FEMA won't pay to replace Charity hospital ~Becky Bohrer
FEMA trailer residents face final evictions~Desiree Evans
~More than 5,000 people in Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama were living in temporary Federal Emergency Management Agency trailers and in hotels financed by the agency as of May 1. Now FEMA says its housing program has officially come to an end, and the agency plans on evicting all residents by the end of the month. But many residents say they have nowhere to go.
Policies that Make People Disappear~Kate Scott
Power of Word~slabbed
I think that I shall never see
all that change you promise me.
But maybe I misunderstood
and what you meant was making change-
like giving our people a two-bit change at FEMA
and expecting folks to act like it’s worth a dollar.
Coming Home provides more Katrina relief~Anita Lee
Artificial reefs may help restore a diversity of fish species to Lake Ponchartrain~Chris Kirkham
Implications of proposed 2010 Corps budget~Lacoastpost
Local senator chosen for top levee position~Nikki Buskey
NOAH Meeting Tonight
~The New Orleans City Council will be holding an after-hours meeting, 6 p.m.-8 p.m., to discuss the planned closing of the New Orleans Adolescent Hospital (NOAH). The Council decided to hold the NOAH meeting during the evening in order to allow concerned citizens, who might not otherwise be able, to attend.
Survey: Just half of business in metro area have reopened since Katrina~Dominic Massa, WWL
Appeals panel clears the way for Tracie Washington to post City Council e-mails on the Internet ~Frank Donze
USS New Orleans back at sea~The vessel was "fully mission capable" on Tuesday night after repairs were made to its damaged hull, ruptured fuel tank and ballast tanks as result of a collision with USS Hartford in March in the Strait of Hormuz, the fleet said in a statement.
"While underway in the US Fifth Fleet area of responsibility,
New Orleans is scheduled to conduct maritime security operations," it added. {Pirate Huntin!}
SIGGRAPH 2009
Computer Animation Festival
Broadmoor Neighborhood Festival features Manmade Disaster, Sunpie and the Louisiana Sunspots and Vivaz!
Celebrate St. Bernard Kickoff Party, May 14th
New Zombie Thriller Necravin
Local trumpeter Shamarr Allen to tour with Willie Nelson and Bob Dylan~Keith Spera
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