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Don Ames
June 15, 2019 - 12:36 pm

Illegal export case involved exotic birds from New Orleans

A veterinarian from California has entered a guilty plea in an exotic bird export case Alex Madriaga of Buena Park pled guilty for his part in what federal prosecutors say was a plan to illegally export exotic birds from New Orleans to Taiwan. Federal court documents in New Orleans show that...
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Scoot
June 14, 2019 - 12:39 pm

Scoot: Father’s Day and the changing role of fathers

Why are restaurants so much more crowded on Mother’s Day than on Father’s Day? The efforts to do something really special for mom on Mother’s Day are greater than the collective efforts to make dads feel special on Father’s Day – but that may be changing. Men and women are different – but the...
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June 12, 2019 - 3:52 pm

Second day of stock losses, oil plunges

Jim Chesko reporting... Stocks lost ground for a second-straight session, with the Dow Industrials dropping 43 points. The Nasdaq Composite fell 29, while the S&P 500 slipped 5. Shares of Dave & Buster’s tumbled 22%. The restaurant and entertainment chain late yesterday reported weaker-than...
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Jim Hanzo
June 10, 2019 - 9:46 am

Summer rolls on and so does New Orleans Tourism

We are in the hot summer months in New Orleans and this is usually the time when tourism slows down in the Big Easy, or does it? We normally think of June, July and August as a time when things get slow in New Orleans. The warm humid summer may be the reason for that. President and CEO of New...
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June 10, 2019 - 7:21 am

Scoot: R.I.P. Dr. John – the mystique of New Orleans personified

There is a mystique about New Orleans that was born in the city’s early relationship with voodoo from those who came from Africa and the Caribbean. Dr. John epitomized that New Orleans mystique like no other artist. Early on June 6, 2019, Malcolm John Rebennack, known to the world as Dr. John, died...
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Thomas Perumean
June 07, 2019 - 8:52 am

Dreamleague Gaming coming to NOLA

Dreamleague Gaming, a Pasadena, California-based video gaming company is setting up shop in New Orleans. The company is establishing a 'Southern hub' regional headquarters as the company looks to expanding into new markets across the country. The announcement was made Thursday by Governor John Bel...
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Thomas Perumean
June 06, 2019 - 7:51 am

Lee Circle: What's in a name?

Since the removal of the statue of Confederate General Robert E. Lee more than two years ago, lots of names have been bandied about as a replacement. Among them two are gathering traction. New Orleans Victory Circle supports remaking the circle into a monument to "honor all veterans of all wars"...
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June 06, 2019 - 7:05 am

Robert E. Lee statue sells for $1.4 million

An online auction house says it has sold a statue of Robert E. Lee for the city of Dallas. "Restored in 1991, this large monumental sculpture shows General Robert E. Lee riding on his horse," LSOauctions.com describes the monument to the late Confederate leader. "The sculpture’s estimated weight is...
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