Eli, Eli lama sabachthani? Three arrested as New Orleans police remove parishioners keeping vigil at closed Uptown churches~At least three people have been arrested today after the Archdiocese of New Orleans sent police to two occupied Catholic churches to remove parishioners who for more than nine weeks have participated in a vigil in resistance to a closure plan. Police were instructed to arrest occupiers if they continue to resist, with Archbishop Alfred Hughes deciding "It's time to bring this to a close," spokeswoman Sarah Comiskey said.
NOLA Crime Watch: Citizens as “co-creators rather than subjects.”~Humid City Topics covered in this Citizen Crime Watch letter: 1~We could use some more of that sunshine disinfectant around here. 2~When the police respond to your 911 call, they’re already too late. 3~Strike Against Crime. 4~Police Violence? 5~Remembering Ja’Shawn Powell. We could use some more of that sunshine disinfectant around here. Lessons learned. Painful lessons learned. That’s one way to characterize the experience of living in post-Katrina New Orleans.
Getting our housing in order ~slabbed Port of New Orleans, city spar over future of wharves. Riverfront could get park, or poultry firm~Jen DeGregorio ~Editilla Notellas~ There is Clear and Present Dangers in placing and transporting Anhydrous Ammonia for refridgerant, over 50,000 pounds of it, right in the middle of our World Class Tourist Center right next to the US Mint, the French Market, current river park benches, future park, Washington Park, Frenchman Street, established NOCCA High School and the very neighborhood where Editilla did the Federal Flood of '05. Special thanks for lede photo from this Website: Building a time bomb~Best site for This Info. ~video here~Editilla would like to Remind Everyone that 50,000 pounds of Anhydrous Ammonia ain't nothing to sneeze at, and it is the Stupid Shot that will Kill You Every Time! This unbelievable discussion should not even be happening. We started posting on this Dangerous Issue back in the summer, then again in December, and again today. Same issue. At no time has the Times Picayune reported one single word on these inherent dangers of this Anhydrous Ammonia... ---despite our continued pleading with them to do so. Thank youz Sean Cummings for opposing this. As we redesign our riverfront, the Freight system along this stretch of river will have to move to accommodate our safety. That is really the 600 Godzillian Pound Gorrilla in this discussion. Those Train Tracks will have to be dealt with eventually. The day before Katrina we counted over 75 Tank Cars of Extremely Dangerous Materials parked all along the flood wall for their safety --not our safety. There were dozens of these tank cars filled with Sulfuric Acid, Anhydrous Ammonia and other stuff that kills on contact. Levees.org Still Responding to UNO engineering professor's Folsehoods ~Editilla gotta toll'yaz~ We always enjoy moving a post from day to day (composting) if their comments section stays as active on an Issue as this one. Damn Rollicking I'd say! Corps of Engineers to survey Metairie side of 17th Street Canal ~Sheila Grissett
Why I’m Here ~Michael Patrick Welch ~Editilla Crow'ellas~ Hey y'all, I have gotten myself wrapped up in a tilla'rant & dust'up with a real Music Writah over on THE Gambit! Hahahaha... come on over and join the partay! Gentle'rillas know well how Po'Editilla can stick my foot in it! Hahahaha.... really though, THE Gambit always does that to me. I often end up saying more there, on the Blog of New Orleans, than I would here --or in more polite company. It is like they have some mysterious, ho'jo boo'rah animagnatizm spell'checkah goin'on or some'ting. But then again, much of the Nola Blog'0'reamery seems like an open savanah complete with wild animals and hunters and everything you need to survive. They often will write these little posts and have comments post the post post post... HA! But yesterday on THE Gambit I found one of those Petulant Feudalist Tart Mall Rat'fink Music Writahs bitching about New Orleans. So about 1 in the morning I let him have it. Hehehe. An 8 YEAR VETERAN of the city (yawn) and NOVELIST to boot! If you don'beeleeve me then jus'ax'im. Hesayz New Orleans music needs to do this, New Orleans music needs to do that.... --like (get ready you know it's coming) like Austin. Well, Gentle'rillas may well imagine the flea that jumped up Editilla's Ass upon hearing such a piece of co-dependent Beotchwolfery! Slooooowly I toin! Step By Step, Inch By Inch, Miiiilllle By Mfkn Texas Mile! And I pick up a Rock... Album! I have been watching Music Mavens circling New Orleans for longer than 8 years. Circling like blinded vultures. The Crucifixion of August 29th, 2005 gave them all easy pickins. They land. Editilla pounce. Dat'who'dat in da'bayou state. Sinn Féin. He may be a Music Writah, but I. Am. A. Magazine.Readah!!!
Katrina Denial Has Already Begun~Pierce O'Donnell New Orleans City Council approves recovery money for hospitals, park, arts projects ~Bruce Eggler ~The total includes $75 million to prepare the site for the planned new Veterans Affairs hospital, $25 million to acquire the site for a hospital in eastern New Orleans, $70 million for New Orleans Redevelopment Authority property acquisitions and blight reduction programs, $30 million for a riverfront park in Bywater and Faubourg Marigny, and $15 million for a Canal Street "performing arts district. "Together with $102 million in LRA-financed programs approved for 2008, the 2009 recovery budget provides money for plenty of what Recovery Director Ed Blakely, almost two years ago, famously predicted would be a proliferation of "cranes on the skyline." But No Soup for Charity! Get'em Grrrrrillas! T&I Committee Tabs $85B for Infrastructure
A bit more on defensive blogging ~Major Jacob Bruhl ~Editilla Notellas with Extreme Prejudice~ This officer in Army Public Affairs has misunderestimated the difference between what he is attempting to sell as "Defensive Blogging" and the commentary of the survivors of his Corps' catastrophic failures, which I prefer to call "Offensive Blogging".
Restless Souls of the Irrawaddy Delta If you found a friend in God please ask them for direction to the places they left the restless souls to drown in their own damn'nation.
Levees.org responds to UNO engineering professor's Christmas Day letter ~Editilla Notellas~ Re-posted due to continued Rock'N'Rollicking Commentary on this issue of Slight-of-Hand and just how a Civil Engineering Professor from UNO could say such stupid and erroneous things in defense of the Corps of Engineers and get his ass handed to him by levees.org. Y'all come join the fun!
Housing demolition suit set back by appeals court ~Allen M. Johnson Jr. Wait, WTF, Pope Ratzi Smokes Cigarettes ~Wonkette ~"Is this some hilarious WSJ New Year’s joke? Because there is no evidence we can locate, outside of some obviously photoshopped images of Ratzi in a cloud of cancer, to suggest our crappiest pope indulges in this particular variety of sucking on cylindrical objects." Comments: -Best British English expression EVAR: “Can I bum a fag?” -Smoke without sex? -next thing you know, you are gonna tell me that he gets plastered off the communion wine! -Holy smokes? -I heard he butts them with his tongue, just to show the Cardinals what a major bad ass he is.
Jazz on the Tube The Internet's jazz video jukebox ~Editilla Chin'Chillaaaaasss!~ This is one of those Ideas what should'a happened a long time ago! Y'all please go check them out and sign up fo'da Jazz Tube! Here is just a sample:
"I did not intend to condone these particular actions on the part of my Corps. I intended to use this story as an example of one way we can engage new media in ways other than just running our own blogs. As for "defensive blogging", I do think it is a valid way to engage the public we support. However, I think the way CENTCOM handles it is the right way - completely open and upfront about who is making the post - unlike the way this was seemingly done on Levees.org."
Let's Roll!~Jennifer Jones leads the Treme Brass Band into a news conference Tuesday in New Orleans.
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