The New Orleans Times-Picayune
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The newspaper began publishing in 1837 as the Picayune, named after the Spanish coin equivalent to 6¼¢ (1/16 dollar)which was the price of the paper. It became The Times-Picayune after merging with its rival paper in 1914. S.I. Newhouse bought the Times-Picayune and the other remaining New Orleans daily, the States-Item, in 1962, and merged the papers in 1980. The merged paper was called The Times-Picayune/The States-Item from 1980 to 1986.[1] Specific community editions of the newspaper are also circulated and retain the Picayune name (e.g., Gretna Picayune for nearby Gretna). The ... More » (Source: Wikipedia)
Overview
Media:
Newspaper
Audience:
(English)
Scope:
Regional
Political Viewpoint:
Neutral viewpoint
Owners:
Advance Publication | private_corporation | Managers: Jim Amoss
Research
Location:
3800 Howard Avenue, New Orleans, LA, 70125, US
Editorial
Edited By:
Kaizar Campwala
Last Edit:
Jan 3, 2007 - 7:57 AM PST
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Central City councilman joins Republican Party - NOLA.com
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Hurricane Isaac: 12 hours in 30 seconds time lapse
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President Obama announces plans to expand domestic oil production
President Barack Obama Saturday announced plans to expand domestic oil production, including holding a lease sale in the Gulf of Mexico this year and two in 2012, and ...Posted by Jon Mitchell -
Deepwater drill permit approved off coast of La.
The federal government on Monday approved the first permit to drill the kind of deepwater oil well that was banned after last year's BP disaster, but it's yet to be seen ...Posted by Jon Mitchell -
Massive stretches of weathered oil spotted in Gulf of Mexico
'Serious problems' for wildlife forecast if the oil gets into coastal marshes Just three days after the U.S. Coast Guard admiral in charge of the BP oil spill cleanup declared ...Posted by Dwight Rousu -
Huge fish kill reported in Plaquemines Parish
Plaquemines Parish officials have asked state wildlife officials to investigate what they said is a massive fish kill at Bayou Chaland on the west side of the Mississippi ...Posted by Glenn LaBauve -
Fernando del Valle, Tenor Honors Katrina | NOLA.com
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After Katrina, New Orleans Cops Were Told to shoot looters
In the chaotic days after Hurricane Katrina, an order circulated among New Orleans police authorizing officers to shoot looters, according to present and former members of the ...Posted by Jon Mitchell -
Deepwater Horizon oil plume more than twice all natural seeps in the northern Gulf of Mexico
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