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FILE - In this May 12, 2014 file photo, Orleans Parish District Attorney Leon Cannizzaro tells reporters that Reginald Adams has been freed after being unjustly imprisoned for 34 years because former prosecutors and former detectives withheld evidence that would have acquitted him of killing a police officer's wife in 1979. Cannizzaro has turned to a federal appeals court in hopes of killing a lawsuit over his office’s use of phony subpoenas and alleged coercion of witnesses. The suit against Cannizzaro’s office was filed in 2017 by civil rights groups. Last month, a federal judge largely rejected a request to dismiss the suit. (AP Photo/Janet McConnaughey, File)

Prosecutor turns to US appeals court, hoping to kill lawsuit

By KEVIN McGILL - Associated Press

Milwaukee Bucks forward Giannis Antetokounmpo (34) goes up against New Orleans Pelicans forward Anthony Davis (23) and guard Kenrich Williams (34) in the first half of an NBA basketball game in New Orleans, Tuesday, March 12, 2019. (AP Photo/Scott Threlkeld)

Bucks used big third quarter to pull away and beat Pelicans

By LES EAST - Associated Press

Toronto Raptors forward Kawhi Leonard (2) scores against New Orleans Pelicans guard Kenrich Williams (34) in the first half of an NBA basketball game in New Orleans, Friday, March 8, 2019. (AP Photo/Scott Threlkeld)

Leonard’s 31 lead Raptors past Pelicans, 127-104

By BRETT MARTEL - Associated Press

Utah Jazz guard Donovan Mitchell (45) finishes a steal with a dunk on New Orleans Pelicans guard Jrue Holiday (11) in the first half of an NBA basketball game in New Orleans, Wednesday, March 6, 2019. (AP Photo/Scott Threlkeld)

Favors, Gobert push Jazz past Pelicans 114-104

By BRETT MARTEL - Associated Press

The Title Float rolls down Napoleon Avenue as the 1,600 men of Bacchus present their 32-float Mardi Gras parade entitled &quot;Starring Louisiana&quot; on the Uptown route in New Orleans on Sunday, March 3, 2019. (Michael DeMocker/The Times-Picayune via AP)

The Latest: Revelry reflects infamous Saints-Rams ‘no call’

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New Orleans Pelicans center Julius Randle (30) blocks a layup by Utah Jazz center Rudy Gobert (27) in the second half during an NBA basketball game Monday, March 4, 2019, in Salt Lake City. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)

Randle and Holiday rally Pelicans to 115-112 win over Jazz

By JOHN COON - Associated Press

Costumed revelers gather Monday, March 4, 2019, for the annual Krewe of Red Beans march in New Orleans. The usually lighthearted parade began with a funeral dirge by a brass band in memory of Sharree Walls, a krewe member who was one of two killed when a car veered into a bike lane Saturday night. (AP Photo/Kevin McGill)

Amid Mardi Gras joy, tears for bicyclists killed in traffic

By KEVIN McGILL - Associated Press

The Latest: Fatalities prompt call for safer bikeways

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New Orleans Pelicans guard Jrue Holiday, center, drives past Denver Nuggets guard Gary Harris, left, and forward Paul Millsap on the way to scoring a basket during the second half of an NBA basketball game Saturday, March 2, 2019, in Denver. The Pelicans won 120-112. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)

Holiday scores 29, Pelicans beat Nuggets 120-112

By DENNIS GEORGATOS - Associated Press

Plaisance Jr. carries New Orleans over Nicholls 80-70

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‘More specific’ declaration against jailing indigents sought

By KEVIN McGILL - Associated Press

New Orleans Police crime scene technicians place evidence cones on Elk Place at Canal Street after police got into a shooting with an armed robbery suspect in New Orleans, La., Sunday, Feb. 17, 2019. (Michael DeMocker/The Times-Picayune via AP)

Chief: 3 may have been hit by police in New Orleans shootout

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New Orleans Pelicans' Anthony Davis, right, collides with Los Angeles Lakers' Kyle Kuzma during the first half of an NBA basketball game Wednesday, Feb. 27, 2019, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)

LeBron’s 33 send Lakers past Davis’ Pelicans, 125-119

By GREG BEACHAM - Associated Press

Highway 465 in Warren and Issaquena County is seen closed on the south end due to the rising flood waters north of Vicksburg, Miss., on Tuesday, Feb. 26, 2019. The Mississippi River is currently at 47.48 feet in Vicksburg according to the National Weather Service and is expected to crest at 51.4 feet on March 14, which is the highest crest since 2016 (Courtland Wells/The Vicksburg Post, via AP)

Water surrounds Mississippi town as rivers rise across South

By JEFF AMY - Associated Press

Ex-postal manager pleads guilty to stealing $630K in stamps

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Convicted in racial shootings, he dies days after sentencing

By KEVIN McGILL - Associated Press

Memphis Grizzlies guard Mike Conley (11), Los Angeles Lakers guard Kentavious Caldwell-Pope, center, and Grizzlies forward Justin Holiday (7) struggle for control of the ball in the first half of an NBA basketball game Monday, Feb. 25, 2019, in Memphis, Tenn. (AP Photo/Brandon Dill)

Conley, Grizzlies dent Lakers’ playoff hopes in 110-105 win

By CLAY BAILEY - Associated Press

Myers scores 13 to lift New Orleans over McNeese St. 60-51

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Indiana Pacers guard Wesley Matthews (23) drives on New Orleans Pelicans guard Frank Jackson (15) during the second half of an NBA basketball game in Indianapolis, Friday, Feb. 22, 2019. The Pacers won 126-111. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy)

Matthews fuels rally, Pacers beat Pelicans 126-111

By COREY ELLIOT - Associated Press

Bail bond companies told to refund years of overcharges

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