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New Orleans Saints defensive end Bobby McCray was arrested early Tuesday and charged with driving while intoxicated and other counts, police said.Police spokesman Gary Flot says McCray was stopped by an officer who saw him speeding about 4:30 a.m. Tuesday. He was booked into Orleans Parish Prison on charges of driving while intoxicated, speeding, careless operation of a motor vehicle and not having his vehicle registration with him.
SHREVEPORT
Mark Richt spent most of the season worrying about the Georgia defense. With only one full-time defensive assistant still on staff entering the Independence Bowl, Richt had reason to be even more concerned.Then the beleaguered Bulldogs defense picked off two passes by Jerrod Johnson to end Texas A&M threats in the third quarter Monday, and allowed only two touchdowns against one of the nation's hottest offenses in a 44-20 victory.
NEW ORLEANS
With the recession showing signs of ebbing, Gulf of Mexico ports hope hundreds of millions of dollars in expansion projects proposed before the downturn will help them capture more trade as the world economy recovers.A $5.25 billion project to expand the Panama Canal will allow the largest container ships to cut through to the eastern side of North America - and perhaps cut into the dominance of West Coast ports handling freight from Asia.
BATON ROUGE
Kerry Harvis scored 28 points to lead Talladega to an 86-84 victory over Southern University on Monday night.Harvis also added seven steals for the NAIA Tornadoes (8-8), who snapped a two-game losing streak. Micah Hagens scored 20 points, and Patrick Rodgers added 12 points and 11 rebounds.
BATON ROUGE
These Louisiana lotteries were drawn on Monday:
NEW ORLEANS
Lil Wayne emerged as a top-selling musician known for his clever wordplay and risque lyrics, but like rappers before him, he's staring down a year behind bars at the peak of his career.The artist returned to his hometown of New Orleans for a performance Monday on what he's calling his farewell tour.
LAFAYETTE
David Perez scored 22 points and Centenary hit 12 3-pointers in a 73-68 victory over Louisiana-Lafayette on Monday night.The Gentlemen (5-7), who ended a five-game skid, were 9-for-15 from beyond the arc in the first half and 12-for-23 from long range for the game (52.2 percent), surpassing their average of 8.5 per game. The Ragin' Cajuns (4-8) shot just 2-for-18 (11.1 percent) from 3-point range.
NEW ORLEANS
As Steve Addazio listened to Florida coach Urban Meyer talk about his health and his future, it never crossed his mind what kind of reaction players would have when he was picked to be the Gators' interim coach.Addazio was unprepared for their response.
BATON ROUGE
The Louisiana Workforce Commission says initial claims for unemployment insurance dropped to 4,954 for the week ending Dec. 19, from 6,003 for the previous week.For the comparable week a year earlier - the week ending Dec. 20, 2008 - initial claims were 5,976.
THIBODAUX
Thibodaux Police Chief Craig Melancon says a 26-year-old man wanted for allegedly robbing a gas station earlier this month was arrested on drug charges in Texas.Kendall Matthews had been at-large for three weeks after allegedly using a gun to rob the gas station of an undetermined amount of money on Dec. 5. He was arrested on Sunday.
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