Michael Kunzelman

March 06, 2013 | Daily Report Online

A retired BP employee who supervised drilling operations on the rig that exploded in the Gulf of Mexico testified Wednesday that he never felt pressure to sacrifice safety to save money, even though the project was behind schedule and over budget.

By Michael Kunzelman

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July 09, 2008 | Daily Report Online

NEW ORLEANS AP - The Louisiana Supreme Court refused to reconsider its recent ruling that an insurance company isn't liable for water damage from the failure of levees in Hurricane Katrina's aftermath.The court ruled in April that Lafayette Insurance Co. isn't obligated to pay policyholder Joseph Sher, the owner of a New Orleans apartment complex, for water damage from levee breaches after the August 2005 hurricane.

By MICHAEL KUNZELMAN

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March 04, 2009 | Daily Report Online

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August 14, 2008 | Daily Report Online

NEW ORLEANS AP - A former police officer accused of repeatedly jolting a handcuffed man with a Taser before he died was indicted on a manslaughter charge Wednesday by a grand jury in central Louisiana.The Winn Parish grand jury also indicted former Winnfield police officer Scott Nugent on a charge of malfeasance in office stemming from the Jan.

By MICHAEL KUNZELMAN

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January 04, 2008 | Daily Report Online

NEW ORLEANS AP - Birdman faces a federal lawsuit that accuses him of sampling other artists' songs without paying licensing fees.The lawsuit claims the popular rapper, whose real name is Bryan Williams, owes several music publishing companies an unspecified amount of money for using copyrighted songs without permission.

By MICHAEL KUNZELMAN

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August 05, 2011 | Daily Report Online

A federal jury on Friday convicted five current or former police officers in the deadly shootings on a New Orleans bridge after Hurricane Katrina.Former officer Robert Faulcon, Sgts. Robert Gisevius and Kenneth Bowen, Officer Anthony Villavaso and retired Sgt. Arthur Kaufman were convicted of charges stemming from the cover-up of the shootings.

By Michael Kunzelman

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November 29, 2012 | Daily Report Online

An Alabama man on Thursday began serving a two-year prison sentence for an obscene act against an unconscious LSU fan in a Bourbon Street restaurant after the BCS national title game in January, a videotaped incident that went viral on the Internet.

By Michael Kunzelman

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February 20, 2008 | Daily Report Online

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February 23, 2007 | Daily Report Online

By Michael Kunzelman

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February 12, 2007 | Daily Report Online

NEW ORLEANS AP - Jury selection is set to start Monday in the first trial for one of the several thousand lawsuits that Louisiana homeowners filed against their insurers in federal court after Hurricane Katrina.In their lawsuit against Allstate Indemnity Co., Lawrence Tomlinson and his wife, Elizabeth, accuse the Northbrook, Ill.

By Michael Kunzelman

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