• Accord on fixing shaky levee reached

• Back in court, Bolar denies wire fraud

• Longer shifts bring drop in crime

• Vacant lots overgrowing neighbors patience

• Fish fry at the Dome

• Zero gravity inspiration

• Details emerge about Fort Hood victims 10:05 a.m. CT

• House opens debate on health care overhaul bill 9:58 a.m. CT

• Obama praises those who ended Fort Hood violence 9:34 a.m. CT

• Updated schedule for New Orleans City Council's budget hearings 9:31 a.m. CT

• Ida spurs tropical storm warnings in Caribbean 9:25 a.m. CT

• No. 9 LSU at No. 3 Alabama could turn into special event

• Times-Picayune's Week 9 NFL picks

• St. Tammany Parish jail budget battle goes to state 9:58 p.m. CT

• Folsom-area fire department scrambling to hold Dec. 26 election to renew millage 5:42 p.m. CT

• Slidell to unveil updated hazard mitigation plan 5:14 p.m. CT

• Donated trucks to supply food banks across country, including New Orleans 7:22 a.m. CT