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Australian Homicide Detective Comes To New Orleans To Learn From NOPD
WGNO NewsA homicide detective from ‘Down under’ has come all the way to New Orleans to learn how investigators with the NOPD handle their case work. Sgt. Wayne Woltsche is a Victoria Police detective here from Melbourne, Australia, that country's...Tags: Melbourne (Australia), Crimes, Murder, WGNO
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'Furious' Obama Heading To Gulf For Spill Update
ABC26 NewsDetermined to project both command and compassion, President Barack Obama is returning to the Louisiana coast for a fresh reality check on work to stanch the oil spewing into the Gulf of Mexico and the spiraling effects of the nation's worst environmental...Tags: Trips and Vacations, Barack Obama, Environmental Pollution, Emergency Incidents, Heads of State
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Whale shark sightings on rise in Gulf of Mexico
It was such an unusual sight that the commercial fishing crew in the northern Gulf of Mexico took an hour out of their work day to count the whale sharks swimming around and even rubbing their sandpaper-like backs against the boat. The crew stopped at...Tags: Fishing, Health and Safety at Work, Mexico, Mississippi, New Orleans
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Nagin's overseas trip cost more than $28,770
ABC26 NewsMayor Ray Nagin's trip in June to China and Australia with his wife and four other city officials cost city taxpayers more than $28,770. The 10-day trip was billed as an effort to lure business to New Orleans. Originally, Nagin had said an unnamed...Tags: Trips and Vacations, Public Officials, Regional Authority, Cuba, Credit and Debt
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Buffoon Blakely Should Apologize To New Orleans
ABC26 Political AnalystNovember 6, 2009….Former New Orleans Recovery Director Ed Blakely has done it again. He has made condescending, racist and inflammatory comments that are harmful to the City of New Orleans. In a TV interview Blakely said that New Orleans residents are...Tags: Television, Regional Authority, Disasters and Accidents, PBS (tv network), Racism
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Will BP's Washington Connections Help It Now?
ABC26 NewsWith millions of dollars invested in campaign donations and an all-star lobbying team, BP executives could give an advanced class in how to build influence in Washington. But with millions of gallons of leaking oil bearing down Gulf Coast beaches and...Tags: Sam Brownback, Republican Party, Recording Industry Association of America, George Bush, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
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CHINA: PLEASE KEEP NAGIN IN QUARANTINE FOR 11 MONTHS
ABC26 Political AnalystAfter having infected the people of New Orleans for the past seven years with the Nagin Flu, it is quite ironic that the Mayor of New Orleans may have been exposed to the Swine Flu on a flight to China. A passenger seated near Mayor Nagin exhibited...Tags: Health, Natural Disasters, Entertainment, Crime, Law and Justice, Crimes
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New Orleans Mayor Plans Australia Trip
Staff reporterMayor Ray Nagin is scheduled to speak next month about Hurricane Katrina and the of role cities in the global response to climate change. He will be speaking at the University of Sydney's U.S. Studies Centre, where departing recovery czar Ed Blakely once...Tags: Trips and Vacations, Ecosystems, Conservation, Regional Authority, Colleges and Universities
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Where Is the Chief?
ABC26 Political AnalystInquiring minds want to know what happened to New Orleans Police Chief Warren Riley. According to a police officer who contacted me today, Chief Riley moved up a promotion ceremony last week so he could "leave for Australia." We don't know whether Riley...Tags: Trips and Vacations, Regional Authority, Lawyers, Justice System, Entertainment
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Cactus Moth Must Be Stopped, Ag Officials Say
Staff reporterA South American moth that eats prickly pear cactus has moved into Louisiana, and federal biologists say it must be stopped before it reaches Texas. Cactus moths were known to be established in Mississippi, but scientists hadn't seen them in Louisiana...Tags: Baton Rouge, Trips and Vacations, Mississippi, Science and Technology, Travel
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New Orleans mayor plans Australia trip
Shortly after the mayor of New Orleans gives a going-away party for his top hurricane recovery official, both men will head for Australia to speak on a panel about climate change.
The University of Sydney's U.S. Studies Centre, where Ed Blakely once...Tags: Trips and Vacations, Meteorological Disasters, Ecosystems, Regional Authority, Natural Disasters
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Riley Talks From Australia On Missing Evidence Room Cash
Staff reporterWatch NOLA 38 at 9 p.m. as New Orleans Police Superintendent Warren Riley talks to Michael Hill live from Australia regarding the missing money from the evidence room. If you miss it, you can catch the interview on ABC26 News at 10 p.m.
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