Tuesday, November 13, 2012

Sheriff Gusman seeks 60% increase; Criminal Court faces major cut ~Tom Gogola, The Lens

Tolls will remain on the CCC

Agreeing that he wants an alternative to the oft-derided price-per-prisoner amount he collects from the city, Orleans Parish Sheriff Marlin Gusman submitted a fixed-cost budget to the City Council today.
Gusman is asking for $37 million for 2013.
That’s not going to happen, city officials said.
State orders Texas Brine to take safety steps

Missouri Gov Nixon tells Corps its Missouri River plans could be disastrous

A Rant: Treme Sucks ~Blackened Out

3rd Annual Outlaw Homebrew Contest ~The Beer Buddha

New Orleans Fringe Festival takes to stages across the city this week ~WWOZ