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CORRECTS CITY TO KENNER, NOT BATON ROUGE- Women dressed as flight attendants dance and wave handkerchiefs to a second line parade during festivities for the opening of the newly built main terminal of the Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport in Kenner, La., Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2019. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)

New Orleans debuts new $1.3B airport terminal with amenities

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In this Oct. 23, 2019, photo, artist Dread Scott, whose work focuses on racial injustice and oppression, discusses his upcoming reenactment of a slave rebellion in New Orleans. More than 200 years after the largest slave rebellion in American history, hundreds of reenactors will retrace their journey through the sugar plantation country of southeastern Louisiana. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)

Heritage of resistance: Reenactment to honor slave rebellion

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Essence Fest staying in New Orleans

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FILE - In this Sept. 25, 2006, file photo, New Orleans Saints fans listen to the Goo Goo Dolls in front of the Louisiana Superdome in New Orleans before an NFL game between the Saints and the Atlanta Falcons. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)

NFL At 100-AP Was There-Falcons-Saints 2006

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Robinson carries New Orleans past Spring Hill 114-58

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Louisiana's Republican gubernatorial candidate Eddie Rispone talks to media on a campaign stop at New Orleans International Airport in Kenner, La., Monday, Nov. 4, 2019. Rispone says a radio ad linking him and President Donald Trump to former Ku Klux Klan leader David Duke is &quot;disgusting.&quot; Rispone is blaming Democratic incumbent John Bel Edwards for the advertising by the New Orleans-based Black Organization for Leadership Development. There's no evidence Edwards is connected to the effort. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)

Eddie Rispone blasts ad linking David Duke, Trump and Louisiana Republican

By Melinda Deslatte - Associated Press

Republican candidate Eddie Rispone, left, and Democratic Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards shake hands on set before the start of the Louisiana Governor's runoff debate, Wednesday, Oct. 30, 2019, at Louisiana Public Broadcasting in Baton Rouge, La. (Hilary Scheinuk/The Advocate via AP)

Rispone slams ad linking him to David Duke in Louisiana race

By MELINDA DESLATTE - Associated Press

Oklahoma City's Dennis Schroder (17) drives the ball past New Orleans' Kenrich Williams (34) during the second half of an NBA basketball game in Oklahoma City, Saturday, Nov. 2, 2019. (AP Photo/Garett Fisbeck)

Gilgeous-Alexander, Bazley lead Thunder over Pelicans

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Denver Nuggets forward Michael Porter Jr. (1) reaches for the ball under the basket, next to New Orleans Pelicans center Jaxson Hayes and guard Frank Jackson (15) during the first half of an NBA basketball game in New Orleans, Thursday, Oct. 31, 2019. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)

Pelicans beat Nuggets for first victory of season

By JOSH KATZENSTEIN - Associated Press

A tree lies on Camp Street by Henry Clay Avenue after a storm system called Tropical Storm Olga went through the area in New Orleans on Saturday, Oct. 26, 2019. (Sophia Germer/The Advocate via AP)

Remnants of Olga push into Mississippi, leaving damage

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Report on race shows the South is still ‘divided by design’

By KEVIN McGILL - Associated Press

Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar smiles during a television interview at the White House, Monday, Oct. 21, 2019, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

More choices and stable premiums for ‘Obamacare’ next year

By RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVAR - Associated Press

New Orleans Saints running back Latavius Murray (28) celebrates a touchdown during the second half of an NFL football game against the Chicago Bears in Chicago, Sunday, Oct. 20, 2019. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)

Down multiple options, Saints coach Sean Payton got creative

By GUERRY SMITH - Associated Press

Workers prepare two unstable cranes for implosion at the collapse site of the Hard Rock Hotel, which underwent a partial, major collapse while under construction last Sat., Oct., 12, in New Orleans, Saturday, Oct. 19, 2019. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)

The Latest: Mayor expects ruined hotel will be demolished

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Green Bay Packers kicker Mason Crosby celebrates kicking the game-winning field goal by jumping in the stands following an NFL football game against the Detroit Lions, Monday, Oct. 14, 2019, in Green Bay, Wis. Green Bay won 23-22. (AP Photo/Jeffrey Phelps)

The Latest: Cowboys’ Maher kicks another from at least 62

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A ship floats on the Mississippi River by the Hard Rock Hotel construction site in New Orleans, Friday, Oct. 18, 2019. The Hard Rock Hotel partially collapsed last week. (Sophia Germer/The Advocate via AP)

The Latest: New Orleans delays plans to collapse 2 cranes

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Two unstable cranes loom over the construction of a Hard Rock Hotel, Thursday, Oct. 17, 2019, in New Orleans. The 18-story hotel project that was under construction collapsed last Saturday, killing three workers. Two bodies remain in the wreckage. Authorities say explosives will be strategically placed on the two unstable construction cranes in hopes of bringing them down with a series of small controlled blasts ahead of approaching tropical weather. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)

The Latest: Crane explosion planned Saturday in New Orleans

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Saints-Bears Preview Capsule

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Elvis Brooks walks out of the Louisiana State Penitentiary at Angola with his brother Aaron Brooks, left, in Angola, La., Wednesday, Oct. 16, 2019. Elvis Brooks, who has spent two-thirds of his life in prison for a killing he always denied committing, pleaded guilty to manslaughter and was released. Since his arrest in 1977, Brooks has maintained that he's innocent. Innocence Project New Orleans attorneys say evidence that would have cleared him was withheld at trial. Prosecutors offered the plea agreement Tuesday which was accepted. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)

New Orleans man, 62, free after 42 years and plea agreement

By GERALD HERBERT and JANET McCONNAUGHEY - Associated Press

This aerial photo shows the Hard Rock Hotel, which was under construction, after a fatal partial collapse in New Orleans, Saturday, Oct. 12, 2019. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)

The Latest: Tropical weather new fear at collapse site

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