Clad in an orange jail jumpsuit and with shackles on his hands and ankles, rapper Corey “C-Murder” Miller stood silently as…

Would Brad Pitt consider becoming the mayor of New Orleans?

“Is there a big disappointment in store for a post-Katrina visitor?”.

The idea of Brad Pitt running for New Orleans mayor has generated a lot of buzz around the city even though he isn't eligible. It also generated some laughs for the actor in a television interview today.

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The idea of Brad Pitt running for New Orleans mayor has generated a lot of buzz around the city even though he isn’t eligible. It also generated some laughs for the actor in a Thursday television interview.

The Actor, Who has Helped Hurricane Katrina Victims, Laughs Over New Orleans Mayor T-shirt Push

Turning point: The River Cats took a 10-9 lead in the seventh inning when Jeff Baisley scored on Chris Denorfia’s ground ball to shortstop Andy Gonzalez, who dropped the ball while attempting to step on second base en route to a potential inning-ending double play.
Take a bow: Matt Carson, Eric Patterson and Eric Munson homered for the River Cats.
Who’s hot: Carson has 11 hits in his last 24 at-bats Who’s not: Nine pitchers gave up a combined 29 hits.
Cats’ notes: The River Cats added pitcher Derrick Gordon from Class-A Stockton. Pitcher Justin Duchscherer was removed after completing his rehabilitation assignment.
Upcoming: Tonight, River Cats LHP Dana Eveland (8-3, 4.41 ERA) vs. New Orleans RHP Hayden Penn (0-4, 5.23), 7:05, Raley Field. – John Schumacher

Last of three parts. NEW ORLEANS The debate raging over how to alleviate New Orleans’ burgeoning mental health crisis pits two very different solutions from two strong-willed politicians against each other: Mayor C. Ray Nagin wants more beds immediately to treat patients in hospitals, while Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal’s administration is pressing for more outpatient treatment. The planned closing Sept. 1 of the New Orleans Adolescent Hospital - the city’s lone public hospital with a dedicated mental health ward - has created a flash point. And neither side is sparing words. The metal bars and barbed-wire fences associated with older …

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Even though Emeka Okafor wasn’t looking for a new start, the center says he understands that change could be good for him at this point in his NBA career.

Second of three parts. NEW ORLEANS A mental health crisis that has swamped this city’s care facilities as surely as Hurricane Katrina’s floodwaters washed over the Lower 9th Ward is about to become even worse, care providers say. New Orleans already is struggling with fewer than half of the inpatient beds for the mentally ill that it had before the 2005 hurricane - even as suicide rates and the number of people with mental health problems have doubled. That shortage is about to become even more acute with the scheduled closing Sept. 1 of the New Orleans Adolescent Hospital (NOAH), …

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