CASTLE DOCTRINE: From his second-floor balcony, a New Orleans homeowner shot and killed a man who jumped over his fence into the yard. The homeowner has not been arrested. But there is no indication the intruder, Kenneth Coleman, 36, was armed or had the chance to steal anything, if that was even his intention, much less that he was an imminent threat to the homeowner, says Coleman's sister: “We don’t feel it was justified."
HOW IT HAPPENED: Saints fans were surprised this week that Mark Ingram, the team's No. 2 all-time rusher, is returning to the team. We have the inside story on how the deal went down.
NOT SO FUNNY: More than 17,000 tickets were sold for the Dave Chappelle and Joe Rogan comedy performances at Smoothie King Center - a record for the arena - but many fans missed out on the jokes. They were delayed getting inside by an epic traffic jam, a ban on mobile phones, a requirement for printed tickets.
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After being stuck in an epic traffic jam Thursday night outside the Smoothie King Center, Saints defensive end Cam Jordan hustled toward the nearest entrance. Read more
