New Orleans Times-Picayune

nola.com — A federal judge has denied a request from the City of New Orleans to stay a lawsuit filed by an ex-police officer claiming, in part, that his former superiors for years denied him and his colleagues adequate overtime pay. Mayor Mitch Landrieu's administration argued to U.S.

nola.com — Grand Isle -- Stan Brock hopes to grow the Black & Gold Classic into a May highlight of the local sports calendar. Judging by the turnout on the first night of this year's event on Friday, the former New Orleans Saints offensive lineman is off to a promising start.

nola.com — Mark Hertsgaard, a freelance journalist in town from San Francisco, was enjoying the afternoon in New Orleans last Sunday. It was a beautiful day, the sun was shining and a Mother's Day second-line procession was already in full swing. The parade passed by Frenchmen toward North Villere Street, where the revelers stopped momentarily in the intersection.

nola.com — The 2013 legislative session in Baton Rouge is three weeks from its close on June 6, and lawmakers are steeped in debate on several issues, including the environment. Environmental legislation this year focuses mostly on two issues: tightening restrictions around the state's salt domes and solution-mined caverns, and ensuring that federal fines received by the state for the 2010 Deepwater Horizon-BP oil spill go to coastal restoration.

nola.com — After his arrest in March on charges of possessing heroin and a handgun with an extended magazine, Mother's Day shooting suspect Akein Scott underwent a pre-trial risk assessment that labeled him unlikely to re-offend or fail to show up for court, and thus deserving of a relatively low bond amount, according to a report obtained by NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune.

nola.com — A vial of acid exploded Friday afternoon in a University of New Orleans chemistry lab. No one was injured, according to a New Orleans Fire Department news release. The explosion was the result of a gas buildup during an experiment on the third floor of the UNO Chemistry-Sciences Building, the release said.

nola.com — Earlier this week, before two suspects were taken into custody after 19 people were shot at a Mother's Day second line, David Dennis posed this question at The Guardian: Why isn't the Mother's Day shooting a 'national tragedy'?

nola.com — For those who figured Sean Payton would make the most of his season-long suspension by coming up with several new innovative wrinkles to bring back to the New Orleans Saints, it's already begun. In the weight room.

photos.nola.com — Friday, May 17, 2013 4:59 PM The Dalai Lama answers questions during following his public talk during the "Resilience, Strength through Compassion and Connection Conference" at the Convention Center in New Orleans, Friday May 17, 2013. (Photo by Ted Jackson, Nola.com | The Times-Picayune)

nola.com — Tulane Coach Curtis Johnson and his coaching staff will host the inaugural First Down Divas Women's Football Clinic on Tuesday, June 11 from 6-9 p.m. at The Crystal Palace in Harvey. The First Down Divas Women's Football Clinic is an opportunity for women to learn and further understand the game of football.