...
Brackish water creeping up the Mississippi River may threaten Louisiana's drinking supply
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — An influx of salt water in the Mississippi River, which feeds southeastern Louisiana's drinking water supplies, is once again creeping up the waterway. For the third year in a row, an underwater levee is being built to slow the brackish intrusion and prevent...
Deputies in a New Orleans suburb kill armed man following 5-hour standoff
MARRERO, La. (AP) — Sheriff's deputies fatally shot an armed suspect outside a home in a New Orleans suburb following a standoff that lasted more than five hours Tuesday, authorities said. Jefferson Parish Sheriff Joe Lopinto told reporters that the suspect was wanted in New...
Saints are gaining credibility as NFC contenders after their rout of the Cowboys
METAIRIE, La. (AP) — Former Saints quarterback Bobby Hebert sounded jubilant during a postgame radio show as he reviewed everything he thought New Orleans did well in its lopsided, Week 2 road victory over the favored Dallas Cowboys. It was a long list of successes in areas that...
The trial date for the New Orleans mayor's ex-bodyguard has been pushed back to next summer
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The federal trial date has been pushed back to next summer for the former police bodyguard accused of filing fraudulent payroll documents and making false statements about an alleged romantic relationship with New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell. Jeffrey Vappie...
Cowboys' defense needs to find a happy medium after wildly different showings in the first 2 weeks
FRISCO, Texas (AP) — The Dallas defense was as bad in a Week 2 blowout loss at home to New Orleans as it was good in a season-opening victory at Cleveland. Micah Parsons and the Cowboys probably need to find a happy medium in the celebrated return of defensive coordinator Mike...
Clock is ticking for local governments to use billions of dollars of federal pandemic aid
From the looks of it, the Phoenix suburb of Gilbert hasn’t done too much with the $24 million it received in federal pandemic aid. The site where it plans to spend most of the money for a crime victims center remains an empty plot of dirt. And just one-quarter of its funds are...
Power outages bring frustration to New Orleans residents post-Francine
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Two days after Hurricane Francine knocked out power for nearly half a million people in Louisiana, Alexandra Canary was still waiting for the electricity in her area to come back online. As her fridge continued to thaw out, the New Orleans resident began to clean...
