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Family Guy Presents: Seth & Alex’s Almost Live Comedy Show Seth MacFarlane and Alex Borstein go live-action. Sunday (November 8), 7:30 p.m. WVUE Lopez Tonight George Lopez joins the late-night talk ranks. Premiere-night guests: Kobe Bryant and Eva Longoria Parker. Monday (November 9), 10 p.m. TBS 43rd Annual CMA Awards Brad Paisley and Carrie Underwood host. Wednesday (November 11),... Full story »

These Louisiana lotteries were drawn on Friday: Pick 3 6-8-1 (six, eight, one) Pick 4 9-0-8-5 (nine, zero, eight, five)  Full story »

Star power at dedication of new building is blinding Full story »

Two key players in Wanda Sykes’ entry into the late-night talk show rumble are Chris Rock and Barack Obama. Sykes got her first big break on Rock’s HBO series. Obama inspired her to take the leap into late night. Her weekly “The Wanda Sykes Show” debuts Saturday night at 10:30 on WVUE-Channel 8. “I got my start with ‘The... Full story »

R&B singer Usher's divorce from his wife is final, according to court documents. Fulton County Superior Court Judge Bensonetta Tipton Lane issued a final decree in the divorce case Wednesday. Usher, 31, whose real name is Usher Raymond IV, filed for divorce from Tameka Raymond on June 12. He said the couple had been separated since July 2008 and... Full story »

Orleans Parish Criminal District Court Judge Julian Parker today sentenced Ivan Green to 40 years in prison for the 2007 manslaughter of a man described as mentally retarded, after calling the convict a liar who has no remorse. "The jury obviously didn't believe you and neither did I," Parker told Green on Friday. "The defense had two witnesses and... Full story »

FRIDAY, Nov. 6 Singer-songwriter Paul Sanchez celebrates his birthday with an 8 p.m. set at Chickie Wah Wah featuring special guests Shamarr Allen, Alex McMurray, Craig Klein and Matt Perrine. Southwest Louisiana slide guitar hero Sonny Landreth — the only Lafayette-based guitarist to appear on the cover of Guitar Player magazine — kicks off a two-night stand at Rock... Full story »

B.G., a prominent local hip-hop artist, was arrested this week in eastern New Orleans and booked into jail on a felony gun charge, police said. Rapper Christopher Dorsey, aka B.G., has a previous arrest record New Orleans police arrested Christopher Dorsey, who raps under the moniker B.G., or Baby Gangsta, Tuesday night following a traffic stop in which officers recovered... Full story »

First-ever art exhibit an admirable addition to outdoor rock show Full story »

WATCH THE LIVE CEREMONY   Praising the National World War II Museum for showing history "in a brand new way," actor Tom Hanks today joined dignitaries, politicians and 350 veterans of the conflict to dedicate the museum's 70,000 square-foot expansion. Hanks, executive producer and narrator of "Beyond All Boundaries," which will be show in the building's Solomon Victory Theater, said the... Full story »

Thirty years ago, the conventional knowledge about zoos was that they were for exotic animals displayed in as natural a setting as possible. New Orleans' own Audubon Zoo was one of the first in the country to shift that paradigm with the 1984 opening of its swamp exhibit, which focused instead on species native to south Louisiana. The exhibit was... Full story »

New technology and loyalty to story combine to make movie soar Full story »

Quirky drama has its moments but ultimately fails to satisfy Full story »

Promising comedy ends up being loosely connected series of absurdities Full story »

The story behind the fashion icon never forges connection with audience Full story »