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Saturday, December 11, 2010

Decisive December days for Louisiana Wetlands~Valsin Marmillion

If Lafourche levees fail, who is liable?


Editorial: Corps must rethink policy on levee trees~Sacramento Bee

Feinberg fights back in the press…and blows it~Disenfranchised Citizen

Mayor Mitch'mo broke council majority to get extra tax increase
~Karen Gadbois, The Lens


Jindal Prison Sales Challenged

A Streetcar Named Desire and other musings from The Frog Pond

Flirting, Friending and that Other ‘F’ Word~Wreckless Endangerment


The Treme Creole Gumbo Festival this weekend

At the Congo Square Rhythms Festival ~WWOZ

Aaron Neville basks in the glow of his new marriage and music~Kieth Spera

~"Tulips", 15 x 11", acrylic on paper, $250~Polly Jackson
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Friday, December 10, 2010

Levees.org releases its 28th video

Katrina: A Man- Made Disaster
~Michael Grunwald, Time Magazine


Corps of Engineers awards $10 million contract for 17th Street Canal

Landrieu supports bigger jail, says size is “moving target”
Matt Davis, The Lens

~TheLensNOLA For the record, documents confirm that water samples were clean during boil advisory: http://bit.ly/hHIj9C

Bob Dudley…what are we playing for?
~Disenfranchised Citizen


NOLA History: Home for the Holidays …By Air~GO NOLA

Chickens come home to roost – and cows ~slabbed

The Annual HIV Awareness Music Project concert takes place Saturday

New Orleans to finally get Black Swan
~Lauren LaBorde, Gambit


New Generation 10th Annual Parade Sunday, December 12th 12-4pm
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Thursday, December 9, 2010

Apparently we’re doomed. Who knew? ~moosedenied

Despite recommendation by mayor’s group, Gusman wants to double jail size to 3,200~Matt Davis, The Lens

Henry Glover jury finds 3 officers guilty in death, burning of Algiers man

If you want to see what the book publishers are reading on Slabbed today ~and~ Hey Barack, fuck you! Sincerely Gene and gang.

Seawall work begins in Bay St. Louis

Federal guidelines for Gulf seafood safety questioned~Bob Marshall

Feds add new environmental hurdle for deepwater oil wells


“Breathtakingly Inept” BP leaves oil on the seafloor~Disenfranchised Citizen

Cochon~Blackened Out
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Wednesday, December 8, 2010

Cayne Miceli's Death at the hands of Orleans Parish Prison remains unanswered and without justice ~NOLAMotion
~Also~From the Times-Picayune
Also~From Matt Davis at The Lens

Levees.org to Install Second Historic Plaque at London Avenue Canal


Corps of Engineers awards $18 million London Avenue Canal contract

Corps seeking input on management of Natural Resources in Atchafalaya Basin Floodway


Feinberg out smoking a cigarette while 100,000 claims denied in ten days
~Disenfranchised Citizen


Group urges quick action on coast


National report charts stimulus, deficits

Audubon-Riverside neighborhood to oppose Gabrielle Restaurant
~Uptown Messenger


Banksy in New Orleans: Then and Now ~eaa photo

WKBU-FM to air John Lennon special
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Tuesday, December 7, 2010

When it's urgent, Sewerage & Water Board, pick up the phone
~Jarvis DeBerry


Lipstick on a pig: The Porteous impeachment back in the news ~slabbed

Gulf Ready 4 Takeoff Coalition in DC for Top Level Meetings
~Louisiana Seafood News


Halliburton technician was on smoke break as pressure built in BP's Macondo well

EPA and NOAA Ignoring Gulf Coast Questions~Disenfranchised Citizen

Drainage Board OKs bid to reforest 3 bayous

Point of Consensus: Why Gulf Coast Restoration Should Be a Priority for Republicans and Democrats

Might as well jump~moosedenied

New Orleans Saint Jeremy Shockey to Lead a Team in the 2011 DRAMBUIE® Pursuit

Who Dat got a license plate?


LA farmers worry about strawberries

First Look: Rue 127~Blackened Out

Armed services are urged to stock kitchens with Gulf seafood

How to Help Haiti~Mac McClelland

Girl-on-girl action for a good cause
~Lauren LaBorde


Mapplethorpe, Wagstaff and Smith revisited~Will Colviello, Gambit

Happy Birthday Tom Waits!
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Monday, December 6, 2010

Water fiasco raises questions about city's ability to communicate in a crisis

SCADA~Fix the Pumps

Corps Meeting To Focus On Raising Westbank Levee

Managing New Orleans Flood Risk in an Uncertain Future Using Non-Structural Risk Mitigation
~Rand Corporation


Market manipulation and price fixing explained to the point even a clown can understand ~slabbed

The Pastorek Plan
~Clancy Dubois, Gambit


New Orleans makeover: economic boost or loss of a historical legacy?
~Post-Flood, New Orleans looks to diversify its economy beyond tourism. But plans for a mammoth biomedical facility mean historic homes will be relocated, or razed.

RTA might use its own money for new North Rampart streetcar line

Expo aims to keep $6 billion in investments local

Bayou Poker Challenge returns to N.O.

The Finest New Orleans Double Eagle Gold Coin to be Sold at FUN

Pioneer Drilling to Present at the Capital One Southcoast 2010 Energy Conference in New Orleans

Saving Time, Cutting Costs, Destroying Lives…a simple document
~Disenfranchised Citizen


GW pro bono program takes on BP oil spill

Alligator Santa and alligator reindeer
~Whalehead King


THANKSGIVING SCHMANKSGIVING ~PWALLY

Taco Truck, meet Taco Bike
~Serious Eats


Drinking the Haterade... Kind of
~Blackened Out


Kicking off the holiday season with the Tremé Creole Gumbo Festival

2nd Annual HIV Awareness Music Project ~NOSIDA.org

Happy 90th Birthday Dave Brubeck!

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Sunday, December 5, 2010

Grand Isle wonders what’s next
~Nate Monroe


Shipbuilding outlook mixed for 2011
~Kathrine Schmidt


Real estate computer crash brings industry to its knees

New University Medical Center construction delayed, but should begin in 2011

Montezuma's Re-Fringe or To Dallas, You Betcha!~Library Chronicles

Ethics and morality? Shakespeare knew not of sociopathy: A quick Slabbed update

Who Dat Pride!~NOLAFemmes

Police Car Graveyard at Alvar & Chickasaw~What I Saw Riding My Bike Around Today

Bayou Salvage

The Night New Orleans Came to Brooklyn
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