Friday, June 12, 2009

Vendredi

Corps report: 2 years late, 8000 pages, $23 Million... offers array flood safety options--no set plan!
~Mark Schleifstein
~DIXCLAIMER!

Corps is likely to get a flood of queries at Tammany meeting
~Christine Harvey


Terrebonne in line for $132 million in storm aid
~Naomi King

TX officials press feds about differences in Ike vs Katrina recovery efforts
~Audrey M. Marks


Area’s ability to absorb affordable housing glut hinges on jobs~Tommy Santora

New Orleans day laborers want wage theft made a crime
~David Hammer


Louisiana Unemployment Insurance Claims Increase ~BBuzz

Insurer admits to shifting costs to NFIP in Katrina case
~Bob Graham


Gene Taylor Comments on Corban and Claims Dumping ~slabbed

RI Legislation closing loophole in hurricane insurance rules signed

Tumbleweed Tiny House Company: On Tour until June 13th
What are the benefits of
a house like this?
Lately, Shafer has been referring to small houses as “foreclosure busters.” And in high-risk geographies, the transportability of Shafer’s homes might yet be leveraged to fill a completely undersaturated market niche. After hurricane Katrina, displaced Mississippi resident Julie Martin collaborated with Shafer to develop a Gulf Coast Model. Needing only an electrical outlet and a garden hose, this model allows people to quickly evacuate coastal regions without abandoning their homes.


City of New Orleans Website
Leads Citizens to evacuteer.org


Expert: Prepare Elderly and Disabled for Any Disasters
~Carol Forsloff


N.O. hot-city for young workers

Dave Brubeck: 50 Years Strong


The Return Of Tony Clifton And His Katrina Kiss-My-A Orchestra


Baton Rouge eyes country 'superfest' for 2010

Obama White House to become Marsalis music academy for a day

Playboy Jazz Festival at Hollywood Bowl this weekend
~Stephen K. Peeples


Music in New Orleans for June 12-18 includes The Bingo Show and Galactic for free
~Keith Spera


Bump - John Scofield
~Jazzbo Notes


Our girl holds her own on Big City TeeVee!

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