Wednesday, July 23, 2008

Mercredi

Raw footage: Mayor Nagin slams WWL Eyewitness News report
~Entire press conference where Mayor Nagin accuses Eyewitness News NOAH Report of being biased. HA!
As Squandered Heritage Strikes Again!
HA! HA!
Baby Ray complains of Listlessness. HA! HA! HA!
Ha'T'n'T'-Big Oyster

Councilwoman Head Weighs in on NOAH~David Winkler-Schmit

Sex Senators Vitter, Craig hook up ~The New Orleans Levee

Colston inks three-year extension


Lowered flags to honor crew of crashed B-52

Ms River could remain closed for days as fuel spill cleanup continues
~A sheen of oil can be see on the river surface near Stone Oil in Gretna following a collision between a tugboat and an oil tanker on the Mississippi River which spilled 9000 barrels of diesel in the river.

"Dead Zone" In The Gulf Of Mexico Now Bigger Than Ever, Researchers Say

Lawmakers want more money to gauge levee risks

Coastal restoration funds at risk due to increased federal levee improvements costs
~Facing South


New law makes way for "forced evacuations"

FEMA seeks immunity from suits over trailer fumes...and will probably get it from the New, Bent'Over America

It's your problem, too
~TP Editiorial Staff weighs-in on new website launched by Levees.org: "Are We At Risk?"

Mitch Landrieu says change recovery czar

A Little Something Extra
from New Orleans
~Danielle Purifoy


Developers Pitch "Katrina Cottages" at Condo Prices
~The representatives of the project showed architectural drawings and photographs of the type of houses that would be built on lots 40 feet wide by 150 feet deep and sold at market prices, estimated to be between $110,000 and $120,000.
The 900 sq ft houses would be furnished, equipped with appliances, dishes, pots, pans and towels, said Ceaser. All a buyer has to do is “walk in and hang clothes,” said Rinaudo.

In New Orleans, You Can Get 5 Years in Prison for a Joint of Marijuana

Missing in New Orleans
~Andrew Samwick
~This was my fourth trip to New Orleans and my second since Hurricane Katrina. Unlike the prior three trips, which were all associated with Econopalooza, I took some time on this trip to see the areas most damaged by the storm. My guides were two professors from Loyal University New Orleans who have researched the local environment extensively.

Proposed waterway gate not wide enough, officials say

Wetlands save states billions, new study says

Survey of Hurricane Preparedness
~Finds Those Who Experienced Katrina Most Worried About Drinking Water and Medical Care

Better Than Power Grid:
New Microgrid Network

~Hurricane Katrina helped University of Texas professor, Alexis Kwasinski, formulate a new plan for the U.S. telecoms system:
a de-centralized power architecture that would have kept the lights and phones on in New Orleans.


Adventure calls workers to New Orleans
~While the population in New Orleans continues to limp back to pre-Katrina levels, a new rush of residents is moving in. They are typically young and educated, some with ties to the city, others without, and all tend to share a common goal: to rebuild a better New Orleans.

Architecture School~Greenline
~produced by Michael Selditch, is a documentary series chronicling a year in the life of a class of Tulane University School of Architecture students building an affordable home in New Orleans. The series will air in six episodes and play on the Sundance Channel.


New Orleans cookbook author heading trip to Iowa

2008 New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival Photo Gallery ~Joseph A. Rosen
George Porter and Dr. John share a moment in the sun at the 2008 New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival.
Image © Joseph A. Rosen.


Gone Pecan~Scott Jordan

NEPA and NOLA Play Well Together~On Sept 13, Spencer Bohren’s musical odyssey will bring him to the Waverly Community House, where he will headline at the third event in PocoNotes’ 2008 acoustic storytelling series,
“Hear ‘Em at The Comm.”


Nat Turner's Revenge

Russell Porter: Hot 8 Brass Band of New Orleans

Guitarist Jimmy Robinson
~will perform Thursday, July 24 / 6 to 8 p.m. at the Ogden Museum of Southern Art’s Ogden After Hours.

Why am I here?~John Doheny

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