Mercredi

State vows to buy property needed to close MR-GO
~Mark Schleifstein

Landrieu/Kennedy Debate: email
8/29 Investigation Questions to candidates
~Editilla schin'schillas~ Landrieu is BEOTCHWOLF on Flood Control in Louisiana. Kennedy is Who'dat?
"It's the Levees, Stupid!"

The Termites That Sank
New Orleans~Mother Jones
~Editilla Notellas~ A little composting here,
as Mother Jones has picked up this story now.
Below is an excerpt of my eye witness inspection of the 17th Street Leak. BTW-Here is Why we no longer Buy
Sheila Grissett's TP/Corps Press PreReleases. (top lede)

The older section seams are what worries me. As far down as a foot in many of the seams (I stopped counting at 20 seams between joints) I could see daylight between the old joint compound and the edges of each section of Wall. I could see day light between the seams within 6 inches of the top on most of the sections, from the breach "repair" to 17th Street. They have done nothing to refit these seams with new compound or even newspapers. All up and down the seams in 3 out of 5 I could stick my index finger up to the first knuckle and on four seams I could stick my thumb up to the first knuckle and on one or two seams I stuck TWO FINGERS UP TO THE FIRST KNUCKLE at about 3-4 feet up from the ground between the compound seal and the old wall. Had I wanted, I could have easily dug out this very old and corroded joint sealant compound with my bare fingers--easily, a baby could do it. Really, the stuff just falls away it is so old. I would like to know why with the water down they did not think of replacing this stuff. I mean on at least half of the seams I looked at along the older sections I could see daylight between the cracks--DAYLIGHT--at the tops and even sometimes little cracks about 2 feet down from the top of the walls.

Creative thinking about flood safety~Lolis Elie

La. panel gets moving on Gustav, Ike recovery

Corps of Engineers to remove debris from Cameron parish

Corps defends contract award
~Bob Brosamer, owner of R&L Brosamer, told the Register that despite his excellent track record on earlier flood work, he had not been given an opportunity to bid on the project. Instead, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers awarded a no-bid contract to Suulutaaq Inc., a small construction arm of an Alaskan native corporation eligible for federal minority contracts. “We thought this was probably a $45-$50 million job. We couldn’t figure out where the $65 million came from,” Brosamer said. “Then again, we didn’t price all the pieces.”

Army Corps wrong on landfill
~Was it any surprise that the Army Corps of Engineers is trying to lowball the Town of Tonawanda on the issue of radioactive waste in the Seaway landfill?

Study Leaves Decision On Asian Oyster to States~Lagniappe

Public Input in the Public School Plan~David Winkler-Schmit

World Cultural Economic Forum set for New Orleans

'Inside New Orleans High':
One of the Most Dangerous High Schools in the Country

A New Orleans success story

Tempest in Crescent City ~Metblogs NOLA~It was developed by Global Kids, a nonprofit with a mission of “educating and inspiring urban youth to become successful students as well as global and community leaders.”
This marks its second videogame–the first being Ayiti, in which you help a family in Haiti make their way from poverty to prosperity.

The Man Who Came Back

Reviewing the local attractions
~Library Chronicles

WHAT:
Harvest the Music Thursdays at the Square
WHEN:
This Thursday,
October 16th,
from 5pm to 8pm
WHERE: Lafayette Square, New Orleans, LA
WHO:
NOCM members BayouSalvage and Unique Products~MORE

Leah Chase 'Will Say Like This' ~Ian McNulty

Frenchmen St reqs for group
~Chowhound New Orleans

Head of Music & Media Librarian
~Library Associates Companies (LAC) seeks a creative, dynamic Head of Music & Media Librarian to work within the Public Services Division at an academic library located in New Orleans, LA. Reporting to the Director of Public Services, the Head of the Music and Media Librarian will play a key role in the Library’s efforts to rebuild its world-class music collections, which were heavily damaged by Hurricane Katrina.