9 animals dead after jaguar escape at New Orleans zoo

Officials at the Audubon Zoo in New Orleans say nine animals have died after being attacked by a jaguar that escaped its enclosure
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Blamed in baby's death, weakening Gordon spreads rain inland

Tropical Storm Gordon is now a depression, posing a heavy rain threat as it moves farther inland after its landfall near the Mississippi-Alabama line
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Frog symphony and ancient trees in a verdant Louisiana swamp

Frog symphony and ancient trees greet you in a verdant Louisiana swamp
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Gordon aims to hit Gulf Coast as hurricane after nightfall

Tropical Storm Gordon aims to hit Gulf Coast as a Category 1 hurricane after nightfall
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Gordon may hit Gulf Coast as hurricane after nightfall

Tropical Storm Gordon could hit Gulf Coast as a Category 1 hurricane after nightfall
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Gordon, moving fast, aims to hit Gulf Coast as hurricane

Tropical Storm Gordon is continuing to strengthen and is expected to become a hurricane late Tuesday when it hits the central U.S. Gulf Coast, including coastal Mississippi
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Gordon, never a hurricane, killed child in mobile home

Tropical Storm Gordon never became a hurricane and is now a depression, dumping rain across several southern states
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History, Hollywood and voodoo all in a New Orleans cemetery

If you've heard about New Orleans' famous cemeteries with their above-ground tombs, you've probably heard about the tomb of voodoo queen Marie Laveau in St. Louis Cemetery No. 1, but you just can't show up on your own to visit
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New Louisiana Film Trail website; state plans more

Louisiana's new film trail runs from New Orleans and Elvis Presley's "King Creole" to northwest Louisiana's Bonnie and Clyde museum by way of the home of "Steel Magnolias."
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The Latest: Alabama barrier island empties as Gordon nears

A barrier island on Alabama's coast is virtually abandoned as Tropical Storm Gordon moves toward a landfall on the northern Gulf Coast
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The Latest: Coast Guard closes ports as Gordon approaches

The U.S. Coast Guard has closed three Gulf Coast ports as Tropical Storm Gordon approaches and is moving and helicopters out of the path of the storm
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The Latest: Louisiana governor says Gordon is dangerous

Louisiana's governor is urging his state's residents to remain vigilant for Tropical Storm Gordon, though the worst of the weather is forecast to hit east of the state
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The Latest: Rain, storm surge biggest dangers from Gordon

The director of the U.S. National Hurricane Center says water both from storm surge and rainfall will be the biggest problem with Tropical Storm Gordon
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The Latest: Rain, winds from Gordon lash Alabama coast

Gusty winds and heavy rains have started on the Alabama coast as Tropical Storm Gordon nears
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The Latest: Zoo cites break in steel cable barrier in escape

Officials at the Audubon Zoo in New Orleans say a break in a stainless-steel cable barrier may have provided enough space for a jaguar to escape its enclosure over the weekend
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