The former New Orleans mayor was convicted of multiple fraud, bribery, and conspiracy counts just now by a federal jury. More updates as they come in. A New Orleans reader who is a lawyer tells ...

As the floodwaters recede and the search for the dead begins, there are grim signs that authorities expect a staggering death toll from Hurricane Katrina. The Federal Emergency Management Agency ...

New Orleans voters have a history of electing dark-horse candidates. "Examples of that would be Ray Nagin, LaToya Cantrell -- you know, they weren't early front runners, going all the way back to ...

before moving to the New Orleans Arena in 1999. The Brass' run in the city ended after owner Ray Nagin was elected as the mayor of the city in 2002.