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Lots finally ready for building in Pontchartrain Park

After months of delays, the Pontchartrain Park neighborhood is poised to see a flood of residential rebuilding. New Orleans Recovery Authority Executive Director Richard Monteilh said two model homes...

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HBO’s drama ‘Treme’ renewed for 2nd season

NEW YORK — HBO says its new drama “Treme” has been picked up for a second season just days after its series premiere. The show is set in New Orleans in fall 2005, three months after Hurricane Katrina....

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Wendell Pierce to address Loyola class of ’11

Wendell Pierce, the New Orleans-raised actor who plays a New Orleans musician on an HBO television series, will address the Loyola University Class of 2011 during a commencement ceremony in May. The...

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Significant planning remains for proposed Holy Cross development

If all goes as planned, the former Holy Cross School site will be transformed into an innovative, five-square-block development consisting of affordable housing for teachers, nonprofit office space,...

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First lady visits West Bank grocery store

Mrs. Obama was guided through the store by actor Wendell Pierce, a New Orleans native who has been leading an effort to open grocery stores in underserved neighborhoods impacted by Hurricane Katrina.

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Musicians kick off campaign to boost literacy

"Treme" actor and musician Wendell Pierce is scheduled to read to more than 500 New Orleans elementary school students in an effort to break the world record for largest reading lesson.

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Wendell Pierce has big plans for New Orleans radio station

Wendell Pierce has big plans for WBOK AM, the African American-focused radio station and New Orleans institution that he and partners have just agreed to buy.

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