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Alison Gros wanted to come up with a way to get her fourth-grade special education students at Andrew Jackson Elementary School excited for preparing for their Louisiana Educational Assessment Program tests. She and her student teacher assistant decided to eat worms.

Beneath a mildly blazing sun that threatened retreat at any moment, the Holy Trinity Cathedral’s annual Greek Festival returned to New Orleans on Saturday for its 36th year.

Chad Gough-Fortenberry is a champion. And on the baseball field it’s as if all eyes are on him: those of his fans, his opponents, and even Major League scouts.

Mayor C. Ray Nagin painted a picture of a New Orleans that is on a steady track toward recovery four years after Hurricane Katrina in his final State of the City address on Wednesday night.

After a six-month-long process, the city of New Orleans was awarded the 2013 Super Bowl, beating out the Phoenix and South Florida competition.