By Brett Martel Associated Press Published 10:14 PM EST Nov 4, 2018 New Orleans — When the time came to dial up a big play for Michael Thomas, the Saints’ leading receiver answered the call. He even had a flip phone planted in the padding of each goal post, just in case. Thomas caught a late 72-yard touchdown reception and then celebrated with a cellphone in a throwback to another famous New Orleans play, and the streaking Saints handed the Los Angeles Rams their first loss of the season with a 45-35 victory on Sunday. “I loved the celebration myself, and I think it was the perfect time when I did it,” Thomas said. “We love our fans and we always want to bring them back great memories.” Drew Brees passed for 346 yards and four touchdowns in New Orleans’ seventh straight win, and Thomas finished with a club-record 211 yards receiving. But what happened after the last of his 12 receptions stole the show in a wild shootout … [Read more...] about New Orleans Saints dial up Michael Thomas, hand Los Angeles Rams first loss
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Animal baby boom at New Orleans zoo
Janet Mcconnaughey Associated Press Published 1:03 p.m. UTC Jul 27, 2018 New Orleans – About a year after moving into spacious new digs in New Orleans, African animals are doing just what officials from two zoos had hoped when they created the forested paddocks: being fruitful and multiplying. Seven antelope have given birth, at least one more female is pregnant and others may be. The small herds wander in 3- to 46-acre swaths of forest, marking a partnership between the Audubon Zoo in New Orleans and San Diego Zoo Global. The zoos’ Alliance for Sustainable Wildlife is aimed at preserving endangered species and producing popular species for zoos. It’s housed at the Audubon Nature Institute’s Species Survival Center in New Orleans, where the first hoofed animals arrived last spring and summer. “Because we’re closed to the public, it offers a place that’s a lot quieter” than zoos, and large enclosures allow more natural, larger herds … [Read more...] about Animal baby boom at New Orleans zoo
Arizona to host Super Bowl in 2023, New Orleans in 2024
Updated 10:34 am, Wednesday, May 23, 2018 window._taboola = window._taboola || []; _taboola.push({ mode: 'thumbnails-c', container: 'taboola-interstitial-gallery-thumbnails-3', placement: 'Interstitial Gallery Thumbnails 3', target_type: 'mix' }); _taboola.push({flush: true}); Photo: JUDI BOTTONI, AP Image 1of/3 CaptionClose Image 1 of 3 FILE - This Sept. 25, 2006, file photo shows the Louisiana Superdome in New Orleans. The NFL has awarded future Super Bowls to Arizona and New Orleans. The decision was made Wednesday, May 23, 2018, at the league's annual spring meeting in Atlanta, which will host the 2019 Super Bowl at Mercedes-Benz Stadium. less FILE - This Sept. 25, 2006, file photo shows the Louisiana Superdome in New Orleans. The NFL has awarded future Super Bowls to Arizona and New Orleans. The decision was made Wednesday, May 23, 2018, at the ... more … [Read more...] about Arizona to host Super Bowl in 2023, New Orleans in 2024
Aerosmith packs ‘em in at New Orleans Jazz Fest
NEW ORLEANS — Aerosmith drew a huge crowd and smaller but still packed crowds boogied to Cage the Elephant, Delbert McClinton and Anita Baker and a rousing mix of other musical acts as the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival wound up its next-to-last day. Once a relatively small affair, the festival now in its 49th year draws hundreds of thousands of people to a 7-day celebration of all things music, reflecting the rich diversity of a river city now celebrating its tri-centennial. There was jazz, of course, but also Cajun, zydeco, roots rock, African rhythms, Latin groups and traditional music from Canada to the Republic of Congo. Sweating, swaying and so packed at times that they could hardly move, the people singing along to Aerosmith’s “Sweet Misery” and “Living on the Edge” had no choice but to surrender to the experience. “There’s nowhere to go, no way to get there. It’s like critical density,” said Jeff Baker of Fort … [Read more...] about Aerosmith packs ‘em in at New Orleans Jazz Fest
SaberCats lose inaugural home opener to New Orleans
By Reid Laymance, Houston Chronicle Published 4:21 pm, Saturday, April 21, 2018 window._taboola = window._taboola || []; _taboola.push({ mode: 'thumbnails-c', container: 'taboola-interstitial-gallery-thumbnails-5', placement: 'Interstitial Gallery Thumbnails 5', target_type: 'mix' }); _taboola.push({flush: true}); window._taboola = window._taboola || []; _taboola.push({ mode: 'thumbnails-c', container: 'taboola-interstitial-gallery-thumbnails-8', placement: 'Interstitial Gallery Thumbnails 8', target_type: 'mix' }); _taboola.push({flush: true}); Photo: Yi-Chin Lee/Houston Chronicle Image 1of/8 CaptionClose Image 1 of 8 Houston SaberCats Alex Elkins (14) runs forward and scores a try during the first half of the home opener of the Major League Rugby game against New Orleans Gold at Dyer Stadium on Saturday, April 21, 2018, in downtown Houston. ( Yi-Chin Lee / Houston Chronicle ) less … [Read more...] about SaberCats lose inaugural home opener to New Orleans