Monday, April 19, 2010

Levee director, senator to visit Holland~Nikki Buskey

Levees need corps' hand?
~Monroe News Star

~That's what the Army Corps of Engineers has offered the Tensas Basin Levee District. We're thankful for the morsel, but it leaves us wanting more.

HDNet's 'Dan Rather Reports' - Is the Disappearing Louisiana Coastline Our Nation's Biggest Environmental Challenge?

Convert the old bridge into a car-free linear water park: a concrete proposal ~LaCoastPost

US Needs to Adjust View of Infrastructure~Ryan Clark
~The Urban Land Institute in conjunction with Ernst & Young produced the "Infrastructure 2010: Investment Imperative" report, focusing on the nation’s infrastructure and water.

Louisiana's auto insurance rates have climbed steadily since Hurricane Katrina and are now the highest in the nation

I’d “build me a bar in the back of my car and drive myself to drink” – if I had to buy auto insurance at Louisiana rates! ~slabbed

Higgins Fights FEMA on Buffalo Flood Maps

Seuss book offers a conservation lesson at Saylorville, Iowa
~Yes, well...Ahem!

Frustration expressed over remaining FEMA trailers in N.O.
~Maya Rodriguez, WWL


Buck moth caterpillar assault set to begin~Mark Schleifstein
~Editilla Swears Up'n'Downaaaaah!~
These things feel like you suddenly realize someone has been holding a Bic Lighter to your neck for the last 20 seconds! And then there's nothing you can do but Scrub Them Off! OooOuch!

Lakeview resident says power bill is down to zero ~WWL

Are 'tea party' rallies given preferential treatment by police?

Tocqueville’s New Orleans

This Week on 'Treme':
Well, That Got Real~The Atlantic

Twinkie Pup, musing over last night's Episode 2 of Treme

Treme "Meet de Boys on the Battlefront": Pride on Bourbon ~thus spake drake
"As an actress, it's the type of juice you dream of playing, but when you step back and hear the stories and get to know people, it can take you to the bed quite a few times."~Khandi Alexander
Simon is going to break our heart again with Goodman's Creighton

Crystal Hot Sauce gets its due

Simon on Pity and Tourists
~James Poniewozik


Five New Orleans Brass- Band Jams
~Josh Jackson

~Benny Jones Sr. is the leader of the Treme Brass Band.
~In the New Orleans of Treme, joy is irrepressible.
But in episode two, frustration looms large.


Backatown with Trombone Shorty is the talk of the town
~Geraldine Wycoff

~Editilla Notellas~Back of Town is also the name of one of my favorite Treme Show Blogs, inspired no doubt by the hood.

Where is the best snowball stand? ~Gambit

The World's Saddest Cookbook
~Serious Eats


homeFestival International returns!
~With spring resurging across Acadiana, Lafayette’s festival scene is preparing to shake off the last of winter and celebrate its annual Festival International de Louisiana, which is returning to downtown Thursday through Sunday with a technology twist and more emphasis on children’s events.

Documentaries about Louis Prima, New Orleans bounce music showcased at Ogden
~Mike Scott


Anders Osborne on Kitchen Sink 10 to 12 Show Wednesday Night

Scenes from The Revolution and Pigeon Town Parades
~Red Cotton


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