A federal appeals court has refused to free a former New Orleans police officer on bond while he awaits a retrial on charges he shot and killed a man without justification outside a strip mall in Hurricane Katrina's aftermath.
Super Bowl XLVII has already taken over New Orleans, even though the game itself won't kickoff until Sunday, Feb. 2. But New Orleans is no stranger to Super Bowls, having hosted nine previous ones.
Protestors who have many requests of the Mayor of New Orleans, Mitch Landrieu, gathered outside the mayor's home yesterday to talk about some of their wishes.