DESPITE EVERYTHING she's been through, Jo Quasney talks about how lucky she is. She lost her rented apartment and all she owned when Hurricane Katrina unleashed floodwaters in New Orleans in 2005. She bears physical scars from the injuries she suffered walking through the chest-deep water. She has mental wounds, too:....(more) (full story...)

NEW ORLEANS - Joan Serpas will always remember the date when the NFL announced it was awarding an expansion franchise to her football-crazed hometown. (full story...)

The New Orleans Saints will open defense of their Super Bowl title Thursday night against the Minnesota Vikings. (full story...)

Mashable - Last year's Super Bowl champions, the New Orleans Saints, will kick off their season with a home opener against the Minnesota Vikings Thursday night. In anticipation of the game, running back Reggie Bush is giving away eight autographed footballs to fans who track them down scavenger-hunt-style. (full story...)

AP - Resting on the top shelf of Jake Delhomme's locker are a ratty set of shoulder pads, hand-me-downs from New Orleans teammate Billy Joe Tolliver. (full story...)

A man wanted by Atlanta police for an August homicide in the city’s southeast was arrested in New Orleans. (full story...)

The New Orleans Saints will open defense of their Super Bowl title Thursday night against the Minnesota Vikings. (full story...)

AFP - The New Orleans Saints are seeking their second-straight Super Bowl rings as the 2010 National Football League season is set to begin this week with 14 players serving suspensions. (full story...)

BP releases its report into the oil spill which followed the Deepwater Horizon explosion in the Gulf of Mexico. Follow live coverage here2.04pm: Our US environment correspondent, Suzanne Goldenberg, has been speaking to Alfred R Sunsen – owner of New Orleans oyster company P&J, which is now facing ruin after 134 years in....(more) (full story...)