Saturday, January 19, 2013

Former N.O. Mayor Nagin indicted on 21 charges ~Danny Monteverde, The Advocate
~The potential penalties in this case are spelled out in a news release from the U.S. Attorney's Office, received by FOX 8 News Friday afternoon:
If convicted of conspiring with others to commit bribery and honest services wire fraud (Count 1), Nagin faces statutory penalties of up to five years in prison, a $250,000 fine and three years of supervised release. If convicted of accepting a bribes (Count 2-7), Nagin faces statutory penalties of up to 10 years in prison, a $250,000 fine and three years of supervised release on each count. If convicted of accepting payoffs that caused interstate wire communications to occur between Louisiana and other states (Counts 8-16), Nagin faces statutory penalties of up to 20 years in prison, a $250,000 fine and three years of supervised release on each count. If convicted of conspiring to commit money laundering (Count 17), Nagin faces statutory penalties of up to 10 years in prison, a $250,000 fine and three years of supervised release. If convicted of filing false tax returns for years 2005 through 2008 (Counts 18-21), Nagin faces statutory penalties of up to three years in prison, a $100,000 fine and three years of supervised release on each count.
The indictment also contains Notices of Forfeiture which puts the defendant on notice that the Government intends on forfeiting any and all property and profits concerned with and/or derived from any illegal activity referenced in the indictment.
~Full Text of the Ray Nagin Indictment ~WWNO

That day...has arrived ~American Zombie

Louisiana jobless rate down to 5.5%

New streetcar line is just about ready to roll


The Krewe du Vieux parade is simultaneously the most individualistic and the most traditional of all New Orleans parading Krewes. It starts in the Marigny and winds its way to the French Quarter. Starting time: 6:30 PM. Please start your drinking early.

Second lines Saturday, Sunday; MLK Parade on Monday ~Big Red Cotton

Friday, January 18, 2013

Any Hope For Justice From The NFL Died Today With Jonathan Vilma’s Lawsuit ~Saints Tailgate
New Orleans area levee improvements already outpaced by science, engineering, engineer says

Two Storms, Two Cities: Not Many Parallels Between Sandy, Katrina ~Roberta Brandes Gratz ~Hat Tweet @LeveesOrg

Bobby Jindal was Against taxes before he was For taxes

Businesses warned of Super Bowl restrictions

Bead Mosaics Cover Da World! ~Leigh Ann Sturart, The Advocate
~Mardi Gras parades are infamous for, among many things, the piles of unwanted plastic beads they leave in their wake. While many might be quick to dismiss the gaudy neckwear as fool’s gold, one man has proven such “trash” can be turned into cultural treasures. For more than five years, artist Stephan Wanger has been partnering with volunteers from communities throughout the state — including more than 3,000 children ranging in grade from kindergarten to 12th — to construct Louisiana-themed mosaics out of otherwise unwanted Mardi Gras beads.

Krewe du Vieux parades Jan. 19

Thursday, January 17, 2013

Vilma's defamation suit against NFL Commissioner dismissed

Berrigan Dismisses Vilma’ Lawsuit ~Who Dat Warriors
Deficient levees found across America
~The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has yet to issue ratings for a little more than 40 percent of the 2,487 structures, which protect about 10 million people. Of those it has rated, however, 326 levees covering more than 2,000 miles were found in urgent need of repair.

Read more here: http://www.miamiherald.com/2013/01/17/3186676/ap-impact-deficient-levees-found.html#storylink=cpy
~Editilla Crow'tellas~ Cain Burdeau is on my shit list ya'heard. This article is actually bogus and he of all Corps "journalists" should know how biased it appears. This PR Fluff Piece of spin'filtration lays out everything I've read in Corps press-release-articles surrounding Their system-wide failure of the MS River to maintain depth. While I agree it isn't nice to Fuck With Mother Nature, I get down-right testy when the Corps fucks with my sense of Human Nature --the will to survive. This entire system of theirs is failing, not because of age or failure of local management but, in many cases, by the same bad design that victimized New Orleans.

2013 New Orleans Saints: Open Letter to Roger Goodell from Who Dat Nation ~Jason Bernos

Mayor, Police Chief Support President's Gun Control Drive ~WWNO

Tempers flare over school as subject of TV series ~Kari Dequine Harden 

When Hackathons Meet Super Bowls: A New Orleans Entrepreneur Spurs A New Trend ~Forbes

The 'Dean' of New Orleans Bowling

Bonerama Horns Tonight to benefit the New Orleans Musicians Clinic

Verizon Super Bowl Boulevard

JazzFest Lineup Released ~NOLA DEFENDER