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Pelicans hire Trajan Langdon as general manager

By BRETT MARTEL - Associated Press

Duke's Zion Williamson arrives for the NBA basketball draft lottery Tuesday, May 14, 2019, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Nuccio DiNuzzo)

Maravich era was last time N.O. basketball mattered

By Thom Loverro

David Griffin, New Orleans Pelicans Executive Vice President of Basketball Operations, gets a hug from head coach Alvin Gentry after it was announced that their team had won the first pick during the NBA basketball draft lottery Tuesday, May 14, 2019, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Nuccio DiNuzzo)

Pelicans going at own pace after hitting NBA lottery jackpot

By BRETT MARTEL - Associated Press

David Griffin, New Orleans Pelicans Executive Vice President of Basketball Operations, gets a hug from head coach Alvin Gentry after it was announced that their team had won the first pick during the NBA basketball draft lottery Tuesday, May 14, 2019, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Nuccio DiNuzzo)

Zion Williamson generates hope, excitement for Pelicans

By Matthew Paras - The Washington Times

Duke's Zion Williamson arrives for the NBA basketball draft lottery Tuesday, May 14, 2019, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Nuccio DiNuzzo)

New Orleans wins NBA draft lottery, right to pick No. 1

By TIM REYNOLDS - Associated Press

Heavy rains in South leave some trapped, others afloat

Associated Press

FILE - In this March 8, 2018 file photo workers open the gates of the Bonnet Carre spillway, a river diversion structure, which diverts water from the rising Mississippi River, left, to Lake Pontchartrain, in Norco, La. The Army Corps of Engineers’ New Orleans office is asking to open the historic flood control structure above New Orleans for the second time in one year. The National Weather Service says continued rains in the Midwest and Ohio Valley and floodwaters from the upper Mississippi River are heading down the Mississippi. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert, file)

Major spillway opens as downpours swell Mississippi River

By GERALD HERBERT and JANET McCONNAUGHEY - Associated Press

FILE - In this March 8, 2018 file photo workers open the gates of the Bonnet Carre spillway, a river diversion structure, which diverts water from the rising Mississippi River, left, to Lake Pontchartrain, in Norco, La. The Army Corps of Engineers’ New Orleans office is asking to open the historic flood control structure above New Orleans for the second time in one year. The National Weather Service says continued rains in the Midwest and Ohio Valley and floodwaters from the upper Mississippi River are heading down the Mississippi. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert, file)

The Latest: Tuesday likely reopening for Louisiana spillway

Associated Press

Diana Ross performs a medley at the 61st annual Grammy Awards on Sunday, Feb. 10, 2019, in Los Angeles. (Photo by Matt Sayles/Invision/AP)

Diana Ross feels ‘violated’ by TSA screener

Associated Press

FILE - In this Thursday, Sept. 27, 2012 file photo, free introductory copies of the Baton Rouge Advocate's new New Orleans edition, right, are seen next to copies of the New Orleans Times-Picayune at Lakeside News in the New Orleans suburb of Metairie, La. The owners of Louisiana's The Advocate newspaper have purchased The Times-Picayune in New Orleans from Advance Local Media. The Advocate announced the purchase on its website Thursday, May 2, 2019.(AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)

Shakeup shows resiliency of newspapers in New Orleans

By KEVIN McGILL - Associated Press

Correction: New Orleans Newspapers story

By KEVIN McGILL - Associated Press

US court hears arguments over fines for poor convicts

By KEVIN McGILL - Associated Press

Jazz Fest weekend closes with Van Morrison, Marsalis tribute

By Associated Press - Associated Press

FILE - In this March 1, 2019, file photo, Texas A&amp;M offensive lineman Erik McCoy runs a drill during the NFL football scouting combine, in Indianapolis. McCoy is a possible pick in the 2019 NFL Draft. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings, File)

Saints GM Loomis: Draft trades true to team philosophy

By BRETT MARTEL - Associated Press

FILE - In this Jan. 20, 2019, file photo, New Orleans Saints head coach Sean Payton reacts to a call during the second half of the NFL football NFC championship game against the Los Angeles Rams, in New Orleans. The Saints have no time to waste if they want to win another Super Bowl with record-setting quarterback Drew Brees under center _ which is why three of their top four 2019 draft slots have already been traded away. The Saints aren’t slated to pick until late in the second round _ 62nd overall _ because they largely mortgaged the top of this year’s draft in hopes of winning it all last season. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip, File)

Saints await to make 1st pick in 2nd round of NFL draft

By BRETT MARTEL - Associated Press

Ciara performs at the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival on Thursday, April 25, 2019, in New Orleans. (Photo by Amy Harris/Invision/AP)

The Latest: George Porter Jr. at Jazz Fest, 50 years later

Associated Press

In this Wednesday, Feb. 13, 2019 photo, Royon Rene Burbank explains her struggle with the heat in the summertime at an abandoned gutted home in the Lower Ninth Ward neighborhood in New Orleans. Burbank and her toddler son lived in the abandoned home. Burbank claimed she now lives in a shelter while her son lives with her grandfather as they wait for Unity of Greater New Orleans to find an affordable home they could live in together. (AP Photo/Sophia Germer)

New Orleans at ‘crossroads’ as newly homeless numbers rise

By STACEY PLAISANCE - Associated Press

FILE - In this March 1, 2019, file photo, Texas A&amp;M offensive lineman Erik McCoy runs a drill during the NFL football scouting combine, in Indianapolis. McCoy is a possible pick in the 2019 NFL Draft. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings, File)

Saints trade up 14 spots, draft Texas A&M center Erik McCoy

By BRETT MARTEL - Associated Press

Wendell Pierce has big plans for New Orleans radio station

By BY ANTHONY MCAULEY - Associated Press

FILE - In this Jan. 13, 2019, file photo, New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees (9) throws against the Philadelphia Eagles, during an NFL football game in New Orleans. The Saints have no time to waste if they want to win another Super Bowl with record-setting quarterback Drew Brees under center _ which is why three of their top four 2019 draft slots have already been traded away. The Saints aren’t slated to pick until late in the second round _ 62nd overall _ because they largely mortgaged the top of this year’s draft in hopes of winning it all last season. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert, File)

Saints’ 2019 draft options limited by past deals

By BRETT MARTEL - Associated Press