2 New Orleans police officers charged in deadly convention center shooting after Katrina

2 officers charged in La. convention center death

Los Angeles judge weighs ownership of enormous emerald unearthed in jungles of Brazil

Jumbo emerald at center of ownership debate

Los Angeles judge hears arguments about who owns enormous emerald discovered in Brazil

LA judge weighs ownership of jumbo emerald

Los Angeles judge to listen to claims over who owns enormous emerald dug up in Brazil

LA judge to weigh ownership of jumbo emerald

Watchdog group seeks Senate probe of Vitter, centered on ex-aide’s legal troubles

Watchdog group seeks Senate probe of La.’s Vitter

Ex-New Orleans police officer sentenced to 3 years in prison in post-Katrina bridge shooting

Ex-cop sentenced in Katrina bridge shootings

Senate panel finishing evidence hearings in impeachment trial of Louisiana judge

Senate panel wrapping up impeachment hearings

Senate panel finishes evidence hearings in impeachment trial of Louisiana judge

Senate panel wraps up impeachment hearings

Prosecutors won’t seek death penalty against officers charged in post-Katrina bridge shootings

Death penalty not sought in post-Katrina shootings

New Orleans police say feds are investigating posssible orders to shoot looters after Katrina

Feds probing post-Katrina ’shoot looters’ claim

Despite scandals, Vitter favored in GOP primary over candidate with complicated love life

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New Orleans rapper Juvenile pleads guilty in marijuana case, gets suspended sentence, fine

Rapper Juvenile pleads guilty in La. drug case

2 New Orleans police officers charged in beating death as part of Justice Department probe

2 New Orleans officers charged in beating death

BP says that in Gulf oil spill, the SEC, Justice Department are looking at securities matters

BP says SEC, Justice looking at securities matters

3 New Orleans police officers to be arraigned in deadly shootings after Hurricane Katrina

3 to be arraigned in Katrina police shootings

White man charged with hate crime in shooting of 3 black men soon after Katrina

Miss. man charged with post-Katrina hate crime

3 New Orleans police officers plead not guilty in shootings of 2 on bridge after Katrina

3 officers plead not guilty in Katrina shootings

4 police officers could face death penalty in deadly post-Katrina New Orleans shootings

Cops could face death in post-Katrina shootings

4 police officers indicted in deadly post-Katrina New Orleans shootings; 2 charged in cover-up

Officers charged in post-Katrina bridge shootings

New Orleans police officers surrender in federal probe of post-Katrina shootings

Officers surrender in post-Katrina shootings

ACLU: La. jail humiliates suicidal prisoners, confines them in ’squirrel cages’

La. ACLU: Prisoners confined in ’squirrel cages’

Roger Clemens asks appeals court to revive defamation claims against ex-trainer

Clemens asks court to revive defamation claims

Judge says he learned he owned Exxon stock a day before he overturned drilling moratorium

Judge sold Exxon stock just before drilling ruling

Federal judge in Va. reduces prison term by two-thirds for New Orleans man who spied for China

La. man who spied for China gets sentence slashed

Judge refuses to delay decision to overturn Obama administration’s drilling ban

Judge refuses to delay ruling on Gulf drilling ban

Judge who nixed Gulf drilling ban reported oil, gas investments, sits on secret wiretap court

Judge who nixed drill ban reported oil investments

Judge who nixed Gulf drilling ban has oil, gas investments, sits on secret wiretap court

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Judge lifts Obama administration’s ban on deepwater drilling as ‘heavy-handed, overbearing’

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Judge blocks offshore drilling moratorium imposed by Obama administration after Gulf spill

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5 current, former New Orleans officers charged in shooting, burning of body after Katrina

5 officers charged in post-Katrina fatal shooting

AP IMPACT: Many Gulf federal judges have oil links, complicating assignments on spill lawsuits

AP IMPACT: Many Gulf fed’l judges have oil links

5th ex-police officer pleads guilty in cover-up of shootings in New Orleans after Katrina

Ex-cop pleads guilty in Katrina bridge shooting

US attorney general opens criminal probe in nation’s worst oil spill

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Activist gets back cell phone used in caper at La. senator’s office but video is deleted

Video gone from phone activist used in La. caper

Activist who pleaded guilty in Sen. Landrieu phone caper says he’ll do more undercover work

Activist guilty in phone caper will do more probes

Conservative activist, 3 others plead guilty in phone caper at Sen. Mary Landrieu’s office

Activist guilty in phone caper at senator’s office

5th former New Orleans police officer charged with helping cover up post-Katrina shootings

5th officer charged in Katrina shootings cover-up

Federal judge scolds suspects in Sen. Landrieu office case, but lets magistrate resolve it

Judge chides suspects in Sen. Landrieu office case

Federal judge says Sen. Landrieu office suspects’ case can be resolved by magistrate

Landrieu office suspects will go before magistrate

At mayor’s request, US Justice officials begin probe of troubled New Orleans Police Department

US officials begin review of New Orleans police

Head of now-defunct La. movie studio pleads guilty in tax credit case involving Saints

Movie studio head guilty in case involving Saints

Former New Orleans Saints DE Grant gets probation, fine in fatal Ga. nightclub fight

Ex-Saint Grant gets probation in Ga. club fight

New Orleans man sentenced to 8 years for death threats against President Obama, other charges

Man gets 8 years for threatening Obama’s life

Saints coach Payton says civil process complicates ability to discuss Vicodin accusations

Saints coach Payton deflects lawsuit questions

New Orleans mayor names Nashville’s Serpas as new police chief 1 day after seeking federal aid

New Orleans to get new police chief from Nashville

New Orleans’ new mayor seeks Justice Dept. help to transform police department

New Orleans mayor seeks federal help to fix police

Louisiana KKK leader pleads guilty, gets life in slaying of Oklahoma woman during initiation

Louisiana Klan leader pleads guilty in killing

DEA investigation is pending on allegations in drug lawsuit against NFL champion Saints

DEA looking into Saints case

NEW ORLEANS — Federal authorities are looking into allegations made in a civil lawsuit accusing the New Orleans Saints of trying to cover up a senior staff member’s theft of prescription Vicodin pills from the club’s training headquarters.

Authorities taking time to look into allegations in drug lawsuit against NFL champion Saints

Local authorities holding off on Saints probe

Ex-Saints employee sues team, says club covered up Vicodin theft by senior staff

Lawsuit says Saints covered up stolen Vicodin