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NEW ORLEANS — Newly sworn Orleans Parish District Attorney Leon Cannizzaro Jr. acknowledged Monday he has sought the state’s permission to file for bankruptcy protection. The rare step is not necessarily imminent.


NEW ORLEANS — A federal appeals court has handed authorities a victory in their fight with tenants over the demolition of four public housing developments, following Hurricane Katrina.


NEW ORLEANS — The Rev. Marshall Truehill Jr., a New Orleans activist and religious leader, died after suffering a heart attack on Christmas Day, friends of the family confirmed Friday.


NEW ORLEANS — New Orleans police say a 3-year-old boy was shot by a gang of gunmen who surrounded his grandmother’s car when she tried to back up on a New Orleans street.


NEW ORLEANS — A report says it could cost $170 million to reopen a hospital closed since Hurricane Katrina.




NEW ORLEANS — Ruling just days before Christmas, a federal appellate court has upheld a judge who found that months of “bad faith” delays by an insurance company contributed to the mental anguish of a Louisiana man, whose wife died shortly after Hurricane Katrina severely damaged their home.


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