Billions in penalties at stake for BP in estimates of oil discharged into Gulf
New seismic activity around the Texas Brine Sinkhole
Battle of New Orleans Memorial design selected
Rodrigue Foundation set to create more art-infused schools in Louisiana
Where Y’Eat: A New Coffee Culture Perks Up
Best of the Bayou Festival
WWOZ to live-broadcast Bogalusa Blues Festival
5th Annual St Aug Hamp Fest
Saturday, September 28, 2013
Friday, September 27, 2013
The Wiesner Trust Hearings 101 ~American Zombie
Two would-be robbers arrested after victim fires gun ~Marta Jewson, Mid-City Messenger
Algiers Ferry Only for Walkers (and Scooters), Starting Monday ~NOLA DEFENDER
Two would-be robbers arrested after victim fires gun ~Marta Jewson, Mid-City Messenger
Algiers Ferry Only for Walkers (and Scooters), Starting Monday ~NOLA DEFENDER
The Wisner Trust - September 24, 2013 Hearing
The Wisner Trust - September 24, 2013 Hearing
The Wisner Trust - September 24, 2013 Hearing
The Wisner Trust - September 24, 2013 Hearing
More much-needed global attention on the Texas Brine Sinkhole at Bayou Corne, Louisiana ~ Stuart Smith Blog
More much-needed global attention for Bayou Corne
More much-needed global attention for Bayou Corne
More much-needed global attention for Bayou Corne
More much-needed global attention for Bayou Corne
Census shows rise in newcomers since Katrina ~Jaquetta White, New Orleans Advocate
New Orleans economy is good news for all ~Don Ames, WWL
Rob Ryan: Sean Payton And The Saints Are His Perfect Match ~Saints Tailgate
Mount Up! ~The Angry Whodat
Living with water in New Orleans ~Korky Koroluk, Daily Commercial News
Gentilly mall still an eyesore years after city started shelling out rehab money ~Karen Gadbois, The Lens
Boh Bros. wins $38M flood control contract in NO ~AP
Judge says disparity needs to be explained in LSU president search records ~Joe Gyan Jr, The Advocate
New Orleans investor may buy Delta Queen
As Vaughn’s loses Kermit, pondering the fragility of an economy built on culture ~Brian Boyles, The Lens
Saenger Theater opens tonight!
Saenger Theatre, tour the restored movie palace ~Doug MacCash~Take a video tour of the Saenger Theatre, which opens Sept. 27. 2013 after a $52 million renovation. The theater has been closed since it was swamped by the 2005 levee failures and flood following Hurricane Katrina. As you watch, listen as NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune reporters Doug MacCash and John Pope discuss the symbolic significance of the 1927 movie palace then and now.
2 top Lafayette festivals unite to create brand new celebration ~The Advertiser
Gentilly Fest Oct 4-6th!
Ponderosa Stomp Returns! To'da Rock'N'Bowl Oct 4-5th!
New Orleans economy is good news for all ~Don Ames, WWL
Rob Ryan: Sean Payton And The Saints Are His Perfect Match ~Saints Tailgate
Mount Up! ~The Angry Whodat
Living with water in New Orleans ~Korky Koroluk, Daily Commercial News
Gentilly mall still an eyesore years after city started shelling out rehab money ~Karen Gadbois, The Lens
Boh Bros. wins $38M flood control contract in NO ~AP
Judge says disparity needs to be explained in LSU president search records ~Joe Gyan Jr, The Advocate
New Orleans investor may buy Delta Queen
As Vaughn’s loses Kermit, pondering the fragility of an economy built on culture ~Brian Boyles, The Lens
Saenger Theater opens tonight!
Saenger Theatre, tour the restored movie palace ~Doug MacCash~Take a video tour of the Saenger Theatre, which opens Sept. 27. 2013 after a $52 million renovation. The theater has been closed since it was swamped by the 2005 levee failures and flood following Hurricane Katrina. As you watch, listen as NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune reporters Doug MacCash and John Pope discuss the symbolic significance of the 1927 movie palace then and now.
2 top Lafayette festivals unite to create brand new celebration ~The Advertiser
Gentilly Fest Oct 4-6th!
Ponderosa Stomp Returns! To'da Rock'N'Bowl Oct 4-5th!
Thursday, September 26, 2013
James Gill: Graves shows why lawsuit is needed
~So what else is new? Oil and gas executives must have spent many hours congratulating themselves on how easy it is to take Louisiana for a ride and having a good laugh at our expense. They will have many more opportunities to do so once Jindal has made sure the levee board lawsuit is junked and perpetuated the myth that they are our benefactors because we need their jobs and their taxes.
They need our oil and gas even more, as their fabulous profits attest. Those profits would have been much reduced had they not been allowed to renege on their legal obligation to backfill obsolete canals and otherwise repair the damage they have done to the wetlands. It has evidently proven cheaper to buy politicians.
~So what else is new? Oil and gas executives must have spent many hours congratulating themselves on how easy it is to take Louisiana for a ride and having a good laugh at our expense. They will have many more opportunities to do so once Jindal has made sure the levee board lawsuit is junked and perpetuated the myth that they are our benefactors because we need their jobs and their taxes.
They need our oil and gas even more, as their fabulous profits attest. Those profits would have been much reduced had they not been allowed to renege on their legal obligation to backfill obsolete canals and otherwise repair the damage they have done to the wetlands. It has evidently proven cheaper to buy politicians.
Louisiana treasurer Kennedy suggesting state-run flood insurance ~Melinda Deslatte, New Orleans Advocate
Meanwhile back in Real World Louisiana: homeowners brace for huge flood insurance hikes ~Scott Satchfield, WVUE
Déjà vu? Saints coach Payton’s message in ’13 remarkably similar to that of ‘09 ~WWLTV
Nagin's family filed BP claim for defunct business, but will that affect oil spill trial? ~David Hammer, WWLTV
NOPD faces losing off-duty details for downtown Saints games et al
“Egg water” deadbeats: A collaboration between Slabbed New Media and the Alliance for Good Government
LSU board hit with financial penalties in public records case
LSU dental students in New Orleans offer free oral screening Saturday for children aged 1-16
Minn. taking lead to reduce size of Gulf ‘dead zone’ ~Amy Wold
Bar screens to help channel debris at Corps' outfall canal pump facilities ~Water World
Society of Petroleum Engineers’ Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition Sept. 30th
New Orleans Lakefront Airport Gets a Facelift ~Vincent Caire, New Orleans.com
Brazilian Choreographer Collaborates With John Boutté ~Sharon Litwin, WWNO
Bootsy Collins' Birthday Bash ft. Bootsy Collins and the Funk Unity Band plus special guest DJ Soul Sister ~House of Blues
Meanwhile back in Real World Louisiana: homeowners brace for huge flood insurance hikes ~Scott Satchfield, WVUE
Déjà vu? Saints coach Payton’s message in ’13 remarkably similar to that of ‘09 ~WWLTV
Nagin's family filed BP claim for defunct business, but will that affect oil spill trial? ~David Hammer, WWLTV
NOPD faces losing off-duty details for downtown Saints games et al
“Egg water” deadbeats: A collaboration between Slabbed New Media and the Alliance for Good Government
LSU board hit with financial penalties in public records case
LSU dental students in New Orleans offer free oral screening Saturday for children aged 1-16
Minn. taking lead to reduce size of Gulf ‘dead zone’ ~Amy Wold
Bar screens to help channel debris at Corps' outfall canal pump facilities ~Water World
Society of Petroleum Engineers’ Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition Sept. 30th
New Orleans Lakefront Airport Gets a Facelift ~Vincent Caire, New Orleans.com
Brazilian Choreographer Collaborates With John Boutté ~Sharon Litwin, WWNO
Bootsy Collins' Birthday Bash ft. Bootsy Collins and the Funk Unity Band plus special guest DJ Soul Sister ~House of Blues
Wednesday, September 25, 2013
Clock running out on flood authority’s days as a panel immune from political meddling ~Bob Marshall, The Lens~The political independence of the local levee board — under
fire from politicians for its lawsuit against oil and gas companies —
could come to an abrupt end next Tuesday. That’s when the state’s highest ranking politician and most
outspoken critic of the lawsuit, Gov. Bobby Jindal, may be able to
supplant a citizen nominating committee and make his own selections to
fill three open seats on the board of the Southeast Louisiana Flood
Protection Authority – East.
“The only part of the entire process which is truly nonpolitical is the nominating committee. If they fail to act, it’s like putting your head on a chopping block. You know the governor is holding an axe, and he’s sharpening it.” — John Barry
Wisner heirs battle City in Civil Court ~Andrew Vanacore, New Orleans Advocate
Judge Engelhardt’s Danziger ruling points toward a possibly far wider scandal ~Mark Moseley, The Lens
University of New Orleans gets $750,000 in federal grants for transportation research projects ~The Republic, AP
Girlfriend of Lee Harvey Oswald to Make RareAppearance in New Orleans for JFK Assassination 50th Anniversary
~Judyth Vary Baker the author of ME AND LEE: How I came to know, love and lose Lee Harvey Oswald, is making her first appearance in New Orleans in more than a decade to discuss her intimate relationship with Lee Harvey Oswald and why she believes he is not the killer of President John F. Kennedy. She will be joined at the one-day symposium exploring the 50th anniversary of the assassination’s events linked to New Orleans with Louisiana reporter and author Todd Elliott, whose book A Rose by Many Other Names, explores the link between Eunice resident Rose Cherami and the JFK assassination. Ms. Rose was picked up by authorities 48 hours before the assassination and was the first non-public investigation into the murder.
St. Tammany leaders make new push for surge barriers ~Sarah Pagones, The Advocate
Marketplace: Can Dog Food Made From Nutria Help Louisiana's Wetlands? ~WWNO
Saenger to host free concert by Gracias Choir
Kermit Ruffins Announces Weekly Gig at Little Gem Saloon ~M.D. Dupree, NOLA DEFENDER
Judge Engelhardt’s Danziger ruling points toward a possibly far wider scandal ~Mark Moseley, The Lens
University of New Orleans gets $750,000 in federal grants for transportation research projects ~The Republic, AP
Girlfriend of Lee Harvey Oswald to Make RareAppearance in New Orleans for JFK Assassination 50th Anniversary~Judyth Vary Baker the author of ME AND LEE: How I came to know, love and lose Lee Harvey Oswald, is making her first appearance in New Orleans in more than a decade to discuss her intimate relationship with Lee Harvey Oswald and why she believes he is not the killer of President John F. Kennedy. She will be joined at the one-day symposium exploring the 50th anniversary of the assassination’s events linked to New Orleans with Louisiana reporter and author Todd Elliott, whose book A Rose by Many Other Names, explores the link between Eunice resident Rose Cherami and the JFK assassination. Ms. Rose was picked up by authorities 48 hours before the assassination and was the first non-public investigation into the murder.
St. Tammany leaders make new push for surge barriers ~Sarah Pagones, The Advocate
Marketplace: Can Dog Food Made From Nutria Help Louisiana's Wetlands? ~WWNO
Saenger to host free concert by Gracias Choir
Kermit Ruffins Announces Weekly Gig at Little Gem Saloon ~M.D. Dupree, NOLA DEFENDER
Tuesday, September 24, 2013
Public Forum on what is at stake in the lawsuit filed by the South Louisiana Flood Protection Authority- East against 97 oil, gas and pipeline companies
Dear 15706456,
Please join me at an important public forum.
WHAT: Public Forum on what is at stake in the lawsuit filed by the South Louisiana Flood Protection Authority- East against 97 oil, gas and pipeline companies
WHEN: Wednesday, September 25, 2013, 6:30 – 8:00 PM
WHERE: Basin Street Station, 501 Basin Street, New Orleans
In the weeks since the Southeast Louisiana Flood Protection Authority-East (SLFPA-E) filed suit demanding the oil industry to repair the damage to our coastal wetlands, controversy has ensued. Gov. Jindal and other allies of the 97 oil, gas and pipeline companies named in the court action have argued that the suit should not go forward.
The public is invited to a public forum aimed at providing the citizens of south Louisiana with an opportunity to hear from the relevant officials and get the facts. At issue is not only whether the oil industry should be made to pay for the damage, but whether the SLFPA-E has the right to bring the suit forward.
The forum, which is free and open to the public, is hosted by the Independent Women's Organization and by the East New Orleans Neighborhood Commission.
Thank you for your support of Levees.org.
With your help, we're winning.
Sandy Rosenthal
Founder, Levees.org
Dear 15706456,
Please join me at an important public forum.
WHAT: Public Forum on what is at stake in the lawsuit filed by the South Louisiana Flood Protection Authority- East against 97 oil, gas and pipeline companies
WHEN: Wednesday, September 25, 2013, 6:30 – 8:00 PM
WHERE: Basin Street Station, 501 Basin Street, New Orleans
In the weeks since the Southeast Louisiana Flood Protection Authority-East (SLFPA-E) filed suit demanding the oil industry to repair the damage to our coastal wetlands, controversy has ensued. Gov. Jindal and other allies of the 97 oil, gas and pipeline companies named in the court action have argued that the suit should not go forward.
The public is invited to a public forum aimed at providing the citizens of south Louisiana with an opportunity to hear from the relevant officials and get the facts. At issue is not only whether the oil industry should be made to pay for the damage, but whether the SLFPA-E has the right to bring the suit forward.
The forum, which is free and open to the public, is hosted by the Independent Women's Organization and by the East New Orleans Neighborhood Commission.
Thank you for your support of Levees.org.
With your help, we're winning.
Sandy Rosenthal
Founder, Levees.org
City revenues won’t keep pace with costs ~Amdrew Vanacore, New Orleans Advocate
Pres Kabacoff outlines $1 billion vision to redevelop New Orleans’ urban core ~Tyler Bridges, The Lens
Amoeba meeting packs St. Bernard chambers ~WVUE
Gulf Coast Chapter Meeting Set for November ~Dredging Today
Calling all contraptions: Marigny party promises freewheeling fun for sci-fi fans ~Ian McNulty
Pres Kabacoff outlines $1 billion vision to redevelop New Orleans’ urban core ~Tyler Bridges, The Lens
Amoeba meeting packs St. Bernard chambers ~WVUE
Gulf Coast Chapter Meeting Set for November ~Dredging Today
Calling all contraptions: Marigny party promises freewheeling fun for sci-fi fans ~Ian McNulty
Monday, September 23, 2013
New Orleans Saints Overcome First Half Woes In Win Over Arizona Cardinals, 31-7! ~Jason Saul, WWNO
New Orleans Saints vs Arizona Cardinals: Da Fans
~Photos of the New Orleans Saints fans at the Arizona Cardinals game on
Sunday, September 22, 2013. Photos taken by Michael C. Hebert and Anne
Talhelm. (New Orleans Saints photos)
Rapid Reaction: Saints 31, Cardinals 7 ~Mike Triplett, ESPN
BP again asks federal judge to suspend Deepwater Horizon oil spill private claims payments ~Mark Schleifstein
Coastal Wetland Act still vital for combating erosion ~Amy Wold, The Advocate
No justice in New Orleans Danziger Bridge case ~Washington Post ~Hat Tweet @GordonRussell1
The true job figures in LA revealed ~C.B. Forgotston
For Houma-Thibodaux, A New Road – NOLA's Fabre Heads Next Door ~Rocco Palmo, Whispers in the Loggia
Fast growing age group starting to smoke pot now is baby boomers ~WWL
Heart of Louisiana: A New Generation of Cajun Musicians ~Dave McNamara, WVUE
~Fair Grounds Race Course and Slots, located at 1751 Gentilly Blvd., continues its “Tastings at the Track” wine tasting series on Thursday, September 26th from 6-8pm with “Top Cellars: Wines Rated 90 Points Plus.”
New Orleans Saints vs Arizona Cardinals: Da Fans
Rapid Reaction: Saints 31, Cardinals 7 ~Mike Triplett, ESPN
BP again asks federal judge to suspend Deepwater Horizon oil spill private claims payments ~Mark Schleifstein
Coastal Wetland Act still vital for combating erosion ~Amy Wold, The Advocate
No justice in New Orleans Danziger Bridge case ~Washington Post ~Hat Tweet @GordonRussell1
The true job figures in LA revealed ~C.B. Forgotston
For Houma-Thibodaux, A New Road – NOLA's Fabre Heads Next Door ~Rocco Palmo, Whispers in the Loggia
Fast growing age group starting to smoke pot now is baby boomers ~WWL
Heart of Louisiana: A New Generation of Cajun Musicians ~Dave McNamara, WVUE
~Fair Grounds Race Course and Slots, located at 1751 Gentilly Blvd., continues its “Tastings at the Track” wine tasting series on Thursday, September 26th from 6-8pm with “Top Cellars: Wines Rated 90 Points Plus.”
Sunday, September 22, 2013
The Wisner hearing - LSU weighs in ~American Zombie
The Wisner hearing - LSU weighs in
The Wisner hearing - LSU weighs in
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