Wednesday, December 9, 2009

Leslie Jacobs may step out as Landrieu's late entry throws a curve ball into mayor's race
~"Advisers" "privately" (??) said Jacobs, who reportedly met with Landrieu before she got into the race last month to gauge his intentions, was surprised by his eleventh-hour decision
--and may take her name out of contention before the ballots are printed.
~Editilla Po'Tellas!~ Truism takes a Leak!

Katrina cottage financing not going to waste, Louisiana Recovery Authority reports
~Bill Barrow


Cost panel says dissolve Citizens Insurance~Michelle Millhollon

Slabberator expansion in the works? ~slabbed

LA Lawmakers look at surplus of storm funds~Sarah Chacko

La. Indian village holds out against plea to move~WVUE

Teamwork on coastal restoration ~T-P Editorial

Textron $46 M contract to build armored vehicles for Colombia

Deja Vu All Over Again: TX plan for Ike money draws 2nd complaint
~The state’s plan for spending $1.7 billion in federal disaster recovery money has drawn a second legal complaint, this time from an advocacy group for public housing residents. Specifically in Galveston, the housing authority proposes to rebuild 569 units of public housing on sites that are “highly vulnerable to future extreme weather conditions, and in neighborhoods that are hyper-segregated, rather than develop housing in neighborhoods with greater opportunities for residents,” the complaint states

More than $1 billion spent in Iowa for disaster recovery
~Lynda Waddington


CONSOL to lay off 500 miners …but who is to blame?
~Ken Ward Jr.


Will Dave Eggers Save Journalism?~Max Fisher

Perfect hostiliday gift for those who got nothing: Bailout For Santa

Reality breaks in on theater

OffBeat's 2009 Best of the Beat

Traditional Jazz Clarinetist Ralph Johnson Passes at 71
~Jay Mazza

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