BP Plc (BP.L) asked a U.S. court on Tuesday to fire the court-appointed lawyer tasked with paying out compensation to people affected by the 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill, saying the lawyer had not disclosed an alleged conflict of interest before taking the job.
A former federal prosecutor said that the conviction of ex-New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin could be a sign of change in the community of New Orleans, said a Christian Science Monitor report.
An autopsy was scheduled on Monday in New Orleans to confirm that the body in a car that was pulled from the Bayou St. Johns on Saturday afternoon was that of Terrilyn Monette, an elementary school teacher missing for nearly 100 days
Akein Scott, a 19-year-old man with reputed gang ties was in custody Thursday with the New Orleans Mother's Day parade shooting that left 19 people wounded, news reports said. Scott was arrested Wednesday night in eastern New Orleans' Little Woods section after a three-day manhunt.
