Badu, Closes Out Jazz Fest

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Thousands gathered under blue skies Saturday to hear the music of neo-soul artist Erykah Badu, who took the stage at the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival burning a stick of incense and wearing a lavender kimono. “My eyes are green,” she cooed to the crowd, which responded with claps and cheers. “She’s so emotional,” said Stacey Cunningham of New Orleans, who had a spot on a blanket near the front of the stage.