Krewe du Vieux parade rolls Mardi Gras New Orleans
~Jupiter kicks off BR Carnival

More national carpetblogging yada'yada on James Perry's faux run for Mayor of New Orleans

4 New Orleans neighborhoods will vote on special taxes
~Bruce Eggler

Rep. Maxine Waters threatens to pull federal funding
~ Brentin Mock, The Lens

Well someone had to so here it is – Mississippi’s State Budget 101! ~slabbed

Corps: Levee Plan will only require a 15 ft. "No Veg" zone
~Jackson Jambalaya

Missouri River uses to be reviewed~Randy Dockendorf

Wine With That Crow, Senator McCain?~A design proposed by the Army Corps of Engineers — the people that brought you the New Orleans levees — was rejected in the late 1980s, and community and environmental groups worked together to create a new plan that passed with strong support in a 1998 election.

New Orleans team leaves Saturday for Haiti to help with rebuilding~Katy Reckdahl

PBS Film: A New Orleans Village Fights Back, Feb. 9

New Orleans Louisiana, Algiers levee along the Mississippi river
~jlp/new orleans sx70