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Bradford's big contract means even bigger pressureSaturday, July 31, 2010 @ 7:39AMNow we know why some in the NFL want to institute a rookie salary cap. Come on, now: $50 million guaranteed for a guy who hasn't taken an NFL snap?

A Three-Time Three No-Trump to TriumphFriday, July 30, 2010 @ 5:54PMAt the Summer North American Championships, the Wagar Women’s Knockout Teams final finished in the early hours of Friday morning.

Benefit fish fry to be held SaturdayFriday, July 30, 2010 @ 2:21PMA fish fry and silent auction for 6-year-old Ben Stewart will be held tomorrow afternoon at the Blakey Auto Plex Suzuki in Bossier City. Fish fry plates will be available for $10 courtesy of Cypress Inn. The silent auction will begin at 4:30 and winners will be announced at 6 p.m.

Creating treasures from the deepFriday, July 30, 2010 @ 7:28AMWhat do you do with ingots of silver and copper that date back to 1622, and were discovered by treasure hunters at the bottom of the ocean 360 years later?

Surplus auction rakes in more than $2.7 million for Orleans Parish schoolsThursday, July 29, 2010 @ 5:49PMNEW ORLEANS -- Someone bought the old gymnasium at 3041 North Rampart in the Bywater neighborhood Thursday morning, one of four properties auctioned off by the Orleans Parish School Board. Now neighbors like Stephen Rutledge wonder what kind of development the lot will become. "Most of us are 10 year or longer residents in the neighborhood, and of course we want a stable neighborhood, so yes, we ...

Orleans Parish School Board holds property auction over mayor's objections, netting over $2.5 millionThursday, July 29, 2010 @ 12:09PMThe Orleans Parish School Board sold over $2.5 million in surplus property at a public auction this morning. The auction took place over the objections of Mayor Mitch Landrieu, who asked for a 90-day delay so the school properties could...

Ignoring Landrieu's plea, school board auctions off propertiesThursday, July 29, 2010 @ 12:04PMNEW ORLEANS, La. – The Orleans Parish School Board raised $2.7 million by auctioning off some of its idle and neglected properties Thursday morning. The auction went off despite a request from Mayor Mitch Landrieu that it be postponed for three months while the city checked to see if the sale was in line with the city’s master plan. Four of the eight properties up for auction were purchased. The ...

Voices against Big Oil — A benefit for the Louisiana Bucket BrigadeThursday, July 29, 2010 @ 8:05AMVoices against Big Oil '” A benefit for the Louisiana Bucket Brigade

Property auction to go ahead despite Mayor Mitch Landrieu's pleasThursday, July 29, 2010 @ 7:54AMMayor Mitch Landrieu on Wednesday called on the Orleans Parish School Board to postpone for 90 days its planned auction today of surplus property. The Times-Picayune archiveNew Orleans Mayor Mitch Landrieu wanted to delay by 90 days an Orleans Parish...