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1. Orleans -- New Orleans
   Based in New Orleans, Providence Community Housing is a non-profit affordable housing developer founded by a coalition of faith based groups in April 2006 in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. Visit http://www.providencech.org/ to learn more about Providence's work in the City of New Orleans Area.
2. New Orleans Hornets -- New Orleans Arena
   The NBA's New Orleans Hornets are scheduled to play 43 home games, plus potential play-off matches. Tulane University, a Conference USA member, will play NCAA basketball games each season. Since its opening in 1999, the New Orleans Arena has hosted a wide variety of concerts, family shows, sports and international television events.
3. New Orleans Hornets
   The New Orleans Hornets are a National Basketball Association team based in New Orleans , Louisiana . The name derived from the city's fierce resistance to British occupation during the Revolutionary War. Leading Lord General Cornwallis to refer to it as ‘'Hornets' Nest.'' The franchise played its first game as the Charlotte Hornets in October 1988. The 1988 team was led by guard Kelly Tripucka, who provided instant offense. Tripucka was Charlotte 's top scorer for the franchise's first two seasons. In 1992-93, the team won the second pick in the draft, using it to select Georgetown center Alonzo Mourning. The Hornets now had two 20-10 threats in a Johnson and Mourning, who with Gill formed perhaps the league's top young trio.
4. New Orleans Hornets -- Games
   The Hornets opened their inaugural season in New Orleans against the Utah Jazz, who were originally in New Orleans and called the New Orleans Jazz, with a 100-75 win; "Pistol" Pete Maravich had his number retired during halftime. It was the first regular season NBA game played in New Orleans in 23 years (there were a few exhibition games played through the years including the then Charlotte Hornets in New Orleans in 2000). They qualified for the playoffs for the fourth straight year in 2002-03, but were beaten by Philadelphia again. Jamal Mashburn ... missed most of these playoffs.
5. Voodoo -- New Orleans
   Voodoo means "Spirit of God." It's a system of beliefs originating in Africa. It is estimated that Voodoo has over fifty million followers worldwide. Voodoo flourishes in Brazil, Trinidad, Jamaica, Cuba, Haiti, New Orleans and in private homes in every country in the world.
6. New Orleans Saints
   The New Orleans Saints are a professional American football team based in New Orleans, Louisiana. They currently belong to the Southern Division of the National Football Conference (NFC) in the National Football League (NFL). Founded in 1967, the Saints have struggled throughout their history. Their early years were especially bleak; they went more than a decade before they managed to finish a season with a .500 record and two decades before having a winning season. Their greatest years of success were from 1987-1992, when they made the playoffs four times. The team experienced a brief renaissance in 2000, defeating the St. Louis Rams in dramatic fashion for the team's only playoff win.
7. New Orleans Saints -- Games
   New Orleans Saints football tickets hit the market for the first time in 1967, and the team struggled mightily for decades until they started to show improvement in the early 1990's. The Saints won their first division title in 1991, and contended regularly for the playoffs throughout that decade. They won their first playoff game after the 2000 season, and are once again loaded with young and exciting talent. If you want to see sports and culture combined into one passionate atmosphere, see a game in New Orleans.
8. New Orleans Saints -- Teams
   The New Orleans Saints are a professional American football team based in New Orleans, Louisiana. The Saints play in the Southern Division of the National Football Conference (NFC) in the National Football League (NFL).
9. New Orleans Saints -- Seasons
   Ever since its formation, it has been a continuous saga of struggle for the New Orleans Saints. They had to spend over a decade before finally ending a season with a .500 record and two decades before having a winning season. The Saints had their best times from 1987-1992, when they made the playoffs four times. In the 2000 season, they defeated the St. Louis Rams in dramatic fashion for their only playoff victory.
10. Entergy -- Entergy New Orleans
    Entergy Corporation is a holding company for utilities that supply electrical energy to over 2.5 million customers in the middle south of the United States, including Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, and Texas. The nation's second largest owner of nuclear power plants, the company ... owns plants run on coal, natural gas, oil, and hydroelectric power. Its subsidiaries also provide natural gas service in New Orleans and parts of Arkansas and Missouri. Another Entergy subsidiary buys and sells energy on a wholesale basis. Other services include nuclear plant decommissioning and license renewal, power plant construction, and energy distribution. A $10 billion energy powerhouse, Entergy faces controversial issues such as energy shortages, disposal of radioactive wastes, emission of air pollutants, and global warming.

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