Tuesday, June 9, 2009

Mardi

New Orleans blues singer Marva Wright hospitalized after stroke ~Keith Spera

N. Gretna fireworks stand test fires rocket
~The New Orleans Levee

~In the latest volley in regional arms proliferation race, The House of Boom in Gretna is suspected of test firing short-range rockets and stockpiling spark-throwing and exploding M-85 Tanks, above, and other items in advance of the Fourth of July.

Fla. Fisherman Hooks Test Missile ~WDSU

CityBusiness poll: N.O. residents undeterred by hurricanes

Survey Says? 18 percent of New Orleans area employers plan to hire during the third quarter
~Times-Picayune


China: Please Keep Nagin In Quarantine To Cure New Orleans
~Jeff Crouere
~After having infected the people of New Orleans for the past seven years with the Nagin Flu, it is quite ironic that the Mayor of New Orleans may have been exposed to the Swine Flu on a flight to China.

James Gill: Mayor Ray Nagin goes global

Time for a new approach to crime in New Orleans
~Jermaine Smith


New Orleans Murder Blog

Judge tosses much of the case against Pierce O'Donnell
~Amanda Bronstad


Army Corps orders thousands of trees chopped down
~Cain Burdeau
~The Army Corps of Engineers is on a mission to chop down every tree in the country that grows within 15 feet of a levee - including oaks and sycamores in Louisiana, willows in Oklahoma and cottonwoods in California.

Snowball Fight in New Orleans!
~Gwen Filosa


American Sector: old name revived in New Orleans

Homeless Advocate Goes High Tech ~Pam Fessler

June 2009 photo contest: 'Sunrises and Sunsets'

David Simon talks 'Treme' at the National Press Club
~Dave Walker


The Soulful Sounds of Suave
~Minority Weirdoes


July 17: Best Dance in Town: Rockabilly Ponderosa Stomp @ Lincoln Center (on loan from New Orleans)~NolaFunk NYC

D.C. gets a taste of New Orleans finest Jazz

Circus Musician Sxip Shirey Chats About Music & More ~Corn Mo

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