Saturday, March 15, 2014
Friday, March 14, 2014
New Orleans ~Moria Donegan, n+1
~When I pulled off of I-10 the day that I first arrived in town, a soldier in desert-colored fatigues stood beneath a blackened traffic light, directing cars with his stiff palms. On the road behind him felled oak branches lay downturned on the asphalt like hands. I had to steer around them. This was August 30, 2012, and my timing could have been better. Hurricane Isaac had made landfall two days earlier, the first major storm to hit New Orleans since Katrina. Power was out in much of the city, and further downriver, in swampy Plaquemines Parish, two bodies had been found floating face down in a flooded kitchen. Isaac was the first real test of the new, $4 billion levee system that the government had built after 2005, and a lot of people had expected the levees to fail. Almost all of the friends I knew in New Orleans had evacuated to Austin, Memphis, or Baton Rouge; they sent me pictures of the traffic backed up on the outbound side of the highway. “I really don’t know what’s going to happen,” one friend had told me a few days earlier, over the phone. “But I don’t want to be here when we find out.” Before the storm reached land the Army Corps of Engineers had been called in, “to provide assistance and keep order.” But the levees held, and while a lot of people lost power, the damage wasn’t nearly as bad as what had been feared. By the time I reached town there were soldiers standing in clusters at the major intersections along Claiborne Avenue, looking bored. The French Quarter even had its lights back on, and businesses were open in the tourist district. On Rampart Street as I made my way to my apartment, I saw an Army Humvee stop to let a gaggle of drag queens cross the street. I watched them disappear into a bar.
A Kale of Two Cities: the magical New Orleans and the Americanist version ~C.W. Cannon, The Lens
Sunday: Single Men's second line parade ~Big Red Cotton, Gambit
~When I pulled off of I-10 the day that I first arrived in town, a soldier in desert-colored fatigues stood beneath a blackened traffic light, directing cars with his stiff palms. On the road behind him felled oak branches lay downturned on the asphalt like hands. I had to steer around them. This was August 30, 2012, and my timing could have been better. Hurricane Isaac had made landfall two days earlier, the first major storm to hit New Orleans since Katrina. Power was out in much of the city, and further downriver, in swampy Plaquemines Parish, two bodies had been found floating face down in a flooded kitchen. Isaac was the first real test of the new, $4 billion levee system that the government had built after 2005, and a lot of people had expected the levees to fail. Almost all of the friends I knew in New Orleans had evacuated to Austin, Memphis, or Baton Rouge; they sent me pictures of the traffic backed up on the outbound side of the highway. “I really don’t know what’s going to happen,” one friend had told me a few days earlier, over the phone. “But I don’t want to be here when we find out.” Before the storm reached land the Army Corps of Engineers had been called in, “to provide assistance and keep order.” But the levees held, and while a lot of people lost power, the damage wasn’t nearly as bad as what had been feared. By the time I reached town there were soldiers standing in clusters at the major intersections along Claiborne Avenue, looking bored. The French Quarter even had its lights back on, and businesses were open in the tourist district. On Rampart Street as I made my way to my apartment, I saw an Army Humvee stop to let a gaggle of drag queens cross the street. I watched them disappear into a bar.
A Kale of Two Cities: the magical New Orleans and the Americanist version ~C.W. Cannon, The Lens
Sunday: Single Men's second line parade ~Big Red Cotton, Gambit
Backers of coastal-erosion lawsuit launch new website ~Jeff Adelson, New OrleansAdvocate
Is Rep. Robideaux LOGA's 'waterboy'? ~Patrick Flanagan
Study: In some cases, pipelines can rebuild wetlands more cheaply than diversions ~Bob Marshall, The Lens
After clearing Senate, Flood Bill sent to Obama's desk ~Mark Ballard
Intel on Jairus Byrd from Buffalo Bills columnist @ChrisTrapasso ~Andrew Juge, Saints Nation
New Orleans to begin replenishing oak trees on section of Esplanade Avenue ~AP, Greenfield Daily Reporter
Is Rep. Robideaux LOGA's 'waterboy'? ~Patrick Flanagan
Study: In some cases, pipelines can rebuild wetlands more cheaply than diversions ~Bob Marshall, The Lens
After clearing Senate, Flood Bill sent to Obama's desk ~Mark Ballard
Intel on Jairus Byrd from Buffalo Bills columnist @ChrisTrapasso ~Andrew Juge, Saints Nation
New Orleans to begin replenishing oak trees on section of Esplanade Avenue ~AP, Greenfield Daily Reporter
Thursday, March 13, 2014
Saints deal Sproles to Philadelphia for a 5th-round pick ~Ramon Antonio Vargas, New Orleans Advocate
Saints confirm training camp at The Greenbrier ~Derick E. Hingle, USA TODAY
Unusual coalition aims to reduce high prisoner count in Louisiana ~Tyler Bridges, The Lens
Pitch for redeveloping Lower 9th Ward: sell lots for $100 ~Andrew Vanacore
Saints confirm training camp at The Greenbrier ~Derick E. Hingle, USA TODAY
Unusual coalition aims to reduce high prisoner count in Louisiana ~Tyler Bridges, The Lens
Pitch for redeveloping Lower 9th Ward: sell lots for $100 ~Andrew Vanacore
Wednesday, March 12, 2014
Sheriff Gusman parting ways with longtime campaign contributor/pest control vendor ~Justin Mustian, New Orleans Advocate
Information Security Conference in New Orleans ~IT Business Net
Effort to reopen Hubig's pie plant is on hold ~Rob Masson, WVUE
Louisiana has become world's film production capital, report says ~WWLTV
Freret Street Festival expands to Jefferson Avenue, adds fifth music stage ~Robert Morris, Uptown Messenger
The Intergalactic Nemesis coming to CAC
Information Security Conference in New Orleans ~IT Business Net
Effort to reopen Hubig's pie plant is on hold ~Rob Masson, WVUE
Louisiana has become world's film production capital, report says ~WWLTV
Freret Street Festival expands to Jefferson Avenue, adds fifth music stage ~Robert Morris, Uptown Messenger
The Intergalactic Nemesis coming to CAC
Tuesday, March 11, 2014
City to plant new oaks, clear unwanted trees along Esplanade ~AndrewVanacore, N.O. Advocate
911 board clears way for Landrieu donor to build billboard along I-10 ~Charles Maldanado, The Lens
Property tax for Audubon Zoo, Aquarium on the ballot Saturday ~Della Hasselle, Uptown Messenger
The Original Storm Kettle ~All Outdoor
Making Glass Bones in New Orleans
New Orleans Festivals Guide: April 2014 ~Gambit
911 board clears way for Landrieu donor to build billboard along I-10 ~Charles Maldanado, The Lens
Property tax for Audubon Zoo, Aquarium on the ballot Saturday ~Della Hasselle, Uptown Messenger
The Original Storm Kettle ~All Outdoor
Making Glass Bones in New Orleans
New Orleans Festivals Guide: April 2014 ~Gambit
Monday, March 10, 2014
Judge upholds AG Buddy Caldwell's approval of levee authority's vote in wetlands damage suit ~Mark Schleifstein~Attorney General Buddy Caldwell acted appropriately in approving the east bank levee authority's vote to hire a law firm for a wetlands damage suit against 97 oil, gas and pipeline companies, a Baton Rouge judge ruled Monday. The judge also ruled that the Louisiana Oil & Gas Association's lawsuit attempting to overturn Caldwell's approval was frivolous.
Saints free-agent wish list: Wide receiver ~Mike Triplett
Daily Who Dat Dish
It's Monday. Somebody call Da NOLA DEFENDER
The Wisner Trust: Horse trading in Louisiana's wild, wild justice system ~American Zombie
Battles over BP settlement could be nearing an end ~Richard Thompson, The Advocate
Reflecting on a show: Ani Difranco ~Disenfranchised Citizen
Daily Who Dat Dish
It's Monday. Somebody call Da NOLA DEFENDER
The Wisner Trust: Horse trading in Louisiana's wild, wild justice system ~American Zombie
Battles over BP settlement could be nearing an end ~Richard Thompson, The Advocate
Reflecting on a show: Ani Difranco ~Disenfranchised Citizen
Sunday, March 9, 2014
Green Army rallies at state capitol ~WDSU
James Gill: Senator Robert Adley goes to bat for Big Oil
Sea Change ~SaintsWin
Long, cold winter means scarce, expensive crawfish
Dr. John to get all-star concert salute May 3 in New Orleans ~ Randy Lewis, LA Times
Second Lines Return with Keep-N-It-Real By the Bayou ~NOLA DEFENDER
James Gill: Senator Robert Adley goes to bat for Big Oil
Sea Change ~SaintsWin
Long, cold winter means scarce, expensive crawfish
Dr. John to get all-star concert salute May 3 in New Orleans ~ Randy Lewis, LA Times
Second Lines Return with Keep-N-It-Real By the Bayou ~NOLA DEFENDER
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