• 4 wounded in shooting on Bourbon Street

     

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    Louisiana State Police stand near the 400 block of Bourbon Street in the French Quarter in New Orleans, Feb. 10, 2013. Police said late Saturday two males and two females were shot, and the most severely wounded man was undergoing surgery while the others were stable.

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    This frame grab of a bystander's video provided by the New Orleans Police Department shows one of the suspects, left, that police say they are seeking.

    Three of the victims were listed in stable condition while a male victim underwent surgery and was listed in critical condition, New Orleans Police spokesman Frank Robertson said.  
     

    The shooting happened at around 9:30 p.m. (10:30 p.m. ET) after one of the victims got into an argument with two men, Robertson said. The two men left but soon returned, according to police.  

    One then shot one of the victims in the abdomen, upper thigh and pelvic area, and fled the scene, Robertson said.

    -- Reported by F. Brinley Bruton, Staff Writer, NBC News

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    Four people were shot during the annual Mardi Gras festivities on New Orleans' Bourbon Street. But even as police cleared the scene, thousands kept on with the party. TODAY's Jenna Wolfe reports.

     

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    From blowout to blackout to shoot out, Joe Flacco and the Baltimore Ravens had just enough power to survive one of the most electric Super Bowls ever.

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    Matthew Pettus holds a sheet open in the wind on the levee near Lake Pontchatrain as Hurricane Isaac approaches in New Orleans, Aug. 28, 2012.

    Miguel Llanos, NBC News  — Hurricane Isaac continued building strength on Tuesday, closing in on New Orleans and the entire Louisiana coast as a slow-moving giant expected to make landfall shortly and then dump up to 20 inches of rain in some spots over two days. Even before landfall, some flooded roads and power outages were reported in Louisiana and Mississippi. Full story…

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    A group of men await Hurricane Isaac in New Orleans, Aug. 28.

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    Joshua Keegan, 10, left, and Ruffin Henry, 10, play with Scout in a flooded area outside of the levee system along the shores of Lake Pontchartrain as Hurricane Isaac approaches New Orleans, Aug. 28.

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    Andrew Sessoms sit on a park bench at a flooded beach as Hurricane Isaac approaches the Gulf Coast in Waveland, Miss., Aug. 28.

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    HESCO employees work at closing off Highway 23 South as Tropical Storm Isaac heads towards the Louisiana coast line in Oakville, Louisiana, Aug. 28. Tropical Storm Isaac was near hurricane force as it bore down on the U.S. Gulf Coast on Tuesday and was expected to make landfall in the New Orleans area seven years after it was devastated by Hurricane Katrina.

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    Gus Williams, left, feeds his step-granddaughter Somaya Washington, right, as her mother, Areonisha Washington, center, watches after evacuating to a shelter in Houma, La., Tuesday, on May 28. Forecasters at the National Hurricane Center warned that Isaac, especially if it strikes at high tide, could cause storm surges of up to 12 feet (3.6 meters) along the coasts of southeast Louisiana and Mississippi and up to 6 feet (1.8 meters) as far away as the Florida Panhandle.

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    Bourbon street remains virtually empty ahead of Tropical Storm Isaac on August 27, in New Orleans, Louisiana. Tropical Storm Isaac is expected to strengthen into at least a Category 1 hurricane before making landfall near Louisiana.

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    New Orleans resident Diana Whipple stands on the shore of Lake Pontchartrain as Tropical Storm Isaac approaches New Orleans, Louisiana, Aug. 28. Tropical Storm Isaac was near hurricane force as it bore down on the U.S. Gulf Coast on Tuesday and was expected to make landfall in the New Orleans area seven years after it was devastated by Hurricane Katrina.

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    President Barack Obama added his voice to those of local officials urging residents to hunker down or evacuate if told to do so. "Now's not the time to tempt fate," he said in brief comments. "Listen to your local officials and follow their directions, including if they tell you to evacuate."

    Isaac has 70 mph sustained winds, four miles below hurricane strength. "The wind hasn't quite gotten there yet," National Hurricane Center Director Rick Knabb said of its strength. Click here to continue reading this story.

     

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    Isaac's wind speed increased to 70 mph, just 4 mph short of a hurricane, the National Hurricane Center said in a late afternoon update. It also forecast Isaac would reach Category 2 status with 100 mph winds late Tuesday night or early Wednesday. That's a stronger Isaac than forecast earlier Monday. Full story…

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    Members of the City Hall Property Management team board up the outside windows of City Hall in preparation for the arrival of Tropical Storm Isaac in New Orleans, La., Aug. 27, 2012. On its current track, Isaac is due to slam into the Gulf Coast anywhere between Fla. and La. by Tuesday night or early Wednesday, the U.S. National Hurricane Center (NHC) said.

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    A man walks by a boarded-up business in the French Quarter as business owners prepare for tropical storm Isaac in New Orleans, La., Aug. 27, 2012.

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    Kermit Ruffins performs at the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival in New Orleans, La., May 6.

     

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    Ecuadorian sailors aboard the Ecuadorian tall ship BAE Guayas man the yardarms as they arrive in New Orleans, Louisiana in conjunction with the The War of 1812 Bicentennial Commemoration in this handout photo taken April 17.

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    Ecuadorian sailors aboard the Ecuadorian tall ship BAE Guayas man the yardarms as they arrive in New Orleans, Louisiana in conjunction with the The War of 1812 Bicentennial Commemoration in this handout photo taken April 17,

     From Reuters:

    NEW ORLEANS — A parade of naval vessels and square-rigged sailing ships made their way on Tuesday up the Mississippi River to New Orleans under threatening skies, kicking off a national bicentennial commemoration of U.S. victory in the War of 1812.

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    Alabama student Sara Berthaume taunts LSU students Joel Boudreaux, left, and Leif Dubois in the French Quarter before the BCS title football game in New Orleans, Jan. 9, 2012.

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    LSU alumni, from left, Troy Aucion and Matt Sotile throw beads to fans in the French Quarter before the BCS title football game in New Orleans, Jan. 9, 2012.

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    Fans cheer before the BCS National Championship college football game between LSU and Alabama, Jan. 9, 2012, in New Orleans.

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    Will Herring, left, of the New Orleans Saints intercepts a pass in the end zone thrown to Jake Ballard of the New York Giants at the Superdome, Nov. 28, 2011, in New Orleans, La.

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    Stephanie Smith, an educator at the Audubon Insectarium in New Orleans, holds a plate of boiled mealworms, left, and a cornbread stuffing with mealworms, for visitors to sample Thanksgiving-inspired foods with insects at the Audubon Insectarium Friday, Nov. 11, 2011.

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    Zack Lemann, visitor programs manager at the Audubon Insectarium in New Orleans, and Stephanie Smith, an educator at the bug museum, prepare cranberry sauce with wax worms, cricket pumpkin pie, and turkey with cornbread and mealworm stuffing for visitors to sample Thanksgiving-inspired foods with insects.

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    Cornbread stuffing with mealworms.

    Anyone who wants can try this at home, said Zack Lemann, the museum's visitor program manager. "These particular recipes follow an old adage for beginning bug chefs: if a recipe calls for small bits or chopped pieces of fruits, vegetables, nuts, or meat, you can add or substitute insects," he said.

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    Corinne Hufft of Dallas, feeds her daughter Ella Hufft, 3, a boiled mealworm.

     

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    Students work in class at the International School of Louisiana in New Orleans, Friday, Nov. 11, 2011.

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    Teacher Fabinee LeChevre works with Alejandro Perez, at the International School of Louisiana on Friday.

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    Jourdan Bournes walks on stilts with the help of Jy Nero, left, and Cristhian Buezo, right, at the International School of Louisiana in New Orleans, on Friday.

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    Mardi Gras reveler Mike Turpin, whose night still isn't over, reacts as a front loader collects beads and other debris left behind by revelers on Bourbon Street in the French Quarter of New Orleans, early Wednesday, March 9. Ash Wednesday marks the end of Mardi Gras festivities and the beginning of the Lenten season for Catholics.

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    A man runs for shelter as rain pours down on a nearly deserted Bourbon Street.

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    Workers use front loaders to clean up beads and other debris left behind by Mardi Gras revelers on Bourbon Street.

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     These morning-after images give a pretty good idea of just how hard they partied in New Orleans over the past few days.  See more images from celebrations around the world here.

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