Coastal protection director steps down
~Amy Wold ~Hat Tip~ LaCoastPost

Reps. Steve Scalise and Cedric Richmond get House to spring for $1 million to restore coast~Bruce Alpert
~Also~ Editorial: A win for Louisiana's coast?
~Lawmakers fight for La. coastal cash~Daily Comet

Mississippi oyster harvest could be lost
~Defend New Orleans

LSU AgCenter poised to declare exigency~Jordan Blum

Abramson Charter in eastern New Orleans shut down amid TP investigation into startling misconduct

Independent audit of GCCF? Great, how about BP too?
~Disenfranchised Citizen

Oil spill cleanup turns up trove of Indian relics~Cain Burdeau

The Scapegoat~Small Affair

With his new club, Irvin Mayfield hopes to polish up the ambiance but keep the sounds authentic
~ Alison Fensterstock

~Hat Tweet @queenreesie Big Queen Cherice~Slideshow: #MardiGrasIndian funeral honors Black Feather Big Chief Lionel Delpit (Photos by Michael Luke @WWLTV #NOLA) http://ow.ly/5GcrM

Tab Benoit and Sonny Landreth tonight at the Rock'N'Bowl!