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New Orleans Pelicans forward Zion Williamson (1) goes to the basket over Utah Jazz forward Georges Niang, left, and center Rudy Gobert, right, in the first half of an NBA basketball game in New Orleans, Monday, March 1, 2021. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)

Williamson pushes Pelicans past NBA-leading Jazz, 129-124

By BRETT MARTEL - Associated Press

Garvin leads Nicholls St. over New Orleans 105-101 in OT

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New Orleans relaxing pandemic restrictions as numbers fall

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FILE - In this Saturday, Dec. 5, 2020 file photo, Jason Williams celebrates with supporters at NOLA Brewing Company after beating Keva Landrum in the Orleans Parish district attorney's runoff race in New Orleans. Prosecutors in New Orleans moved Friday, Feb. 26, 2021 to have convictions overturned for 22 people found guilty of felonies by non-unanimous juries, and to review hundreds of other such convictions obtained under a law with roots in the Jim Crow era. (David Grunfeld/The Advocate via AP, File)

New Orleans move to vacate 22 non-unanimous jury convictions

By KEVIN McGILL - Associated Press

Amtrak: Passenger trains to return to Gulf Coast in 2022

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Washington Wizards guard Russell Westbrook, center, congratulates teammates forward Deni Avdija, left, and guard Raul Neto during a timeout in the second half of an NBA basketball game Monday, Feb. 22, 2021, in Los Angeles. The Wizards won 127-124 in overtime. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill) **FILE**

Russell Westbrook misses cut for NBA All-Star reserves

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Utility: Much more power cut than necessary Mardi Gras night

By KEVIN McGILL - Associated Press

New Orleans Pelicans forward Zion Williamson (1) goes to the basket in the first half of an NBA basketball game against the Boston Celtics in New Orleans, Sunday, Feb. 21, 2021. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)

NBA chooses All-Star reserves, with Zion among first-timers

By TIM REYNOLDS - Associated Press

St. Hilaire carries New Orleans past Cent. Arkansas 88-63

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Bystanders react at the scene of a multiple fatality shooting at the Jefferson Gun Outlet in Metairie, La., Saturday, Feb. 20, 2021. A suspect fatally shot two people at a gun store in a suburb of New Orleans on Saturday afternoon, and the shooter also died during gunfire as others engaged the suspect both inside and outside the outlet, authorities said. (AP Photo/Matthew Hinton)

Customers, staff fired back in gun store shooting; 3 dead

By STACEY PLAISANCE - Associated Press

Phoenix Suns guard Chris Paul (3) drives the lane between New Orleans Pelicans guard Eric Bledsoe (5), center Willy Hernangomez (9) and forward Brandon Ingram (14) during the second half of an NBA basketball game in New Orleans, Friday, Feb. 19, 2021. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)

Paul has 19 assists, Suns rally to beat Pelicans 132-114

By BRETT MARTEL - Associated Press

File - In this March 9, 2011 file photo, police on horseback and foot clear out the crowds on Bourbon Street at midnight for the end of Mardi Gras festivities in New Orleans. The final weekend of Mardi Gras season in New Orleans has begun with a warning from police that crowds won't be tolerated as the city fights to stop the spread of the coronavirus. Police chief Shaun Ferguson noted Friday, Feb. 12, 2021, that bars throughout the city were being ordered to close through Fat Tuesday. And he said police will man barricades limiting pedestrian traffic on Bourbon Street to people who live or work there, hotel guests, and restaurant patrons. T (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert, File)

Muted Mardi Gras: Closed bars, barricaded Bourbon Street

By KEVIN McGILL - Associated Press

People walk past parts of Mardi Gras floats past and present, at Mardi Gras World, where Kern Studios creates and stores some of their floats, in New Orleans, Friday, Feb. 12, 2021. New Orleans' annual pre-Lenten Mardi Gras celebration is muted this year because of the coronavirus pandemic. Parades canceled. Bars closed. Crowds suppressed. Mardi Gras joy is muted this year in New Orleans as authorities seek to stifle the coronavirus's spread. And it's a blow to the tradition-bound city's party-loving soul. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)

Virus-muffled Mardi Gras hits New Orleans’ party-loving soul

By KEVIN McGILL, REBECCA SANTANA and and JANET McCONNAUGHEY - Associated Press

Mayor Cantrell unable to meet Biden after inaccurate test

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Dallas Mavericks' Luka Doncic smiles at the bench after sinking a long 3-point basket during the second half of the team's NBA basketball game against the New Orleans Pelicans in Dallas, Friday, Feb. 12, 2021. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)

Doncic, Williamson hit career highs as Mavs top Pels 143-130

By SCHUYLER DIXON - Associated Press

A street sign hangs on St. Claude Avenue, Jan. 30, 2021, in New Orleans. The toll of this year’s toned-down Mardi Gras is evident on St. Claude Avenue, an off-the-beaten-track stretch that has become a destination in recent years. (AP Photo/Dorthy Ray)

Coronavirus dims Carnival joy and commerce on a New Orleans street

By Rebecca Santana - Associated Press

FILE - In this Oct. 11, 2018, file photo, adult film actress Stormy Daniels attends the opening of the adult entertainment fair &quot;Venus,&quot; in Berlin. When Donald Trump left the White House in January 2021, he remained &quot;Individual-1&quot; in the federal campaign finance crimes case against his former attorney, Michael Cohen. The prosecution stemmed from six-figure payments Cohen arranged to Daniels and former Playboy model Karen McDougal, to keep them quiet during the campaign about alleged affairs with Trump. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber, File)

Stormy Daniels and Michael Cohen, once foes, talk Trump

By JIM MUSTIAN - Associated Press

New Orleans Pelicans forward Brandon Ingram (14) shoots over Memphis Grizzlies guard Desmond Bane (22) during the first quarter of an NBA basketball game in New Orleans, Saturday, Feb. 6, 2021. (AP Photo/Derick Hingle)

Ingram, Williamson power Pelicans past Grizzlies, 118-109

By BRETT MARTEL - Associated Press

FILE - In this Jan. 26, 2020 file photo, PJ Morton poses in the press room with the award for best R&amp;B song for &quot;Say So&quot; at the 62nd annual Grammy Awards at the Staples Center in Los Angeles. Morton is the first artist in residence at a historically Black private university in New Orleans. Dillard University announced that Morton will teach master classes in songwriting, music publishing, studio production and talent management during the 2021-22 academic year. .(AP Photo/Chris Pizzello, File)

PJ Morton 1st artist in residence at Dillard University

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In this Tuesday, Feb. 25, 2020, file photo, Mondo Kayo parades down Chartres Street during Mardi Gras, in New Orleans. A subdued Carnival season begins Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2021, after the coronavirus pandemic put an end to the crowd-heavy balls and street parades that draw thousands of people to the city every year. (AP Photo/Rusty Costanza) **FILE**

COVID-19 turns New Orleans dry: Mayor orders bars closed for Mardi Gras

By James Varney - The Washington Times