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Robert Durst is transported from Orleans Parish Criminal District Court to the Orleans Parish Prison after his arraignment in New Orleans, Tuesday, March 17, 2015. Durst was rebooked on charges of being a convicted felon in possession of a firearm, and possession of a weapon with a controlled dangerous substance, a small amount of marijuana. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)

Robert Durst’s attorney: Search of Houston home a ‘publicity stunt’

By Juan A. Lozano - Associated Press

New York City real estate heir Robert Durst leaves a Houston courtroom in this Aug. 15, 2014, file photo. Durst was arrested in New Orleans on an extradition warrant to Los Angeles on Saturday, March 14, 2015. (AP Photo/Pat Sullivan, File)

Robert Durst’s attorney: Potential new charges may delay extradition

By Janet McConnaughey and Brian Melley - Associated Press

New York City real estate heir Robert Durst leaves a Houston courtroom in this Aug. 15, 2014, file photo. Durst was arrested in New Orleans on an extradition warrant to Los Angeles on Saturday, March 14, 2015. (AP Photo/Pat Sullivan, File)

Robert Durst, wealthy eccentric, says in HBO finale he ‘killed them all’

By Janet McConnaughey and Brian Melley - Associated Press

FILE - In this Sept. 25, 2011, file photo, New Orleans Saints tight end Jimmy Graham (80) catches a ball for a 27-yard touchdown as Houston Texans strong safety Glover Quin (29) defends during the second half of an NFL football game in New Orleans. The Seattle Seahawks and the Saints agreed to a trade Tuesday, March 10, 2015, sending Graham to Seattle in exchange for veteran center Max Unger, pending a physical. The trade is also expected to include draft picks. (AP Photo/Bill Haber, File0

Jimmy Graham traded to Seahawks in exchange for center Max Under

By Tim Booth - Associated Press

SAN DIEGO, CA -Harmony Lallo, visiting from Franktown, Colo., tries her hand at surfing under mostly sunny skies Wednesday, Nov. 12, 2014, in San Diego, as her home state was pummeled with snow. A blast of arctic air is blanketing the country's mid-section this week, while Southern California enjoys ample sunshine. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)

Top U.S. cities for winter travel

By Ann Wog

New Orleans Pelicans and New Orleans Saints owner Tom Benson, left, watches from his suite with his wife, Gayle Benson, during the first half of the Pelicans' NBA basketball game against the Denver Nuggets in New Orleans, Wednesday, Jan. 28, 2015. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)

Saints, Pelicans owner Benson says he wants quick exam

By KEVIN McGILL - Associated Press

RITA COOK: CAR REVIEW: An eight hour road trip proves the Mini Cooper has your back

By Rita Cook

Washington Wizards guard John Wall (2) celebrates after scoring during the second half of an NBA basketball game against the New Orleans Pelicans, Monday, Jan. 5, 2015, in New Orleans. The Wizards won 92-85. (AP Photo/Jonathan Bachman)

John Wall’s double-double helps Wizards snap three-game losing streak

By Brett Martel - Associated Press

A cannon battery marks where Union forces were entrenched during the Siege of Vicksburg, which rocked the Mississippi town between May 18 and July 4, 1863. (ERIC ALTHOFF/WASHINGTON TIMES)

Visit Mississippi: History, brews, blues flow in Mississippi

By Eric Althoff - The Washington Times

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Christmas Eve shooting wounds one at Louisiana mall

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Officials separate players during a scuffle after a touchdown by the Carolina Panthers in the first half of an NFL football game against the New Orleans Saints in New Orleans, Sunday, Dec. 7, 2014. (AP Photo/Bill Feig)

Panthers, Saints brawl after Cam Newton TD

By Brett Martel - Associated Press

Nine years after Hurricane Katrina, charter schools are the new reality of public education in New Orleans. The vast majority of public school students will be attending a charter school established by a state-run school district created in the wake of the storm. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)

How to run a school: 2 illustrate promise and perils

By Eric Schulzke - Deseret News

National Guard trucks haul residents through floodwaters to the Superdome after Hurricane Katrina hit in New Orleans, Tuesday, Aug. 30, 2005. Officials called for a mandatory evacuation of the city, but many residents remained in the city. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)

EDITORIAL: Local, private disaster relief more effective than FEMA

By THE WASHINGTON TIMES

Baltimore Ravens running back Justin Forsett celebrates his touchdown carry in the second half of an NFL football game against the New Orleans Saints in New Orleans, Monday, Nov. 24, 2014. The Ravens won 34-27. (AP Photo/Jonathan Bachman)

Ravens get running start in bid to make playoffs

By DAVID GINSBURG - Associated Press

WWII Museum opening new pavilion in New Orleans

By STACEY PLAISANCE - Associated Press

In a Dec. 1, 2013 aerial file photo, the cruise ship Norwegian Breakaway is berthed on the westside of Manhattan in New York. Norwegian Cruise Line is getting into the luxury cruise business by acquiring Prestige Cruises International in a deal worth about $3 billion. Shares of Norwegian jumped more than 14 percent before the opening bell Tuesday, Sept. 2, 2014. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan)FILE -

Norwegian Cruise, Port of NOLA reach 4-year deal

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Baltimore Ravens running back Justin Forsett (29) carries on a touchdown run past New Orleans Saints middle linebacker Curtis Lofton (50) in the first half of an NFL football game in New Orleans, Monday, Nov. 24, 2014. (AP Photo/Rogelio Solis)

Forsett leads Ravens past Saints, 34-27

By Brett Martel - Associated Press

FILE - In this Aug. 20, 2014 file-pool photo, Attorney General Eric Holder speaks with Capt. Ron Johnson of the Missouri State Highway Patrol at Drake's Place Restaurant in Ferguson, Mo. As local authorities in Missouri near the end of their investigation into the Ferguson shooting, a separate, ongoing federal civil rights review of the entire police department holds the greater potential to refashion the agency and spur long-lasting change, experts say. The Justice Department, which is investigating the Aug. 9 shooting of 18-year-old Michael Brown along with a county grand jury, is more than two months into its probe of the Ferguson department&#8217;s practices. The civil rights inquiry, relying on data and interviews, is searching for any pattern of racial bias in how officers in the predominantly white department interact with the majority-black community. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais, File-Pool)

Probe of Ferguson police could spur broad change

By Eric Tucker - Associated Press

U.S. Deputy Marshals escort six-year-old Ruby Bridges from William Frantz Elementary School in New Orleans, La., in this November 1960 file photo. On Friday, Nov. 14, 2014 — 54 years later to the day when she first walked up the steps to William Frantz Elementary School — she commemorates the event with the unveiling of a statue in her likeness at her old school. (AP Photo/File)

Ruby Bridges, civil rights figure: U.S. divided by race again

By Cain Burdeau - Associated Press