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20 blighted NO properties to be auctioned in July

July 5, 2012 9:21 AM

NEW ORLEANS (AP) - A former hospital is among 20 blighted properties being auctioned this month in New Orleans. A city news release says the former River of Life hospital was last appraised at $1.4 million, and the minimum bid is $933,333.33. The city is foreclosing because the owner owes... more »
Contents of Mardi Gras Museum to be auctioned

March 8, 2012 10:03 AM

KENNER, La. (AP) - The glitter, the glitz, the pageantry and history of Mardi Gras is up for sale to the highest bidder. The once thriving Mardi Gras Museum, which closed last year as the budget crunch hit Kenner, is putting its varied collection of Mardi Gras memorabilia up for... more »
Battery delays delivery of seized, auctioned car

February 3, 2012 9:40 AM

HOUMA, La. (AP) - A Maserati seized from a drug dealer in Terrebonne Parish sold on eBay for $33,250, but it hasn't been turned over to its new owner yet. The sheriff's office says the sale to a Kenner man was completed Jan. 19. But, although the car was advertised... more »
Saints Flag Auctioned Off Online Raises Nearly $7,000 For Charity

March 5, 2010 3:14 PM

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - A New Orleans Saints flag that Indiana's governor displayed outside his office from losing a Super Bowl bet is heading to Louisiana after it sold in an online auction for $6,852. The governor's office says Bryan Bossier Sr. of Alexandria, La., won the flag as bids in... more »