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NOLA Ideas To Make Community Better Compete For Pepsi Refresh Grant

By Shercole of  NewOrleanstech.netPepsi has stepped into the realm of providing grants to…

Mayoral Candidate Forum on Youth Issues

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President Obama's Nobel Peace Prize Acceptance Speech from Oslo, Norway

President Obama accepted his Nobel Peace Prize and gave, like usual, an excellent…

The Music Class

Billionaire George Soros Increasing Involvement in New Orleans

National Press Club Hears Crescent City Story

Pedal Power

The city of New Orleans is starting to look more and more like…

HAMP Fest / benefit music festival to raise money to help the HIV Agencies and Clinics in New Orleans fight AIDS

Tonight, come out to the Howlin' Wolf and show support for a worthy…

URBANbuild: local/global conceived at Tulane

NY Times Book Critics Christmas List

Building Trust in Our Community and Urban Planning: Critical Perspectives and Open Public Dialogue

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CNN Heroes: New Orleans Kids Plant 'Roots Of Music'

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Rising Tide presents Blogging 101

EngageNOLA to release “job description” for city’s top post 

WWII museum expansion opens in New Orleans

Getting vacant New Orleans schools back in commerce: an editorial

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Loyola to offer minor in the study of the Crescent City

“If we are going to have a center that focuses on New Orleans,…

Brees and Payton make contributions to 9th Ward Field of Dreams

In the summer of 2008, 30 students emerged from seven classroom trailers and…

CNN Hero Award / Derek Tabb needs your vote!

A local musician and teacher, Derek Tabb, who started

Warren Easton high school first of four New Orleans schools to get solar panels

Warren Easton Charter High School officials unveiled this morning a new solar panel…

Labor Dept. Says La. Has Surplus of 4-Year Grads

In the ongoing saga of how Louisiana can drive native, college-educated people out…

LSU President Proposes Higher Tuition and End to TOPS

"At the end of the day we'll have a nice report and it…

Pitt Speaks at Clinton Global Initiative

Time to check in with our boy Brad.  He spoke yesterday at a…

Local Research Lab Lands Big Stem Cell Contract

A local research lab has landed a big contract that not only means…

Jindal Wants to Cut $1 Billion from State Budget

Gov. Bobby Jindal asked cost-cutting panels Wednesday to help him identify nearly $1…

Enrollment Up at Local Colleges and Universities

Despite potential students and parents who are still skeptical post-K, local colleges and…

State likely to run New Orleans public schools for years

The Times-Picayune reports that state schools superintendent Paul Pastorek has indicated that the…

Vallas Wants Permanent Charter Reforms

The Times-Picayune reports that Recovery School District superintendent Paul Vallas believes the New…

I CAN Learn ... how to take a bribe!

Testimony continued today in the trial of Mose Jefferson, with former New Orleans…

Democrat White hits Perry on state budget cuts

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Democrat Bill White is criticizing Republican Gov. Rick Perry… 9 minutes ago

Leibovitz can keep portfolio under new debt deal

NEW YORK (AP) — Annie Leibovitz has entered into an agreement with a… 11 minutes ago

Stocks trade mixed on 1-year anniversary of low

NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks are trading in a tight range, a year… 11 minutes ago

Boeing says 787 testing going well

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Boeing is putting its new 787 through an aggressive flight-testing… 11 minutes ago

Judge approves Freedom reorganization plan

WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — A federal bankruptcy judge in Delaware has approved the… 11 minutes ago

Bill to reject health overhaul called premature

BATON ROUGE — The Democratic leader of the state House says a Republican… 26 minutes ago

Search for missing exec focuses on river

Police searching for a missing Houston oil executive are now focusing on the… 29 minutes ago

$2.7M grant to fund Gustav recovery jobs

The Labor Department is doling out more than $2.7 million in federal grant… 31 minutes ago

Opelousas has parade Saturday for Devery Henderson

Opelousas plans a parade Saturday to honor hometown hero Devery Henderson, the New… 32 minutes ago

Louisiana lawmakers ask colleges for cut plans

BATON ROUGE — State lawmakers are pressing higher education leaders for details of… 33 minutes ago

Louisiana Library Association honors Acadia’s Lyle Johnson (The Crowley Post-Signal)

Lyle Johnson, Director of the Acadia Parish Library since 1967, has won the… 45 minutes ago

Louisiana lawmakers ask colleges for cut plans (AP via Yahoo! Finance)

State lawmakers are pressing Louisiana's higher education leaders for details of the strategies… 45 minutes ago

Environmentalists get air pollution win

The U.S. Supreme Court has let stand a lower court decision that environmentalists… 1 hour ago

Landrieu to name education task force members

New Orleans Mayor-elect Mitch Landrieu is expected today to name the members of… 1 hour ago

Slidell senator wants Louisiana to reject health care overhaul

BATON ROUGE — A Louisiana lawmaker wants to nullify the federal health care… 1 hour ago

New Orleans Saints videos: From Monday night's Super Bowl DVD release (New Orleans Times-Picayune)

Links from Saints players talking about the Super Bowl 1 hour ago

New Orleans police: Missing Houston oil exec may have fallen into Mississippi River (11 News Houston)

NEW ORLEANS—New Orleans police believe a Houston oil exec who disappeared after an… 1 hour ago

P&G extends mom aid, ad campaign to Paralympics

CINCINNATI (AP) — The Procter & Gamble Co. is extending its Winter Olympics… 1 hour ago

Search for missing Houston businessman focuses on the Mississippi River

Douglas SchantzThe New Orleans Police Department reports that the search for Douglas Schantz,… 1 hour ago

GMAC finance chief leaving for private equity job

NEW YORK (AP) — Automotive finance company GMAC Financial Services says its chief… 1 hour ago

Chevron to shed 2,000 jobs this year

DETROIT (AP) — Chevron Corp. says it will cut 2,000 jobs this year… 1 hour ago

Moderate Dem rethinks position on health bill

WASHINGTON (AP) — A moderate Democrat who had vowed to oppose any effort… 1 hour ago

Annie Leibovitz enters new deal to manage debt

NEW YORK (AP) — Annie Leibovitz has entered into an agreement with a… 1 hour ago

2010 Conference USA Tournament Preview (The Sports Network)

2010 Conference USA Tournament Preview 1 hour ago

NOPD believes missing Houston man fell into Miss. River

NOPD Superintendent Warren Riley said he believes that Doug Schantz fell into the… 1 hour ago

NOPD believes missing Houston man fell into Miss. River

NOPD Superintendent Warren Riley said he believes that Doug Schantz fell into the… 1 hour ago

State awards health contract to Blue Cross

BATON ROUGE — The state’s Office of Group Benefits awarded a contract to… 1 hour ago

U.S. Senate to take up unemployment insurance extension

WASHINGTON — Legislation extending unemployment insurance for the long-term jobless faces a key… 1 hour ago

State of Louisiana awards health contract to Blue Cross (New Orleans Times-Picayune)

The state's Office of Group Benefits has awarded a contract to Blue Cross… 1 hour ago

State of Louisiana awards health contract to Blue Cross

The state's Office of Group Benefits has awarded a contract to Blue Cross… 2 hours ago

Search Teams in New Orleans to Look for Missing Exec (Fox News)

A search team from the Houston area will begin searching Tuesday for the… 2 hours ago

Kroger 4Q profit down 27 percent

CINCINNATI (AP) — The Kroger Co.'s profit fell 27 percent in the fourth… 2 hours ago