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Plans to wrestle tuition-setting authority away from lawmakers and put it in the hands of educators fizzled and died in the state House of Representatives this week, representing a major blow to Louisiana's higher education community.

Donald Harrison Jr., big chief of the Congo Nation, co-presents and performs at the 19 Benefit at Tipitina's, May 22, 2013.

Nakeith Sparkman, left,was sentenced to life in prison Wednesday , for his conviction of murdering Ranard "Deuce" Brown Jr., in Harvey.

Janine Waters, left, and Christie Jourdain of the Original Pinettes Brass Band showed up to give blood this afternoon at the "Frenchmen Street: Roll Up Your Sleeves" event put on by the New Orleans Musicians' Assistance Foundation and The Blood Center.

During BioBlitz 2013, nearly 3,000 volunteer scientists, families, students, teachers, and others embarked on a crash course in the biological diversity of the 23,000-acre Barataria Preserve of the Jean Lafitte National Historical Park and Preserve in Marrero, La., across the Mississippi River from the French Quarter of New Orleans.

Orleans Parish Criminal District Court Judge Frank Marullo was carjacked by five men outside his house in the Carrollton area late Tuesday.

A drummer, a sousaphonist and a singer-songwriter all lead their respective bands on Saturday, May 25, 2013.

Artists renderings of three proposals for the New Orleans riverfront and the vacant World Trade Center site.

Singer-songwriter Seth Walker plays two solo shows in New Orleans on Thursday, May 23, 2013: An early evening gig at the Ogden Museum of Southern Art, followed by a show at Chickie Wah Wah.

Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue play Wednesday at the Square. For more things to do in New Orleans, browse the events calendar .

A push to raise the constitutional cap on New Orleans' property tax rates to fund additional fire and police services sailed through the Louisiana House on Tuesday.

New Orleans police arrested three Hollygrove men on Sunday on drug charges, in an area already under investigation for street drug sales, police said.

This week join Alski as he gets up way too early and Scott as he stays up past his bedtime.

Tim Hanni is a trained chef and Master of Wine, a certification of expertise in wine and spirits knowledge.

New Orleans police arrested a 36-year-old man on Sunday after he was caught on camera setting fire to the front doors of Kingdom Hall Church located at 4411 Congress Street in Gentilly, according to the New Orleans Fire Department.

On an otherwise quiet Tuesday night in the French Quarter last month, bartenders from across the city gathered in the small, bordello-red front bar of One Eyed Jacks for a bout of friendly competition dubbed "On the Rocks Jukebox." Randomly paired in two-person teams, the bartenders had to create a novel cocktail before the end of whatever rock ... (more)

Over the angry protests of a few civil rights activists, the New Orleans Ethics Review Board voted 4-0 Monday to reappoint Ed Quatrevaux as the city's inspector general for a second four-year term.

The spring has brought more than just a resurgence of the legendary New Orleans humidity and oriental magnolia blossoms for La Petite Grocery's Bronwen Wyatt - she's fresh off a nomination as one of Food and Wine 's Best New Pastry Chefs.

Three teen-aged suspects accused in a shocking Garden District gang rape were in court Monday for a high-stakes hearing that could help determine their outcome of their case.

Access to locally-produced foods is improving quickly around New Orleans. How quickly? Just ask someone gearing up for this year's Eat Local Challenge , which asks people who sign up to eat foods produced within a 200-mile radius of New Orleans for the month of June.