Vendredi

Miracle on 34th…uh… Bourbon Street~Kevin Allman, Gambit

Treme Creole Gumbo Festival

Nagin cuts $18.5 million from budget~WWL~Using his line item veto power, Nagin trimmed the spending plan by $18.5 million including across the board cuts for nearly all city departments.
Nagin's cuts are at least 2.5 percent for all agencies except public safety. He also ordered a hiring freeze for all departments.

N.O. still smarting over Coast ad

In Congo Square:
Colonial New Orleans
~Joshua Jelly-Schapiro
~The story of New Orleans isn't merely rich with the enduring tensions of American history--between Old World and New, nation and federation, slavery and freedom. It is also in many ways at the center of American history: the city's acquisition was the midwife of American empire, and prompted the spread of a system of racial slavery whose rise led directly to one of our history's defining events--the Civil War.
New Orleans--the "inevitable city on an impossible site," as one geographer memorably called it--has figured since 1803 not only as a crucial pivot of the US economy but also as an essential wellspring of its culture. Editilla T'n'T~Citizen K

There’s No Calendar in their Wallets: AIDS Funding Update
~David Winkler-Schmit

New Orleans Murder Blog

Overview and update on Corban v USAA~slabbed

Dopewater~Molly Day
~Municipal water supplies around the country --including ours-- contain trace elements of discarded pharmaceuticals.
Should you be worried?
~Editilla gotta ax~ ...uhmmm... what were you saying?


Red streetcars returning to service in N.O.
Photo'rilla T'n'T
<~YatPundit


Global Warming???
~Scared Monkeys
~Snow hits South Town in New Orleans, Houston … Mississippi, Alabama and Tennessee

Engineering

Rule Eases a Mandate Under a Law on Wildlife
~Felicity Berringer
~The rule, quickly challenged by environmental groups, lets the Army Corps of Engineers or the Federal Highway Administration in many cases rely on their own personnel in deciding what impact a project would have on a fish, bird, plant, animal or insect protected under the Endangered Species Act.

George W. Bush Library
~World Prout Assembly
The Library will include:
1. The Hurricane Katrina Room
~which is still under construction.
2. The Alberto Gonzales Room
~where you won't be able to remember anything.
3. The Texas Air National Guard Room
~where you don't even have to show up.
4. The Walter Reed Hospital Room, where they don't let you in.
5. The Guantanamo Bay Room, where they don't let you out.

New Orleans Project
Photography by Jenny Lemper
~1870 Art Center

Holiday Affordable Art Bazaar at The Studio at Colton School
~A new take on the traditional holiday shopping experience, this one of a kind holiday arts market within the mammoth Studio at Colton School will feature the work of many of the 70+ resident artists from the Studio and other participating local artists. Browse dozens of inspirational exhibitions, whittle away at your holiday shopping list with one of a kind, unforgettable pieces for your friends and family and support your local cultural economy and art scene, all in one afternoon.
Special Affordable Art Bazaar Kick-Off Party
(featuring music and food)
Saturday, December 13, 2008 / 10 a.m. – 7 p.m.
Holiday Affordable Art Bazaar Dates and Hours
December 13 – 21, 2008
Weekdays from 3 p.m. – 7 p.m.
Weekends from noon – 5 p.m.
~The Studio at Colton School

After pictures are CURSED
~Did We Survive Katrina Or Not

Taj Mahal celebrates 40 years of music with new CD, 'Maestro"
~Jim Harrington

Batiste And Ellis:
New Orleans In New York~NPR
Editilla T'n'T~ all about Jazz

FUNK - Definition by AcronymFinder
~Rare Soul Grooves

Visiting Act ~ Eric Lindell
~Michael Andrews
~Melted Butter, Straight Up:
Eric Lindell returns with his blue-eyed soul intact

Songs 4 Foodies #2
~Robert Frost's Banjo