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...DeBartolo's way with his money clip has come under federal scrutiny. Louisiana newspapers disclosed last week that prosecutors in New Orleans have indicated they plan to indict DeBartolo in connection with a long-term investigation of gambling fraud that had focused primarily on the state's flamboyant former Governor Edwin Edwards. Upon hearing the news, DeBartolo abruptly handed over stewardship of the 49ers to his sister...
...proposed $194 million riverboat casino. The money in question was seized by federal agents from Edwards last April. Although he intially said he had won it at casinos, Edwards acknowledged on Thursday that the cash came from DeBartolo, who was paying him to represent his interests in Louisiana. Edwards denied any impropriety in the transaction and explained that the exact nature of his business relationship with DeBartolo "will all come out at the trial...
Samuel L. Jackson produces and stars in this gothic tale of infidelity and voodoo in the Louisiana bayou, but graciously hands the story over to the lesser known actresses surrounding him, including Debbi Morgan as a haunted clairvoyant and Jurnee Smollett as his precocious daughter. Director and writer Kasi Lemmons demonstrates impressive style and maturity in this dark, hypnotic film...
George Washington Cable and Kate Chopin, literary figures destined to win fame for tales they would set in Louisiana, both lived in this New Orleans. Benfey frequently summarizes their work or utilizes their personal experiences to highlight some facet of life in the city, as suggested by his book's subtitle, "Encounters in the Creole World of Kate Chopin and George Washington Cable." A host of other characters parade through the book as well; in aristocratic Creole New Orleans three or even two degrees of separation applied. Benfey delves into this byzantine web of relationships with zest, retrieving kernels...
...perhaps such blatant forecasts are necessary for the coagulation of such a massive amount of information. Degas in New Orleans is nearly incomprehensible in the first few chapters; a bewildering array of characters with similar names but little in common except Louisiana are rapidly introduced. Slowly, as the book unfurls, far-flung strands converge, and the book's odd structure eventually makes sense...