Friday, February 26, 2010

Vendredi

Coastal restoration projects need financing, commitment
~Mark Schleifstein


Six coastal proposals outlined by Corps of Engineers in BR
~Amy Wold


Dutch developed Levee Information Management System for South-East Louisiana Flood Protection Authority
~SLFA-E Thursday Agenda
~Editilla Po'tellas~Sorry we got this one a day late. Still'news.

Corps certifies Pearl River levees

St. Paul, Delano, Montevideo face flood threats

What is the Draft National Disaster Recovery Framework? ~SEMP

Katrina Shorthand Spread

New fishing program, marina in works~Richard Burgess~ A program to make it easier for fishermen to sell directly to customers is scheduled to launch in May and construction is set to begin later this year on a new marina in an initiative to revitalize the Port of Delcambre. Twin Parish Port Commission President Jeff LeBlanc said an Internet-based service will allow fishermen to communicate directly with consumers, posting notices on a Web site and sending e-mail alerts about when boats are arriving at the docks and what is available for sale — fish, shrimp, crabs, oysters, crawfish.

Slabbed Updates the Jefferson Parish Front: Theriot is toast. Anne Marie Vandenweghe files a Whistleblower Suit

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What if NOPD's victims aren't 'respectable'? ~Jarvis DeBerry

There Must Be Justice
~Cliff's Crib


Top lawyers grouse about Orleans Parish Criminal District Court judges~Laura Maggi

New evidence should mean new trial, says man convicted in 2006 Central City masscre
~Eli Ackerman, The Lens


A Letter to Kendrick
~Odd Bits of Life in new Orleans


Senator Mary Landrieu blisters Child-Governor Jindal's health secretary

Bikeable~Library Chronicles

New Orleans-Baton Rouge passenger rail would have positive effect, study concludes
~R.T. Scott


Community questions LSU, Lake hospital deal~Marsha Schuler

Efficiency and Resilience:
After Jevons Paradox, the Piggy Principle~The Oil Drum


Van Jones Will Receive This Year’s NAACP President’s Award. Here’s Why
~H/T'n'Ts~ Facing South (tweets)

Guest Postess: Valentine Pierce ~NOLAFemmes

Desiree Rogers to step down as White House social secretary

Three indicted in alleged scheme to sell fake Clementine Hunter paintings~Abbey Brown

Juvenile Arrested, New Orleans
~MTV
~Juvenile's time in the studio was interrupted by a trip to jail on Thursday. The New Orleans rapper was in a house that he uses as a recording studio in St. Bernard Parish, Louisiana, when police stopped by to investigate an anonymous tip that the smell of marijuana smoke was coming from the house.

This weekend's festivals, fairs and events ~WWL~Nola.com

2010 Playboy Jazz Festival
~All About Jazz


Roky Erickson, Henry Rollins, Keb'Mo' and more music in town this week~Keith Spera

Rockin’ Jake show to benefit Delaware Charitable Music

Musical Instruments for Haiti

The right way to raise money for Haiti~Lauren LaBorde

Happy Birthday Fats! ~Adrastos

Bobby Charles' Timeless
~John Wirt
~Released Tuesday, three days before Fats Domino’s 82nd birthday, Bobby Charles’ final studio album, Timeless, is dedicated to Domino, the New Orleans singer-pianist who recorded several of Charles’s compositions, including the 1960 hit, “Walking To New Orleans.”

New Orleans mourns the loss of Preservation Hall saxophonist Ernest "Doc" Watson
~Humid Beings

2 comments:

K. said...

Is there a such thing as too much Warren Zevon? I didn't think so.

Editilla said...

No, there is no such thing as too much Warren, especially since he is gone now.
And I miss him.
Thanks, K.