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NEW ORLEANS - A father and son who fought for control of a family business that has been building Mardi Gras floats in New Orleans for more than 50 years announced Tuesday that they have resolved their feud, less than a week after the son sued his father.
Pinnacle Entertainment Inc. has expanded its plan for a riverboat casino complex in Baton Rouge, including a larger hotel, more playing positions for gamblers and a covered parking facility.
NEW ORLEANS - Smoky the Yorkshire terrier, Lady Astor the pigeon and a host of horses and mules whose individual stories are lost to history are among war heroes and heroines featured in the latest exhibit at the National World War II Museum.
NEW YORK - New Orleans is back in Travel + Leisure magazine's top 10 cities list for the first time since Hurricane Katrina devastated the city and its tourism industry in August 2005.
